Top ranger Nomcebo Tshabalala is SANParks torchbearer for women
Nomcebo Tshabalala, an assistant section ranger at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, is being highlighted for her work in wildlife conservation and anti-poaching efforts. She actively engages with local communities and stakeholders to promote biodiversity and protect the park's natural heritage.
Why it matters
Her role challenges gender norms in the conservation sector and highlights the importance of community-based wildlife protection in trans-frontier regions.
Assistant section ranger Nomcebo Tshabalala stands undaunted in the male-dominated world of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, passionately protecting wildlife and inspiring women in conservation. Learn about her challenging role in anti-poaching, community education, and maintaining the park's natural heritage.
Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Email In a male-dominated world of men in camouflage, physically fit, heavily armed and alert to take on dangerous poachers guarding Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, one of 21 SA National Parks (SANParks) - assistant searching ranger Nomcebo Tshabalala is undaunted.
Based at the Kgalagadi a vast wildlife enclave in the Kalahari Desert region of Botswana and South Africa, bordering Namibia to the west - Tshabalala has told the Mail & Guardian , about the passion for her challenging role.
Kgalagadi is characterised by red dunes and dry rivers, including migrating herds of wildebeest, springbok, with predators like raptors and black-maned Kalahari lions, roaming around.
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