Tackling Africa's Poaching Crisis

Transfrontier Ranger and Air Support

This campaign creates force multiplying skills for Rangers such as, close air support, tracking, first aid and criminal procedure training. Providing essential ground-to-air training and support will tackle Africa’s devastating poaching crisis and protect precious ecosystems. Over the past decade, more than 1,000 Rangers have lost their lives defending wildlife, and over 9,000 rhinos have fallen victim to poaching in Africa. With one million species currently at risk of extinction, this project provides essential training to equip at least 100 Rangers with the skills needed to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species.

The Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Foundation (GKEPF) was established in 2016 to assist in combatting wildlife crime within Africa’s Central Lowveld. Within GKEPF’s area of influence, the transfrontier zone describes a vast area of land extending across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Home to the continent’s largest and most important population of rhino, enhanced support in the area is critical. The intention is to establish a safe and conservation friendly refuge for rhinos, wildlife and all other inhabitants in the zone.

Working alongside high impact operators, Pelorus Foundation and Frontier have partnered with GKEPF to share resources and increase the level of support and tactical training across the transfrontier zone. Through adopting a force multiplier approach, we strengthened the skillsets of field rangers, and provided them with vital air support to achieve deter, detect and disrupt effects throughout this vast area. Strategically, air support is a highly effective tool when working in such an expansive landscape.

Through developing the essential components of an efficient counter poaching system, our objective is to turn the tide of wildlife crime and mitigate the alarming threats inflicted upon field rangers. Through this integrated effort, we intend to achieve synergies and a proactive stance on a sustainable basis.

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