Garden Route Park Rangers break barriers

They are often the first to confront poachers, battle wildfires and rescue injured wildlife, yet their contribution frequently goes unnoticed.

As South Africa marks Women's Month, female rangers in the Garden Route National Park are proving that conservation is no longer a male-dominated profession.

Their work takes them from rugged mountain trails and dense indigenous forests to remote stretches of coastline, where they protect some of the country's most treasured natural heritage, while inspiring the next generation of women to follow in their footsteps.

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