These rangers have saved thousands of elephants from poaching, and their work is vital to the conservation of both elephants and their habitats. Rangers are also committed to educating local communities about the importance of conservation. When rangers aren’t in the field, they provide training to communities to help manage and mitigate human-elephant conflict. Their dedication to protecting elephants is unwavering, even when it can mean putting their own lives on the line. A ranger’s work regularly involves harsh environments and extreme weather conditions, dangerous wildlife encounters, and violent confrontations with armed poachers, and their commitment to ensuring the survival of elephants often puts them on the front line when facing these threats.  
 

The courageous efforts of rangers cannot be overlooked. World Ranger Day, celebrated annually on July 31st, honors the brave work of rangers and commemorates those sadly killed or injured in the line of duty. The day serves as an opportunity to raise awareness for the essential role rangers play in protecting and conserving wildlife and habitats internationally.  
 

At Elephant Cooperation, we recognize the importance of rangers and are committed to providing aid and support to ranger efforts. Through a variety of partnerships, we’re helping supply wildlife rangers with advanced technology to assist in their fight against poachers, as well as additional resources for habitat protection and wildlife conservation. Additionally, we’re contributing to initiatives to offer increased training courses to ensure ranger safety and offer important support to families of rangers lost in the field.   

African elephants face a severe threat of poaching daily. While it’s estimated that several million elephants roamed Africa in the last century, today, their population has drastically decreased to just over 400,000. Fortunately, the rate of this decline has been majorly slowed by the important work of tens of thousands of rangers across Africa.