Thousands of rangers from all across the African continent are coming together to raise awareness of the emergency the profession faces and to raise funds to keep their workforce in the field when it has never been needed more.
Hundreds of ranger teams from South Africa to Nigeria will take on a series of training exercises to get in shape for a 21km race across the challenging terrain of their protected areas on the 18th of September.
Find out how you can support at wildliferangerchallenge.org or by following the hashtag #ForWildlifeRangers.