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31 ene 2021

Honoring fallen forest heroes: Joseph Ngeti and Jessica Njeri

By Jane Okoth In 2020, Wildlife Works lost two of our most devoted rangers after they were each fatally attacked by an elephant in...

9 dic 2019

Searching for Signs

By: Jacqueline Jobin Wildlife Works Intern Jacqueline Jobin, is a student from the University of Minnesota in the United States. As part...

9 ago 2018

Meet the Female Rangers Protecting the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project

By Jane Okoth In 2011, Wildlife Works opened its doors to its first female rangers who are now part of the 100+ ranger team currently...

15 jul 2018

Wildlife Works Rangers Undergo Refresher Training

By Jane Okoth On a daily basis, Wildlife Works rangers go out on patrols to survey the area for anything suspicious such as snares,...

6 jun 2018

My Trip to the Kasigau Corridor: Seeing a REDD+ Project in Action

Guest blog written by Vibeka Mair, a Senior Reporter for Responsible Investor who visited our Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project in February...

16 may 2018

Simon Kipsang; The Ranger and Co-pilot at Wildlife Works

By Jane Okoth For some, a wildlife adventure may seem like a normal thing, but that seemed an impossible opportunity for young Simon...

1 nov 2017

A Day In The Life of Wildlife Works Rangers

It is a regular Thursday morning at Rukinga sanctuary. A group of nine rangers are already in a green Toyota Land Cruiser ready for their...

15 oct 2017

The Transformation of Ayub Vura; Former Poacher Turned Wildlife Protector

By Jane Okoth Dressed in a smart dark green uniform, Ayub Vura goes about his daily duties as a ranger at Wildlife Works. His morning...

30 jun 2016

Greater Good and Soles 4 Souls Donate Boots to Rangers

Greater Good, a charity organization that is based in the United States working to protect people, pets and the planet, partners with...

1 dic 2014

A Letter from Founder & President Mike Korchinsky on Our No-Gun Policy

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to our supporters and the viewers of ‘Ivory Wars’ for their outpouring of support and encouragement...

9 dic 2013

African Wild Dogs in Rukinga

To effectively protect the wildlife in our project area, the Wildlife Works biodiversity monitoring team and rangers employ several...

29 abr 2013

Wildlife Works rangers fight against illegal ivory trade

With the increase in violence linked to the rising value of ivory, Wildlife Works’ team of rangers, led by Head Ranger and Security...

1 ene 2013

Tragedy strikes Rukinga Sanctuary

WARNING: The following blog post contains graphic photos of elephants killed by ivory poachers. View at your own discretion. As the new...

30 sept 2012

Rescued Lesser Kudu

The lesser kudu is an ancient species of forest antelope found in East Africa, the most primitive of all spiral-horned antelope. They...

21 may 2012

Update on Ijema, Our Injured Ranger

Thank you to all who donated to the families of Ijema, our injured ranger, and Abdi, our ranger who suffered a fatal gunshot wound. We...

31 ene 2012

Update on Ijema Funan, Injured Ranger

Ijema was discharged from the hospital last week and for the first time since the surgery is showing no signs of fever. This is fantastic...

15 ene 2012

Elephant Poachers Kill Wildlife Works Conservation Ranger and Critically Injure Another

As vigilant as we are when it comes to protecting our community and the wildlife surrounding us, tragedy still finds us at times. On...

17 feb 2011

Injured Elephant Treated on Rukinga

BY ROB DODSON – VP – RUKINGA – 15th February 2011 Our Wildlife Works rangers at our Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project came across a large...

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