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Mongabay[Founder's briefs] Rangers face rising violence and trauma with little mental health support. A recent attack at Upemba National Park that left seven dead highlights a grim reality: without systemic changes to support the wellbeing of those on the front lines, conservation cannot be sustained.
By Rhett Ayers Butler. https://mongabay.cc/F7y2Y4
Conservation depends on rangers. Their wellbeing is often an afterthought
The gunfire began just before six in the morning. At first, Christine Lain thought it might be a drill. Upemba National Park had run exercises like this before. Rangers had trained for the possibility that armed groups might one day come for the headquarters. The park had lived with that risk for years. But […]