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Sheilla is a student at the African Leadership University in Rwanda, who is completing an internship with Singita, working in their Community and Conservation Programme at the newly launched Singita Kwitonda Lodge in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

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Meet Kristin Davis

While many of you may already know Kristin Davis from her time onscreen as an actress and producer, we wanted to share her story as a passionate conservationist with you.

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Meet Adine Roode

In celebration of World Rhino Day on 22nd September, we'd like to introduce you to Adine Roode whom we worked closely with during her time at Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC).

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Rachel Murton - Elephant Day - Rise of the Matriarch

Meet Rachael Murton

In celebration of World Elephant Day, we’d like to introduce you to Rachael Murton – Director of the Wildlife Rescue department at Game Rangers International (GRI) in Zambia.

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Meet Gloria Asasira

In honour of World Ranger Day, we wanted to introduce you to Gloria Asasira, who is one of the only female Ranger Guides working in Mgahinga National Park in Uganda.

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Meet Jeannie Hayward

Jeannie is a Project Researcher for the Cape Leopard Trust, who works closely with Anita Wilkinson on the Boland Research Project.

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Meet Anita Wilkinson

Anita works for the Cape Leopard Trust as a Project Coordinator. She is based in the Boland region and has a focus on researching leopard diets, using techniques like leopard-scat analysis.

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Meet Lana Müller

Lana works for the Cape Leopard Trust as an Operations and Research Manager in the Cederberg region, of the Western Cape.

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Meet Rachel Harris

Rachel is a Director at Elephant Human Relations Aid (EHRA) in Namibia, where her and her team are doing challenging work assisting communities and schools in this remote area.

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Dr. Anna Songhurst - Rise of the Matriarch

Meet Dr. Anna Songhurst

Dr. Anna Songhurst is Field and Program Director for Ecoexist Trust in Botswana, who is doing challenging work to mitigate daily human-wildlife conflict in this area.

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Meet Maria Diekmann

We first met Maria during the Rise of the Matriarch Expedition with our conservation partners, Blue Sky Society Trust and she left us feeling inspired and in awe – We knew we had to share her story with you.

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Nomuntu Murukani - Rise of the Matriarch

Meet Nomuntu Murukani

Nomuntu is a member of one of the first majority female anti-poaching units in South Africa. The Black Mamba’s work tirelessly to protect all boundaries of the 52,000ha Balule Nature Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger National Park.

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Meet Joy Matebula

Joy is one of the 32 female Rangers with the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit, which is one of the first majority female anti-poaching units in South Africa.

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Meet Frida Mollel

Frida is an integral member of the Grumeti Fund, working as the Community Outreach Programme Manager.

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Meet Ruth Imalingat

Ruth is one of the few female guides that works trekking chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge, Uganda.

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