Protecting Animals, Supporting Veterans, Building Community…
The Veteran Wildlife Ranger Alliance is a coalition of military veterans and conservation partners working to protect and repopulate Africa's most vulnerable wildlife, while simultaneously supporting the people who safeguard it.
Protecting the most at risk African wildlife.
Over seven years of veteran assisted protection and collaboration with our partner reserve has resulted in the sustainability and growth of the rhino, elephant, and cheetah population within.
- Anti-poaching patrols and 24/7 rapid response for wild game reserves
- Black rhino monitoring and recovery partnerships
- Cheetah meta-population tracking and support
- Accredited local field ranger training, employment support and mentorship
- Engagement with the local community, including support for local schools and sponsorship of youth programs
A mission worth fighting for.
Many veterans struggle to find purpose after serving out their time in their respective military branch. VWRA offers a path for veterans to employ skills gained in their service toward the mission of nature conservation, as well as a sense of camaraderie that they look for after taking off the uniform.
- Veteran-led ranger training and mentorship
- Brotherhood and shared mission in the field
- Skills transfer to a new generation of rangers
The wild stays wild when community is involved.
Anti-poaching doesn't hold the line on its own. The people who live alongside the bush are its long-term guardians, and they decide every day whether to look out for it or look the other way. Our veterans show up year-round for the local school serving children with special needs, and for the youth soccer team that gives kids in this rural community somewhere safe to belong.
- Year-round support for the special-needs School
- Sponsorship of the community youth soccer team
- Veterans embedded as neighbors, not foreign deployment
Five fronts. One mission.
Get a warrior in the field.
Every deployment starts with one donor saying yes.