About the Wildlife Ranger Challenge: 

COVID-19 has brought tourism revenue to a halt across Africa, threatening the important work and livelihoods of the rangers who protect iconic African wildlife such as elephants, pangolins, rhinos, lions, and more. Ranger teams are now uniting around the Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a running race with one goal: to raise money to support thousands of their fellow rangers. Now is the time to go the extra mile—it’s time to race to support our rangers. Every dollar donated will be matched by the Scheinberg Relief Fund, doubling your generous contribution.

Your contribution will help support 36 rangers and an estimated 360 livelihoods across Kilimanjaro-Amboseli Biodiversity Ecosystem in Kenya. 

The role of rangers:

Rangers patrol the area to monitor, protect, and rescue wildlife. They also perform de-snaring and work to prevent habitat destructions.

How your donation will help:

Any additional funding will enable us bring all rangers back to work and ensure better protection of our wildlife and other resources.

Effects of the pandemic:

Due to a shortfall in tourism revenues, we had to send home a number of rangers. With few rangers at work, we witnessed increased poaching, with giraffe, elands, and impalas being highly targeted. Additionally, we saw an increase in human-wildife conflicts.

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Tusk is registered with JustGiving in the UK (or GoFundMe.com in the USA). Our online fundraising sites allow you to create a sponsorship form with easy access for your supporters, knowing their money is going directly to Tusk. UK tax-paying donors can enhance their contribution by agreeing to Gift Aid their sponsorship (for every £10 you raise, Tusk will receive another £2.50 from the Government provided you are a UK taxpayer). US supporters wishing to make a tax deductible donation can do so via GoFundMe.com.