Together we make an awesome team. We’re ready to do it again if you are!
The criminals who kill elephants and rhinos are heavily armed, well equipped and motivated by large sums of cash. Usually from a combat background, these experienced fighters are frequently backed by international organized crime
syndicates cashing in on the billions made from the sale of illegal animal products. On the black market, rhino horn is currently worth more than gold or cocaine!
Rory Young examines
a wire snare found near a dead rhino in Malawi.
The teams who pursue poachers must have the most advanced anti-poaching training to beat these villains.
We teach anti-poaching teams how to gather information, strategize and conduct procedures that are harmonized from the man on the ground all the way up to the top commander and in cooperation with other agencies. We don’t focus on apprehending just
the poacher on the ground. We teach the teams how to go after the entire syndicate.
Malawi
rangers display gin traps which are used to poach larger animals.
Past donations have been stretched to the absolute limit. Over the past ten months your funds provided advanced anti-poaching training to over 120 men from all over Africa. Those men are passing on the skills and knowledge they learned
to the men in their command. At least 750 rangers are receiving instruction from our previous trainees.
Malawi rangers plan an anti-poaching operation with the guidance of our trainer.
During our training, many poachers and traffickers of ivory have been arrested. In Malawi an entire syndicate was uncovered and arrested.
An accused ivory trafficker is arrested after investigative work by rangers and our trainer.
The rangers are extremely grateful for our training. On average two rangers are killed each week while protecting wildlife from poachers. We teach them how to stay safe and to protect one another as well as the animals.
Rory Young teaches the trainees proper formation when tracking poachers.
Our reputation is spreading. We have been approached by organizations from all over Africa, from the nations of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Central African Republic, Kenya, Uganda and Chad. The
list continues to grow.
Rory Young and the work we do has appeared in
Yahoo! News,
Upworthy,
Huffington Post,
Newsweek,
Huffington Post, and again in
Newsweek.
Rory was featured on a fascinating
anti-poaching podcast.
Poaching equipment confiscated during our training operations is burned.
Collaborating Organizations
*** ALERT – African Lion & Environmental Research Trust Chengeta Wildlife has entered into an invaluable partnership with ALERT.
They provide the experience and connections required to handle the logistics of our joint anti-poaching projects. ALERT is an established nonprofit in Africa. They are an approved 501(c)3 in the US and also a registered nonprofit in the UK. ALERT and Chengeta
Wildlife jointly published “A Field Manual for Anti-Poaching Activities.”
*** Coventry University Our training is currently being formalized into courses, modules, written and practical examinations with the relevant certifications
through Coventry University in the United Kingdom.
*** The European Union has provided a portion of the funding for the Guinea training sessions.
*** United Nations Office of Project services. The Guinea anti-poaching park ranger project was implemented by UNOPS. We are training the
rangers in their project. Robin Johnson with UNOPS -
“I think I know a good cause when I see one, and Chengeta's is up there with the very best. This training already has the makings of a real game changer in Guinea. Anything else that can be done in this direction deserves support."
*** Guinea’s
Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests has contracted with us to train the rangers protecting their wildlife. Guinea has never before had anti-poaching ranger training. This program will be a massive benefit to the country and their wildlife.
*** Malawi’s
Department of Parks and Wildlife has contracted with us to provide training for their rangers. In 2014 we trained the top officers from each of Malawi’s National parks. In 2015 our trainers will provide specialized training at 6 parks.
*** Burundi’s
National Institute for Environment and Nature Conservation is requesting our training for their anti-poaching rangers.
We have caught the attention of
Mark Thorpe, an Emmy Award winning cameraman and filmmaker, he would like to travel with our trainers and film our work. He will create videos to raise awareness of the poaching crisis and his footage will be available to others and could be used for a
television series based on our work. We are seeking backers for his project as well.
What your donations can buy:
$25 = Printed field manuals for 10 rangers.
$45 = Compass for one ranger.
$100 = Rations for 10 men for one day, 3 meals and hygiene products.
$500 = Advanced anti-poaching training - a 21 day session for one ranger.
Donations are tax deductible under US law.
Every cent donated will be used for our training program. Our overhead costs are covered by our board members and our organization is run by volunteers.
Our schedule for 2015 is full, but our bank account is almost empty! We really need your help. So far our work has been funded exclusively by individuals who decided to take a stand with us against poaching. If you aren’t able to
give financially, please share our story.
We can’t do this work without you.
