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The IAPF is preserving wildlife one step at a time - World Wildlife Day 2021
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The IAPF is preserving wildlife one step at a time - World Wildlife Day 2021

In a world where humanity is decimating wildlife populations and natural habitats at an alarming rate, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation is turning the tide one piece of land at a time.

March 3, 2021

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Empowering Women in Africa
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Empowering Women in Africa

IAPF is empowering women in Africa through specialized training and gainful employment as female rangers in the fight against poaching.

March 2, 2021

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African Habitat Conservation Fund
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African Habitat Conservation Fund

The IAPF habitat conservation fund provides community-based conservation methods for protecting African habitats, wildlife and communities.

March 1, 2021

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Our rangers undergo continuous training to stay on top of their game
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Our rangers undergo continuous training to stay on top of their game

Continuation training to ensure the Akashinga rangers are always at the top of their game has resumed, after it was disrupted for several months last year due to Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 lockdown.

February 23, 2021

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Why Do People Poach Elephants?
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Why Do People Poach Elephants?

What is poaching? Why is it so hard to combat? And why are elephants in particular so often the target of poachers?

February 4, 2021

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Why Are Rhinos Poached?
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Why Are Rhinos Poached?

Why is poaching such an ongoing problem? Why can it be difficult to stop? Why are rhinoceroses often a target of poachers?

February 4, 2021

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The signs of wildlife are returning...
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The signs of wildlife are returning...

The rains are falling across Zimbabwe and the bush is bursting with life. The first rains of the season fell in October transforming the parched brown wilderness to emerald green and dampening the searing heat.

January 16, 2021

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Akashinga Training Kicks Off with Excitement in Songo
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Akashinga Training Kicks Off with Excitement in Songo

Pictured above: Sergeant Bennet Matema, graduate of the Akashinga Instructor Wing in Phundundu, sings with the team of Songo recruits as they jog toward camp during one of their many drills.

December 7, 2020

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Meet the Akashinga Instructors leading Songo to success
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Meet the Akashinga Instructors leading Songo to success

We place high expectations on the IAPF Akashinga rangers. They are, after all, risking their lives everyday on the frontline to protect the world’s most vulnerable wildlife against illegal poaching and trafficking.

November 23, 2020

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Akashinga recruitment in Songo advances and so does IAPF’s impact.
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Akashinga recruitment in Songo advances and so does IAPF’s impact.

After interviewing hundreds of applicants from the five surrounding communities we shortlisted 100 recruits.

November 6, 2020

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