{"id":45259,"date":"2024-08-07T10:48:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T08:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/seam-rangers-women-leading-the-fight-against-poaching-20240807\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:48:17","slug":"seam-rangers-women-leading-the-fight-against-poaching-20240807","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/seam-rangers-women-leading-the-fight-against-poaching-20240807\/","title":{"rendered":"SEAM rangers: Women leading the fight against poaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Seven highly skilled women rangers from the Table Mountain National Park SEAM team face life-threatening situations to protect South Africa\u2019s wildlife and biodiversity. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On World Rangers Day, SANParks CEO Property Mokoena praised their contributions, highlighting their role in coordinating deployments and tackling environmental crimes. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Despite the dangers and challenges, these women are passionate about nature conservation and dedicated to their roles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Facing poachers head-on in \u201clife-threatening\u201d situations to protect the animals and rich bio-diversity within the South African National Parks (SANParks), seven highly skilled women rangers from the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) Sea, Air and Mountain (SEAM) teamwork fearlessly on the front line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On World Rangers Day, celebrated on Wednesday 31 July, SANParks Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Property Mokoena acknowledged the women\u2019s contributions to nature conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs SANParks, we have employed terrestrial and marine rangers as well as the SEAM team, an elite team which consists of 16 operators, people who are working behind the scenes and who we are proud to inform you have a seven-member women team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/world-ranger-day-sanparks-pays-tribute-to-fallen-and-serving-rangers-20240806\" target=\"_blank\">World Ranger Day: SANParks pays tribute to fallen and serving rangers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women gather and analyse information to coordinate various deployments across the park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs we embark on Women\u2019s Month in August, these ladies are doing an excellent job,\u201d he said. \u201cThe SEAM team works with rangers, local law enforcement authorities and local stakeholders to address the wide range of challenges from environmental crimes to visitor safety operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_94f39b29\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12076\/03947ada69c84dfd984f61d06a1849e0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0bac0e9544e2444e91c2ef5a6ddb7216.jpg\" title=\"The Table Mountain National Park Sea, Air and Mountain team performed an arrest simulation during World Ranger Day activities in Tokai on Wednesday 31 July. PHOTO: Natasha Bezuidenhout\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The Table Mountain National Park Sea, Air and Mountain team performed an arrest simulation during World Ranger Day activities in Tokai on Wednesday 31 July. PHOTO: Natasha Bezuidenhout<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mokoena spoke at a World Rangers Day celebration held at the SANParks offices in Tokai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He elaborated on plans to increase the number of rangers working within the national parks across South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis year, we are proud to announce plans to increase the number of rangers across sections of Table Mountain, as well as expand the SEAM team unit to enable an effective response to both marine, terrestrial and environmental crime as well as threats against our tourists and park users.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges\">Challenges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Women rangers, whose names and faces cannot be published to protect their identity, spoke about the challenges and passion of the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_531444c1\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cI\u2019m the person who is in the field when it gets dangerous, whether it\u2019s on the water or in the mountain, so there is a danger aspect to being a ranger, but we work together as a team,\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;a 34-year-old SEAM team member shared with <span><em>People\u2019s Post<\/em><\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a team, we accomplish a lot, and of course, I\u2019m not alone. I\u2019m with my K9 companion and it is the best partner I could ever have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her passion for the outdoors and nature conservation led her to become a field ranger in 2016 and to join the SEAM team in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see myself doing anything else. I love nature and have a passion for the outdoors and conserving natural heritage . . . this is where my heart is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, her SEAM teammate says being a field ranger pushes her to the limit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_4e8c33b6\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cThe team was established three years ago and it pushes you to your limits, but at the end of the day it pays off,\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have busy days and sometimes we don\u2019t really know what a day would look like, so we take every day and challenge as it comes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 32-year-old, who studied nature conservation, graduated in 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen the SEAM team was established, I saw it as an opportunity to grow and they needed women on the team,\u201d she shared. \u201cI love my job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-god-s-work\">\u2018God\u2019s work\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the challenges of being a woman working as a field ranger, a fellow 35-year-old ranger said they get the job done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am 12 years in service, having started at the bottom as an environmental monitor and worked myself up, becoming a field ranger. Following that, I was recruited by our investigations unit, so now I manage the TMNP operations,\u201d she commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are definitely challenges in this sort of work, also being a woman in a male-dominated arena, but we get the job done just like any other male counterpart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She described being a ranger as \u201cGod\u2019s work\u201d and a calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne day there could be a rescue on the mountain, there could be poachers at sea or there could be a fire and a couple of life-threatening situations, but this is a passion. 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