On Saturday 17th September Wildlife ACT joined 94 teams wideness 21 African countries in participating in the Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2022.
It was a privilege to participate in such an wondrous event which brings much needed sustentation to and highlights the nonflexible work and transferral of Wildlife Rangers in protecting Africas wildlife and the habitats on which they depend.
Having lived and worked in a number of the Reserves wideness Zululand for the past 5 years, I have been fortunate to meet and interact with many nonflexible working and defended rangers. It was a humbling wits for me to participate in this years event and be worldly-wise to honour their work. – Wildlife ACTs Wild Dog Programme Manager, Mike Staegemann.
This years 19 km Wildlife Ranger Challenge route took our team through the mFulaWozi Wilderness and into the far western section of the breath-taking iMfolozi Game Reserve within the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife managed Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. Although it was at times extremely gruelling with the 22 kg backpacks and 32 C weather conditions, the team completed the route in just over 4 hours.
Congratulations to all the teams that participated on the day and made the event a huge success. A big thank you to the mFulaWozi Wilderness for permitting us to walk with your team on the day.
Our Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2022 Team:
Mike Staegemann (Wild Dog Programme Manager)
Alex Neiman (uMkhuze Priority Species Monitor)
Chris Farren (Tembe Priority Species Monitor)
Gareth Robinson (iMfolozi Priority Species Monitor)
Support the Wildlife ACT Ranger team by donating here: https://wildlife.rangerchallenge.org/campaigns/wildlife-act
More info at www.wildliferangerchallenge.org #ForWildlifeRangers
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