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What is the International Anti-Poaching Foundation doing?
Our goal is to train rangers that collectively protect 50 million acres. Founded in 2009, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation has transformed a traditionally adversarial approach to conservation into an innovative, empowering and gender-diverse model to protect wildlife and habitats.
Can I volunteer to fight poachers?
As a volunteer, you can assist with the following: Wildlife surveys to monitor population growth. Anti-poaching activities like the removal of wire snares. Night patrols to collect newly laid sea turtle eggs before poachers get them.
Has the Akashinga been successful?
Since 2017, Akashinga rangers have made hundreds of arrests and helped drive an 80 percent downturn in elephant poaching in Zimbabwe’s Lower Zambezi Valley.
What is poaching in hiring?
Employee poaching (talent poaching) or job poaching is the recruiting of employees who work at competing companies. The term “poaching” is associated with illegal hunting, but job poaching isn’t, for the most part, unethical or illegal and can help to ensure a competitive job marketplace.
What organizations help stop poaching?
The International Anti-Poaching Foundation.
What do anti poaching teams do?
Anti-poaching is the organised act to counter the poaching of wildlife. Typically, it is the act of actively patrolling land in an effort to prevent poachers from reaching the animals.
Who helped the Akashinga?
Akashinga was founded in 2017. The women of Akashinga were recruited by Australian conservationist Damien Mander, founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. The original 16 Akashinga were recruited to be conservation officers for Phundundu Wildlife Park.
Are the Akashinga vegan?
Akashinga is a radical team of vegan women that is working to protect Africa’s key species, including the country’s vulnerable elephants. The group is part of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, founded by anti-poaching leader and former Australian special forces soldier Damien Mander.
When was the International Anti Poaching Foundation founded?
Founded in 2009, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation has transformed a traditionally adversarial approach to conservation into an innovative, empowering and gender-diverse model to protect wildlife and habitats.
Why are anti poaching rangers important to the world?
Anti-poaching rangers form the first and last line of defence for nature. Without the right training, equipment, management and support they cannot protect the World’s natural heritage for future generations.
How is the IAPF helping to reduce poaching?
Local empowerment and engagement play a critical role in reducing wildlife crime. IAPF’s community-focused operations are proving to be more effective and enduring than the highly militarized/adversarial anti-poaching tactics of the past.
Why is poaching a problem in the world?
While there are variety of ways that humans can harm ecosystems around the world, poaching in particular threatens a number of species — even those that may be protected in national parks or wildlife reservations. Today, poaching is usually done for profit, with the animal parts sold to black and illegal markets.
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