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 1500 rangers and an estimated 9,000 livelihoods across Africa. 

The role of rangers:

Rangers roles are multifaceted and they work across law enforcement, wildlife monitoring, conservation management, community relations, visitor safety and operational infrastructure maintenance.

How your donation will help:

Funds received would go towards supporting rangers across multiple projects in Africa. They would assist with salary provision and towards operational costs to ensure rangers can stay in the field and continue to operate at optimal levels.

Effects of the pandemic:

Rangers have been affected differently in each protected area. In some areas they are being paid a fraction of their wage to continue working in the field against all odds. In other areas operational budgets have been slashed so that rangers lack the basic items to operate effectively like fuel and ration packs. They need our support more than ever before.

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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.