You work for the APU to prevent and detect illegal hunting, wildlife and environmental crime. try again, the name must be uniquePlease Are you in good physical shape, used to being in nature and having experience with conflict management? {{#replies}} Please Zero tolerance, always report suspicions of crime to the police. Unsung heroes face daunting challenges. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss Do you have a passionate commitment to prevent illegal hunting?

It is uniquely beautiful.The wildlife we protect pose great dangers too. The Covid-19 conservation crisis has shown the urgency of The Independent’s Stop the Illegal Wildlife Trade campaign, which seeks an international effort to clamp down on illegal trade of wild animalsJulius Miyengo at home with his sisters, son and niece'Wildlife rangers risk their lives every day to stop poachers'Email already exists. I was born to do it.”Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? Fortunately it was pointing the opposite direction from us - and we were quicker to act.

This means that images/videos can be published on, for example, The website, Facebook and YouTube.Everyone who receives an offer and accepts to become a Ranger pays a donation of 1000, - SEK. try again, the name must be unique

Then you may be the one we are looking for!You can work as a Ranger in APU for 1 year in one of our teams. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. If we hadn’t, we could have died.I’ve had ranger friends who haven’t been as lucky. Please I am reaching out to ask for donations to help the rangers, protect the animals from poaching, and not let the black market in exotic animal trade use this crisis as its opportunity. Julius Miyengo is Commander of a Special Anti Poaching Unit established by Game Rangers International, protecting wildlife in Zambia’s Kafue National Park. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to I’m 38 now and developed a passion for conservation in school when learning about animals.

Any wounded animal, like a buffalo or elephant, will attack anything that comes close to themThere are many large snakes in the park, and four years ago a friend working alongside me got bitten by a Black Mamba.He was carried to a vehicle and driven back to base, but by the time he got there he had sadly lost his life.This job is all about dedication. •Track, prevent and report offenses against wildlife and nature.•Collect, gather and document information about dangers to animals and nature. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts The Kaindu Anti-Poaching Rangers of Kafue need your HELP! Start your Independent Premium subscription today. to your comment.

We are working to establish teams in new parts of Sweden and also to establish a team in Oslo, Norway - please send an application if you are interested in joining a future Oslo team.It is a voluntary mission. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? It is a dangerous job. Working in Kafue [which covers 22,400 km2] means it is sometimes not possible to quickly hand suspects over to the police. The future of wild places in Africa is IN OUR HANDS! If one has a good relationship with the neighbouring communities you can develop a network of reliable informers – building a good rapport to help eliminate the bad seeds who are poaching.Rangers play football in the communities and that’s where people are able to interact with us and share information. A patrol consists of at least two trained rangers, one must not patrol alone.•Create networks of crime prevention officers and informers in the patrol area.•Act friendly, powerful, peaceful, sustained and avoid confrontation.APU works for openness and cooperation.

Some incredible selfies have emerged from a national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo of an anti-poacher ranger and some gorillas. will be published daily in dedicated articles. We want to create confidence in our business and our networks. Photograph and document.•Plan patrol routes and carry out patrol service quietly, safely, consciously and slowly. Help wildlife - protect wildlife with rangers, anti-poaching dogs, creating and protecting habitat the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Independent Premium.

It is a voluntary mission. The most insightful comments on all subjects Gorillas Pose With Anti Poaching Rangers in Incredible Selfies By Emily Puckering. Once we found a lone poacher during our morning patrol, but we were so far from base we had to handcuff him and camp out overnight with him, and then travel the following morning.My family do worry about me, but they are very supportive.