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Tusk is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Bubb as its new CEO, as the charity's Founder, Charlie Mayhew OBE takes on a new full-time executive role as Tusk's President.

With the release of the latest report from IUCN African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG), coinciding with World Rhino Day, we are excited to share that both Black and White African Rhino populations have increased.

More than 1,500 rangers from across 22 African countries came together for the fourth annual worldwide celebration of biodiversity protectors.

Today thousands of rangers are joining forces across Africa in the Wildlife Ranger Challenge, raising awareness of the vital role they play.

Tusk is proud to collaborate with Ranger Lab and Jim Green Footwear in this year's Wildlife Ranger Challenge. Guaranteeing that rangers are properly equipped is vital for ensuring effective work, whether on patrol, mitigating human-wildlife conflict, or tackling poaching incidents.

Damian Bell, CEO of the Honeyguide Foundation, discusses the impact of attending the 2022 Tusk Conservation Symposium and the benefits of collaboration and combining resources.

Simon Cowell has started the bidding off on a 23.75 karat gold leafed Rhino dropping to raise funds for Tusk, which is kindly being auctioned by Cotswold Wildlife Park as they celebrate rhinos throughout August.

Blue Ventures in partnership with Tusk have helped forty women from three villages in Anjouan, Comoros, increase their earnings and reduce overfishing by preserving their catches through seafood smoking.

Protected areas are fundamental to achieving climate change mitigation targets, safeguarding biodiversity and supporting sustainable development goals. Wildlife rangers steward these vast tracts of land and water so vital for the future of life on earth. Yet we only have 286k of the 1.5m rangers needed to meet the globally-set protection target of 30% of the planet by 2030. We must do more to support the men and women working in protected areas that benefit us all.

Tusk has been involved with Herp Ghana since 2021 when Dr Caleb Ofori-Boateng was a finalist for the Tusk award for Conservation in Africa. As the first person to study and work for the protection of amphibians in Ghana, Caleb’s work with the government and communities has been impactful and inspiring.

In 2022 a poisoning event in Kruger National Park, South Africa, resulted in the death of 120 vultures, impacting the already low vulture numbers in these areas. Poisoning incidences are regularly reported, caused by poison being left for pests and the use of anti-inflammatory drugs in livestock, which is lethal when ingested by vultures.

Look out, London, the gorillas are in town. Fifteen life-sized gorilla sculptures have landed throughout Covent Garden.