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We are proud to launch the 'Ranger Welfare and Standards Initiative', developed by Tusk in partnership with the Game Rangers Association of Africa (GRAA) with financial support of The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales and backing from the International Ranger Federation (IRF).

We are delighted to share that the 12th annual Tusk Conservation Awards will be held on Wednesday 27th November 2024 to celebrate Africa's leading conservationists.

On Saturday 21st September 2024, over 150 African Wildlife Ranger teams took part in the Wildlife Ranger Challenge (WRC), a 21 km (half-marathon) race across protected areas in 18 African countries, to raise vital funds for and awareness of the Wildlife Ranger profession.

Tusk supports a number of initiatives focused on protecting elephant populations, including the work of Tsavo Trust in Tsavo Conservation Area, south-east Kenya. To celebrate World Elephant Day, we talked to Tusk's partners, Tsavo Trust, about their work across the Tsavo Conservation Area (TCA), 'Super Tuskers' and emerging tuskers.

On the 25th July, Generation Tusk hosted their inaugural Summer Party in London – and what a party it turned out to be!

To celebrate World Ranger Day, we are delighted to announce the fifth Wildlife Ranger Challenge (WRC), coordinated by Tusk and the Game Rangers Association of Africa, will take place on 21st September 2024.

CLAWS has seen a 62% increase in their known lion population over the past 18 months. Their work with communities has helped in reducing human-wildlife conflict and retaliatory lion killings.

Press Statement - 26th June 2024

The countdown has begun for the 25th anniversary of the Lewa Safari Marathon which will be taking place on Saturday 29th June 2024.

Africa is the third largest continent for global forest coverage, after Europe and South America. The forests are a critical ecosystem for people and wildlife, and full of rich biodiversity. Tusk chose to highlight the importance of Africa’s Forests in this year’s Big Give Green Match Fund.

This year, Tusk had a record number of people running the London Marathon and supporting African-driven conservation.

Tusk has received the largest non-cash asset donation in our organisation’s history. The $470,000 (6.565 BTC) donation supported, among other things, the cost of bringing together 50 leading conservationists from across Africa to forge collaboration at the Tusk Conservation Symposium.