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Damien Mander (born 11 December 1979 in Mornington, Australia) is an anti-poaching activist and the founder of Akashinga (formerly the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF)). He is a former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Special Operations military sniper. [3]
Akashinga — originally named the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) — was founded in 2009 by Australian-born and Zimbabwean-based environmentalist Damien Mander. Akashinga has transformed a traditionally adversarial approach to conservation into an innovative, empowering, and gender-diverse model to protect wildlife and habitats.
May 2, 2016 · Damien Mander is a former special forces sniper and clearance diver who founded the International Anti-poaching Foundation (IAPF) to protect wildlife in Africa. He tells Hack how he decided to use his skills and money to stop poachers and why he thinks a total ban on ivory trade is needed.
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May 15, 2013 · Thirty-three year old Damien Mander served as a special operations sniper and clearance diver for Australia. Whilst deployed in Iraq he project managed the Iraq Special Police Training Academy...
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Akashinga is an all-female anti-poaching unit in Zimbabwe founded by former Australian special forces soldier Damien Mander. The film follows the women rangers as they protect elephants and empower communities with a new approach to conservation.
Dec 26, 2017 · Damien Mander: from a special-forces sniper and a proud meat eater to a vegan, animal rights conservationist. A must-see talk! Damien Mander's website: http://iapf.org Try vegan here (best...
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The organisation was founded by Damien Mander, after a trip to Africa where he intended to use his naval experience for conservation. He observed the problems that front-line rangers and wildlife experienced, and founded the IAPF in 2009.
