Uniting To Support Africa’s Rangers
Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2025
The Wildlife Ranger Challenge unites thousands across the world in a common goal: to raise vital funds for frontline conservation efforts.
With your help, the Wildlife Ranger Challenge will provide essential equipment, enhanced training, field rations and other critical support for the ranger workforce across Africa.
Please give what you can in recognition of these brave men and women. Your donation will be generously matched by the Scheinberg Relief Fund, DOUBLING its impact.
The Wildlife Ranger Challenge, organised by Tusk and culminating on 20th September, celebrates their many roles, and is raising much-needed funds to support their work.
Visit wildliferangerchallenge.org
for more information about the challenge.
About
The Wildlife Ranger Challenge, launched in 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has become an annual celebration of solidarity and connection among wildlife rangers. These dedicated individuals unite across Africa's protected areas with a common goal: raising crucial funds for frontline conservation efforts. The campaign has not only raised over $16 million to date but has also connected rangers from 24 African countries with supporters from over 90 countries worldwide, forging a global alliance for wildlife conservation.
Within the rangering profession, there is a remarkable diversity of roles, with rangers serving as conservationists, teachers, community support workers, and leaders. Their contributions extend beyond protecting wildlife and immediate communities, aligning with the global UN Sustainable Development Goals. Moreover, the Wildlife Ranger Challenge provides an unparalleled network for rangers across the continent to connect, support one another, and combat the feelings of isolation often experienced in their remote and challenging work environments.
Despite their invaluable efforts, rangers operate under hazardous conditions with limited safeguards. Shockingly, a survey revealed that 88.6% of rangers in Africa have faced life-threatening situations, while many lack essential insurances, such as health, life, and long-term disability coverage. In collaboration with the Game Rangers Association of Africa and other partners, the Wildlife Ranger Challenge aims to highlight the value of a ranger's life and strives to ensure that as many rangers as possible have access to adequate insurance. By supporting this initiative, we can help protect these brave men and women as they continue their critical work in safeguarding Africa's natural spaces and wildlife.
Visit https://wildliferangerchallenge.org/ to find out more.