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Greater Lebombo Conservancy (GLC) – Mozambique

The Greater Lebombo Conservancy (GLC), an area of 2,483 km2, is currently the most critical piece of land on the planet for rhino conservation.

January 1, 2020

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Akashinga arrests multiple wildlife poachers

We are pleased to update you with information about several arrests made in recent weeks by the IAPF Akashinga (“The Brave Ones”) ranger unit. Akashinga is our innovative All-Female Conservation Model, a new way of conducting conservation work.

December 16, 2019

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Wire snares removed by IAPF's Akashinga Rangers

Our Akashinga patrols discovered and immediately removed roughly 200 wire snares.Snares are stealth and torturous killers of wildlife. There are no loud gunshots, no dog chases, and no pit falls that animals plummet into as herds run by.

November 26, 2019

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‘National Geographic Live’ features IAPF Founder & Sergeant

What a wonderful opportunity we had to share our anti-poaching work – and through such a renown and well-respected platform.

November 21, 2019

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LEADRANGER Graduation Class of 2019

We’re pleased to report that our LEADRanger program graduated another class this year.Our comprehensive LEADRanger Course ran from May 5th through August 23rd. It was directed and supported from IAPF’s LEADRanger HQ in the Kasigau Corridor, Kenya.

November 21, 2019

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Katana: our new K9 colleague

Our fight against poaching is gaining momentum.As Akashinga expands, we’re constantly refining existing operations and always looking for methods that will increase our effectiveness. We’ve recently found another way to do both!

November 19, 2019

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Recruiting nature’s fiercest protectors for Akashinga

I’m here in the field, in Zimbabwe, helping put our next cohort of Akashinga rangers through selection. What is happening here is exciting, and I wanted to share it, so I’ve prepared a short update for you directly from the field in Zimbabwe.

September 19, 2019

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LEADRANGER teaches defence tactics

Our LEADRanger program re-builds management skills in the conservation industry by developing anti-poaching instructors and leaders who take the skills back to their home region and train others.

June 18, 2019

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NEWS UPDATE

IAPF featured in National Geographic

Welcome to the world of IAPF!Have you seen the recent online and print articles? You may not know them yet, but the article will introduce you to (and it’ll make you proud of) the IAPF Akashinga rangers.

June 1, 2019

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