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Voices from the Field

Meet some of the rangers taking on the 2026 Wildlife Ranger Challenge (WRC), from Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

3rd September 2026

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What Ranger Funding Looks Like on the Ground

From elephant corridors in the Mara to mountain forests on Kenya's peaks, two Wildlife Ranger Challenge funded partners show what consistent support from the Challenge looks like.

27th August 2026

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The Dogs of Kruger: Inside Southern African Wildlife College’s Canine Unit

This World Dog Day, go inside the Southern African Wildlife College K9-unit to meet the free-running hounds and handlers helping rangers protect wildlife in Kruger.

26th August 2026

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The Silent Extinction: Why Giraffes Need Our Attention Now

Giraffe numbers have fallen 40% in 30 years. Most people haven't noticed. We look at why, and what's being done about it.

25th August 2026

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From birth in captivity to spreading wings in the wild

Our partner Vulpro recently documented the first ever captive bred Lappet-Faced Vulture, from birth to release into the wild.

2nd June 2026

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Power in Partnership – No Single Organisation Can Stop Wildlife Crime

By working together, those trying to protect wildlife are beginning to make real progress. No single organisation can stop wildlife crime. The networks behind it are too agile, too well-resourced, too far-reaching. But something important is happening.

7th April 2026

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Rhino Poaching is Falling: Proof Conservation Works, If We Keep Going

For years, rhino poaching has symbolised one of the toughest battles in wildlife conservation. However new figures from South Africa offer an encouraging update: the numbers are moving in the right direction.

19th March 2026

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Vulture Conservation: Protecting a Vital and Misunderstood Bird

Vultures are the backbone of the African ecosystem, and often, one of the most overlooked inhabitants too. An updated action plan to support the conservation of African-Eurasian vultures is now in place.

20th February 2026

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Why Community Led Conservation Must Define the Future

We are facing a frightening decline in species across Africa. Yet amid this crisis lies an opportunity: to rebuild biodiversity while elevating and respecting the communities who have been nature’s custodians for centuries.

19th January 2026

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Meet the Tusk Conservation Award Winners 2025

Introducing Kumara Wakjira, winner of the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa, Rahima Njaidi, winner of the Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa and Laban Mwangi, winner of the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award.

15th December 2025

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Grevy’s Zebra Trust – growing the Grevy’s zebra population in Kenya

GZT combats the zebras’ main threats of habitat degradation, lack of dry season water access, and hunting by nomadic pastoralists. With people and communities at the heart of their work, GZT employs a broad network of local Scouts, Ambassadors and Warriors to monitor the zebra and engage local communities.

17th September 2025

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Empowering Moroccan Women in Marine Conservation

Tusk recently awarded one of its prestigious conservation grants to Ocean Ecology Network - Association pour la protection des Tortues Marines de Maroc (ATOMM) - whose project will bring women and children into marine conservation efforts.  

13th February 2025