“I had fathomed the risks involved in this job before going for it,” Asseme says, “I hope to continue working as a game ranger for a long time. I love wearing this uniform. “I was born in the forest ...

This is particularly evident in the wildlife protection sector, where opportunities for women to work as rangers or game scouts—roles focused on protecting wildlife in protected areas, communal lands, ...

But even in this tropical getaway, the threat of poaching and illegal wildlife trade is rife. So dedicated rangers, men and women, put their lives on the line every day to protect local wildlife.

“Before this job, I didn’t think about the animals,” she says. Now Kumire, 33, and her all-female wildlife ranger team, the Akashinga, are among the animals’ fiercest protectors. The ...