On 13th March 2023, our ranger team in Kenya received a call about a baby elephant that strayed from In times of extreme drought, elephant herds can search out water sources in increasingly dangerous places We immediately contacted Kenya Wildlife Service to advise them of the situation and dispatched our ranger Thanks to combined efforts from the Kenya Wildlife Service and our Ranger team, the calf was removed

While on their daily patrol, a team of rangers spotted RF1, one of the oldest and most distinctive female The rangers immediately informed the Wildlife Works Head of Security, who alerted the aerial surveillance Aerial Photos Credit Keith Hellyer Meanwhile at another part of the project area, a ranger team spotted In addition, the rangers noticed that an adult elephant in the herd had an arrow wound on its side that Aerial teams and rangers have been working hard to move herds away from community areas in the project

By Jane Okoth Dressed in a smart dark green uniform, Ayub Vura goes about his daily duties as a ranger Ayub has been working as a Wildlife Works ranger since 2010. However, he is no ordinary ranger because 10 years ago, Ayub was one of the most notorious poachers in or by Wildlife Works rangers. Transformation from a Poacher to a Ranger It was in 2010 when Ayub heard that there was a ranger recruitment

3 JANUARY 2011 – Eric Sagwe, Head Ranger On Monday 3 January 2011 having checked into Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project headquarters in the morning, I and my team of eight Rangers, went out on an afternoon At that time and knowing that the poachers would be armed I ordered our Wildlife Works Rangers team to Our eight Rangers and I backtracked the poachers’ tracks, which where still very clear, to their camp I decided to split the rangers up into three smaller teams, one going North, one going South and one

Our Rangers immediately reported to the scene and called @dswt to arrange airlift transport to their Meanwhile, the rangers kept close eye on the baby girl elephant by keeping down wind and out of site Head ranger Eric explained that this baby elephant most likely got lost from her herd as opposed to being

Samuel Eregai, Wildlife Works Ranger. Eric Sagwe, Wildlife Works Head Ranger. Paschal Mulonzya, Wildlife Works Accounts Manager and Lucien Kisozhi, Wildlife Works Ranger.

REDD+ Project through community engagement, alternatives to deforestation, and the work of our unarmed rangers Lenjo, Community Relations Manager, George Maina, Agribusiness and Forestry Manager, Eric Sagwe, Head Ranger

The KWS teams work hand in hand with our ranger teams in addressing human wildlife conflict, as well to have their staff in strategically-placed camps in the project area to support the Wildlife Works rangers Wildlife Service has made increased efforts to mitigate the crisis by providing water for their field ranger

Thanks to a team of nearly 100 Wildlife Works rangers, the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project of 500,000 Amakobe (right), the Research Scientist at at the Biodiversity and Social Monitoring Department with a ranger From time to time, the biodiversity department works with the ranger and security team to pinpoint areas that need enforced ranger patrols.

Four rangers approach and stand over the carcass. 100 rangers patrol a far larger area every day. Rangers used to find about 8,000 a year. In 2006, Wildlife Works rangers caught Vura poaching. Being a ranger is not just about catching bad guys.

The poachers, four armed Somalis, were discovered by Kenya Wildlife Service and Wildlife Works rangers We are grateful that none of our rangers were harmed in this incident, and will keep our readers updated

They alerted Wildlife Works rangers, who collected the zebra and brought it to Wildlife Works Headquarters Dodson, Wildlife Works Vice-President, African Field Operations, and Joseph Safari, Wildlife Works Ranger