Community members hold their certificates issued after training
Day to day life in the South Rift is anything but ordinary. Whether it is a student walking to school or a herder looking after their goats, the chance of coming face to face with an elephant or a lion is real. Without the right skills and knowledge such encounters can turn very dangerous or tragic very fast for both people and wildlife.
And that is where our community rangers come in. They work closely with schools and communities to share life-saving skills on how to understand animal behavior, stay vigilant and avoid dangerous situations. These lessons are simple yet powerful, helping children walk to school with confidence and communities tend to their livestock without fear. This is more than training, it is about coexistence and its impact has been far-reaching.
The topics covered in the training include:
- Understanding the behaviour of dangerous game such as elephants and lions
- Threats dangerous game pose to humans and livestock
- The “zones of alertness” for different animals. Based on the likelihood of potentially encountering dangerous animals, these are the levels of awareness and readiness that humans maintain – from relaxed to fully responsive.
- Practical skills to evade and avoid encounters
By standing with our rangers, you will not just be protecting wildlife, you are protecting lives and helping us keep between people and nature alive in the South Rift.
