Tashinga Initiative - Chewore South - Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2024

Our Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2024 Team CHEWORE SOUTH is based in the faraway Chewore Protected Area in the Zambezi Valley. These Rangers respond to a growing wildlife protection need in Chewore South against ivory poaching and illegal goldpanning.

Tashinga Initiative - Chewore South - Zimbabwe

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Our Story

Rangers are Africa’s unsung heroes. They hold diverse roles as conservationists, teachers, community support workers, leaders and much more.

The Wildlife Ranger Challenge, organised by Tusk, is a celebration of solidarity, connection and camaraderie for the ranger profession. culminating on 21st September 2024, the campaign raises vital funds for Africa's biodiversity guardians.

Rangers based in Chewore Safari Area form part of the patrol effort across the unique landscape that makes up the Zambezi Valley’s wildlife protected areas. Chewore is part of the undeniably spectacular Mana-Sapi-Chewore UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Rangers protect territorial integrity, undertake biological monitoring, conservation management, community relations and manage equipment, resources and tourism. Rangers patrol in extremely rugged and remote conditions including amongst prehistoric dinosaur spoors.

WRC Grants have significantly supported a total of 352 ZimParks Rangers. The grants addressed food security through the provision of monthly dry food hampers, the provision of ranger patrol kit such as backpacks and boots, the maintenance of daily field-based and law enforcement operations, thus enhancing morale and efficacy.

For WRC 2024, your support to the Chewore ZimParks Rangers could be far-reaching: the provision of monthly patrol food hampers, Ranger patrol kit, two Zambezi River patrol boats and patrol vehicles can be serviced, maintained, and fuelled. Rangers’ morale is strengthened through the provision of life insurance cover.

Give today and the Scheinberg Relief Fund will match every dollar donated, amplifying your impact. Join us in speaking up #ForWildlifeRangers

Meet Tichaona Makanyire

Jul 20, 2024, 12:15:45 PM

Tich has been based in Chewore for many many years, and knows this Protected Area very well indeed. He has patrolled in areas that very few, if any, have seen or experienced such wilderness. And there is nothing that he does not know about how to survive out in the wilds against wildlife, especially lions, armed poachers, meat poachers, gold panners and more. This highly experienced Ranger is indeed a Veteran Wildlife Ranger Challenge participant, this being his 4th years of WRC! Please support this team if you can!

Meet the Tallest Team Member

Jul 20, 2024, 12:10:13 PM

No Tiny Tim is Stan Korera! The team's tallest man has big strides when out on patrol and covers huge distances in the process! Being a Ranger is a tough job indeed, facing wildlife, armed elephant-ivory poachers, gold-panners with axes, and long periods of time away from family. Support our Rangers with you contribution to their Wildlife Ranger Challenge and make a difference!

WRC 24 Mini Challenge 2.4km Time Trial completed

Jul 18, 2024, 3:30:26 PM

Team Chewore South live in very rugged terrain, a protected area which is extremely hilly, rich in wildlife, mineral deposits, springs, a sacred mountain called Chirambakadoma and so when they undertake their runs, you can know they're up against some difficult terrain! So thrilled that despite many challenges they managed to be together from patrol duties all over the 2,000 sq km area and completed the 2.4km Time Trial today.

WRC 24 Mini Challenge 2.4km Time Trial completed

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