Injury Update
Rory Young – The doctors removed a number of glass shards from the ranger’s eyes, but he is expected to fully recover.
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Rory Young – The doctors removed a number of glass shards from the ranger’s eyes, but he is expected to fully recover.
After making arrests in a notorious poaching base last night we ran into a series of ambushes quickly set up by digging trenches and throwing logs across the road. Several hundred men attacked at different points as we were forced to clear the road. Unfortunately one of the rangers was hit in the eyes by flying […]
Here are three of the anti poaching rangers participating in the advanced wildlife protection in ops training taking place in Liwonde National Park. The training is funded and organized by Chengeta Wildlife and ALERT under the auspices of the Malawi Department of National Parks and Wildlife. One of these ladies is giving the men a […]
Rain rain rain. Mud mud mud. More rain, more mud. This is going to be a slippery affair! Home base for the next 30 days. My roommate. A nice fat lady baboon spider the size of my hand… The thatch on my hut has been leaking so I have been jumping up as the […]
I recently arrived in Liwonde National Park in Southern Malawi. I am here to train 30 experienced anti poaching officers in advanced anti poaching operations for 30 days. The training is fully funded by Chengeta Wildlife and organized by ALERT. University of Coventry are also now actively working through information I have and will be […]
End of Day 5 – 56 Backers and $6,710! Thanks to everyone who donated or shared our campaign! Alastair Macdonald Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Joyce Crompvoets Gigi and Conrad CP Leentjes Anonymous Leonid S. Knyshov Czodor Ichmoukametoff Anonymous Anonymous Harachaitanya Anonymous Jennifer Mack Ara Ogle Carlos Trenary Linda Reid Bstrange William Mccleary Karin Jager Jean-Baptiste Froment […]
Elephants are being slaughtered in unprecedented numbers and if it continues experts predict they will be extinct in the wild within 20 years. They are killed for their ivory tusks. This ivory isn’t used to create anything necessary, it is used to flaunt wealth. Elephants are being slaughtered out of existence so the ignorant rich can say, “Look […]
Another busy day in the lecture room at Sidokoro, Parc National de Haut Niger, Guinea. The theory phase has been amazing. From Director General level down to AP team leaders, from all over Guinea, the work is being taken very seriously and the discussions have been animated and indicate a high level of motivation and […]
Written by Rory Young A few people have gathered in Guinea to do something that doesn’t make big headlines and costs very little, yet is the most obvious way to prevent future outbreaks. Unfortunately all the big news is about the billions of dollars being spent on defeating the outbreak and finding a cure and […]
Rory Young – I’m off to Guinea tomorrow for six weeks to conduct wildlife protection courses for parks and military personnel. Yes, I know Guinea is an “Ebola country”. The work has been organized by United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and all precautions will be taken. I will not be going near any […]
