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A RANGER'S STORY

“The pressure is continuous, there is no rest! Our minds never rest. Death can come anytime” The statistics are out there, showing just how dire are the dangers and threats that rangers face every day. Only in 2016, 82% of rangers in Africa declared that they have faced a life-threatening situation whilst on patrol. The Thin Green Line Foundation, a Melbourne based organisation dedicated to supporting and helping rangers, has been compiling data on ranger deaths on the job for the last 10 years. A massive percentage of 50% - 70% of the recorded deaths are due to conflict with poachers! And it is not only danger that a ranger will face, but difficult working conditions, being isolated from their families, poor equipment and close to no training, all of this for a mere symbol in remuneration and very little respect.