each year to further their education. 30% of our workforce is female, many of whom are managers and rangers The Kasigau REDD+ project protects over 200,000 hectares of dryland forest, thousands of threatened elephants

rainforest and the 16 high conservation value species, including critically endangered bonobos and forest elephants

the Congo recently announced a historic new conservation area , and Kenya has recorded its third twin elephant birth in three years—a rare and promising sign for elephant populations.

Before Constance Mwandaa joined the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project as a female ranger, she was skeptical Her journey in conservation has been inspiring since she joined the ranger team in 2011. In 2017, Constance was one of the rangers selected to be trained in a LEAD Ranger course, thanks to the “While she was on the first ranger course training in 2017 as a junior ranger, she immediately stood It's also about empowering my fellow rangers to realize their potential,” she says.   

Return of the Elephants to Mai Ndombe When Wildlife Works' biodiversity lead for the DRC, Mathieu Bolaa , started in 2011, elephants and bonobos had fled due to logging and poaching. Read more about how Mathieu has worked to build community trust, and the successful return of the elephants

"I became a conservation ranger because of my deep love for nature." affected by the frequent conflicts between humans and wildlife, as well as the increasing incidents of elephant An adult male elephant was trying to pry the roofing made of iron sheets off their house. We quickly utilized firecrackers to drive the elephant away, evacuated the family, and promptly reported Q: What are some key achievements you're proud of as a ranger?

Once ubiquitous in the area, elephants and bonobos alike  sought safer forest due to intensive logging The elephants had moved to the thick, thorny Ikuba  forest, which provided safety from poachers,  but Over five years, the biodiversity team worked with  local communities to  stop hunting elephants. Eventually, the elephants felt safe enough to return, and now they can be seen as far North as Lubalu It’s  now a common occurrence for the biodiversity team to capture camera trap  footage  of elephant

Learning to Speak Elephant In a ground-breaking new study, researchers demonstrated that elephants have This research and the broader “Elephant Listening Project” have critical implications for conservation We are not only in danger. We are the danger.”

Read More Giraffe Rescue in Kenya Last month, rangers at the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project in Kenya Thanks to the vigilant park rangers and a quick response from our partners at KWS and Sheldrick Wildlife

Having initially joined the team as a ranger in 2010, Kipsang expressed interest in becoming a pilot,

“When I see these images of the elephants and the bonobos, I am amazed. At the Mai Ndombe REDD+ project in the DRC, critically endangered Forest Elephants have returned to an The logistics, complexities and dangers of traveling through to remote forest areas to conduct conservation

In 1930, an estimated 10 million elephants roamed the African continent. Human-wildlife conflict is quickly emerging as a top threat to elephants’ survival. This, combined with human development encroaching into former elephant habitats, has put elephants and people have been killed by elephants in Kenya over the last 7 years. A team of rangers performs over 500 aerial patrols and over 1000 foot patrols per year to monitor the