Rangers risk life and limb to save beloved wildlifeMara Triangle administrator Liaram Molai inspects spears recovered at the Maasai Mara National Game Reserve. “All these are stored to document untold stories of dangers faced by wildlife and front-line rangers in their line of duty,” Mara Triangle Administrator Liaram Molai said. For the first time, African rangers were feted for their exceptional stories.Alfred Bett, is one of the rangers at Mara Triangle among 50 in Africa and 18 in Kenya who won the 2018 African Rangers Award in August. His life-threatening experience while trying to remove a snare from a baby elephant’s neck amidst the surging herd propelled him among the top African rangers. “The African Rangers Award is given annually to rangers in Africa who make every effort to combat poaching, habitat loss, and the illegal wildlife trade.

Source: Standard Digital December 15, 2018 21:01 UTC