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Tusk Conservation Awards Open Nominations

Our judges are looking for dedicated, forward-thinking individuals at different career stages with demonstrable impact, whose work has the potential to be replicated across the continent

The Tusk (www.Tusk.org) Conservation Awards, in partnership with NinetyOne and in conjunction with HRH The Prince of Wales, are an annual celebration of African conservation leaders, wildlife rangers, and their significant impacts in the field. For the last decade, the Tusk Conservation Awards have served to celebrate the achievements of…

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    • Africa’s Conservation Leaders Forge a Path for the Future of Grassroots Conservation at Tusk Roundtable, Attended by the Prince of Wales (1)
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Africa’s Conservation Leaders Forge a Path for the Future of Grassroots Conservation at Tusk Roundtable, Attended by the Prince of Wales

Plans to accelerate African-led conservation discussed at influential meeting ahead of major global biodiversity summits later this year

Africa’s conservation leaders have come together at St James’ Palace to accelerate growth in the sector across the continent. Following last night’s prestigious Tusk Conservation Awards, the roundtable pooled a wealth of expertise and created opportunity for pan-African leaders to collaborate, develop knowledge and devise plans to tackle the most…

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    • Tusk Conservation Awards Winners Announced at London Ceremony Attended by Prince William (1)
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    • Tusk Conservation Awards Winners Announced at London Ceremony Attended by Prince William (3)
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    • Tusk Conservation Awards Winners Announced at London Ceremony Attended by Prince William (5)
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Tusk Conservation Awards Winners Announced at London Ceremony Attended by Prince William

HRH The Prince of Wales honours Africa’s conservation leaders at the annual Tusk Conservation Awards, ahead of milestone global biodiversity summits later this year

Tonight’s annual Tusk (https://www.Tusk.org) Conservation Awards at London’s historic Hampton Court Palace recognised and brought together conservation leaders from across Africa. This year’s celebrations, in partnership with Ninety One, not only celebrated the unsung conservation heroes of Africa, but also marked the 10th year of the awards. Hosted by broadcaster and author…

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Zambian Ranger Neddy Mulimo Receives Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award 2022

From undercover operations to advocating for rangers’ working conditions, Neddy Mulimo (Senior Ranger at the Specialist Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU) in Mumbwa, Zambia) has put his life on the line time and time again as we learn that over 100 wildlife rangers were killed in the line of duty over the last year

Ahead of the prestigious Tusk Conservation Awards, which will celebrate the awards' 10th year at London’s Hampton Court Palace on Tuesday 1st November, Tusk (www.Tusk.org) is delighted to announce the recipient of the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award - Neddy Mulimo. Sponsored by the Nick Maughan Foundation, the award gives international…

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    • David and a graveyard of poached elephant skulls at the STE research camp (Sarah Marshall)
    • Miguel with a school group in MNP (Sarah Marshall)
    • Miguel in the marine protected area of Maputo National Park (Sarah Marshall)
    • Miguel at a community farming project (Sarah Marshall)
    • STE team in the field monitoring elephants © Jane Wynyard - Save the Elephants
    • David monitoring elephants in Samburu National Reserve, where numbers have drastically fallen due to drought and illegal overgrazing (Sarah Marshall)
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Shortlist for the Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa announced as the Awards Enter their 10th year of Celebrating African Conservation Leaders

At the historic Hampton Court Palace on Tuesday 1st November, Africa's conservation luminaries will be honoured at the 2022 Tusk Conservation Awards

Now in its 10th year, the prestigious Tusk Conservation Awards (www.Tusk.org), in partnership with Ninety One, raise the profile of conservation leaders and their significant impact on wildlife and communities across Africa. Launched in 2013, this year’s celebrations will be bigger than ever. Hosting the evening at Hampton Court Palace…

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    • CTPH – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Team
    • FZS – North Luangwa Ecosystem – Chilundas Protectors Team
    • FZS – Women’s Nsumbu Team
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    • Gashaka Gumti National Park – Team A
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Thousands of Wildlife Rangers Join Forces Across Africa to Honour Their Fallen Colleagues

The event witnessed an elite team of four wildlife rangers come together from across three African countries to complete the Challenge, in a show of pan-African camaraderie and teamwork

For the third year running, over 100 ranger organisations from more than 20 African countries came together for the Wildlife Ranger Challenge 21km half marathon on 17 September, including an all-star team participating at the African Ranger Congress in Kasane, Botswana. The first place team was the DNPW Nsumbu team…

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Tusk Lights Up London Landmarks to Celebrate Launch of the Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2022

The Challenge will spotlight the ever-diversifying role of rangers to demonstrate their broad responsibilities

Ahead of World Ranger Day on 31 July, Tusk (www.Tusk.org) lit up iconic London landmarks in a spectacular light display to celebrate the launch of the Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2022. Across the capital, major locations such as the Science Museum, Marble Arch and the South Africa High Commission in the…

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    • Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19 (1)
    • Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19 (2)
    • Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19 (3)
    • Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19 (4)
    • Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19 (5)
    • Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19 (6)
    • Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19 (7)
    • Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19 (8)
    • Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19 (9)
    • Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19 (10)
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Survey Finds Poaching is Increasing Across Africa and Wildlife Rangers are Bracing for Impact Amidst the Ongoing Impacts of Covid-19

Ranger teams across Africa call for public support as they join forces this weekend to bolster the anti-poaching efforts of thousands of their colleagues

Africa’s rangers are stretched to capacity and continue to see drastic cuts in resources and an increase in poaching due to the devastating economic impact of COVID-19. The Wildlife Ranger Challenge is a multi-million-dollar fundraising initiative in support of the thousands of men and women on the frontline of Africa’s…