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Bibiana Martin was 12 years old when she joined the forest rangers. Twenty years later, she is still protecting animals.

Listen to this story Bangangai, South Sudan – Bibiana Martin can hardly remember a time when she didn’t live or work in the bush. The 32-year-old has

South Sudan wants to restore and protect its natural parks and game reserves, decimated by a civil war that displaced millions of people and pushed tens of thousands to the brink of starvation.

News Bucknell University/FFI By Tim Knight, 18th February 2021 The future of globally important wildlife – including endangered chimpanzees and pangolins – looks a little brighter after over 17,000 hectares of severely threatened forest habitat in an ecologically unique region of South Sudan were granted formal protection. The regazettement of Bangangai Game Reserve will ensure that this unhailed haven of biodiversity is brought under more effective management at what is a crucial juncture...

African wild dog’s are one of Africa’s rarest carnivores. Credit: FFI Images captured on camera traps installed in South Sudan’s Southern National Park included an African wild dog, one of the continent’s rarest carnivores, providing further evidence that South Sudan is a potential treasure trove of threatened species whose populations are in steep decline elsewhere in Africa. “The early camera-trap images have come up with some thrilling results and we expect more exciting discoverie...