Media on Project Ranger

World Ranger Day – Celebrated Saturday 31st July

Dereck & Beverly spoke on behalf of Project Ranger at the world ranger day festival, a 24-hour virtual event celebrating the incredible work of rangers around the world on 31 July 2021. See below recording of the event.

‘Death is delivered with bullets, saws and machetes’: Legendary wildlife filmmakers and photographers Beverly and Dereck Joubert share stunning images as they fight to stop poaching

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Travel Begins At 40 – Poaching African Wildlife: The Other Covid Pandemic

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With the global death toll from Covid breaking the four million mark, it is easy to imagine that pandemic is solely a human tragedy. 

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Shiv Nadar Foundation – Durnig lockdown the Shiv Nadir Foundation had a conversation with Dereck & Beverly to talk about the effect of Covid on wildlife and tourism, and also to gain insight into wildlife filmmaking in Africa.  It had 1.2million views on Facebook Live.

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Daily Mail UK – EVGENY LEBEDEV: Coronavirus is creating a catastrophe for our wildlife as illegal wildlife trade sees rhinos, lions and giraffes poached… One night in central Kenya, I accompanied rangers on a patrol around the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. 

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Independent UK for Project Ranger. Coronavirus crisis could lead to wildlife ranger jobs being cut and a ‘poaching pandemic’, warns leading conservationists

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Forbes – Before Your Next African Safari – An Urgent Need To Protect Wildlife Now

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC’S

ripple effects are broad – leaving virtually no industry, economy, or continent immune. As travel and tourism were brought to a standstill, wilderness areas and lodges were left empty and national parks and protected

areas faced a severe drop in tourism revenue. Rangers were left with their salaries uncertain and without the tools and resources they needed to protect wildlife.