Rangers make the world go round.
Well not quite but they certainly keep our parks and
reserves in the best condition possible.
Not just here but around the world where they also play a vital role in
protecting wildlife against the worst threats imaginable. Today is World Ranger Day, a day to say thank
you to all the rangers and to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those who
literally put their lives on the line simply doing their job.
Every time you email CJS you are connected with our past and
linking in with all countryside staff working today, our slightly unusual (for
publishers that is) address of ranger@ is no accident. It's what we were and sometime wish we still
were: rangers.
So today we are virtual rangers standing with all the
rangers, past, present and future, in solidarity working to protect the
planet’s natural treasures and cultural heritage.
Will you join us?
Rangers and Countryside Staff in England, Wales and Northern
Ireland should join Countryside Management Association: www.countrysidemanagement.org.uk
For those in Scotland it's the Scottish Countryside Rangers
Association: www.scra-online.co.uk
Both organisations are also members of the International
Rangers Federation: https://www.internationalrangers.org/
And if you want to help the rangers overseas who stand on
the frontline to end wildlife crime and safeguard our future then please look
at how you can help The Thin Green Line Foundation. https://thingreenline.org.au/
Linda Nunn, chairman of CMA outlined some of the simple ways
you can help the Association in this article for a CJS Focus edition: Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.