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South Wales Argus
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
William praises rangers who protect ‘awe-inspiring' rhinos
William appears in the introduction to the fourth episode of Guardians, his series of wildlife documentary shorts highlighting the conservation work of rangers across the globe. He praises the work of rangers in South Africa's Kruger National Park for their dedication, care and courage. The work of rangers protecting rhinos is explored in the six-part docuseries created by The Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife programme (The Royal Foundation/Zandland/PA) The 10-minute film shows teams including head ranger Cathy Dreyer working day and night to curb the threat of poaching, with caregivers Felicia and Lucas helping to raise orphaned rhino calves left behind. William says: 'Around the world rangers work steadily on the front lines of conservation. 'In South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park and surrounding areas, rangers are confronting a devastating rhino poaching crisis that threatens the survival of this awe-inspiring species. 'Amongst the teams are unsung heroes like Cathy, Felicia and Lucas – guardians who are not only taking on poachers, but also caring for the baby orphaned rhinos they leave behind. William meeting a five-year-old black rhino called Zawadi at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Port Lympne in 2012 (Chris Jackson/PA) 'Their stories show hope can prevail through dedication, care and courage, even in the face of enormous challenges.' With just over 2,000 white and only around 250 black rhinos left in the Kruger National Park, it is feared the poaching crisis will lead to the extinction of the species in the next few decades if left unchallenged. The Guardians series, created by The Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife programme, is available to watch on BBC Earth's YouTube and social channels, with episodes also be screened at Adventure Cinema locations across the UK.
The Herald Scotland
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
William praises rangers who protect ‘awe-inspiring' rhinos
He praises the work of rangers in South Africa's Kruger National Park for their dedication, care and courage. The work of rangers protecting rhinos is explored in the six-part docuseries created by The Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife programme (The Royal Foundation/Zandland/PA) The 10-minute film shows teams including head ranger Cathy Dreyer working day and night to curb the threat of poaching, with caregivers Felicia and Lucas helping to raise orphaned rhino calves left behind. William says: 'Around the world rangers work steadily on the front lines of conservation. 'In South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park and surrounding areas, rangers are confronting a devastating rhino poaching crisis that threatens the survival of this awe-inspiring species. 'Amongst the teams are unsung heroes like Cathy, Felicia and Lucas – guardians who are not only taking on poachers, but also caring for the baby orphaned rhinos they leave behind. William meeting a five-year-old black rhino called Zawadi at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Port Lympne in 2012 (Chris Jackson/PA) 'Their stories show hope can prevail through dedication, care and courage, even in the face of enormous challenges.' With just over 2,000 white and only around 250 black rhinos left in the Kruger National Park, it is feared the poaching crisis will lead to the extinction of the species in the next few decades if left unchallenged. The Guardians series, created by The Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife programme, is available to watch on BBC Earth's YouTube and social channels, with episodes also be screened at Adventure Cinema locations across the UK.
Glasgow Times
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
William praises rangers who protect ‘awe-inspiring' rhinos
William appears in the introduction to the fourth episode of Guardians, his series of wildlife documentary shorts highlighting the conservation work of rangers across the globe. He praises the work of rangers in South Africa's Kruger National Park for their dedication, care and courage. The work of rangers protecting rhinos is explored in the six-part docuseries created by The Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife programme (The Royal Foundation/Zandland/PA) The 10-minute film shows teams including head ranger Cathy Dreyer working day and night to curb the threat of poaching, with caregivers Felicia and Lucas helping to raise orphaned rhino calves left behind. William says: 'Around the world rangers work steadily on the front lines of conservation. 'In South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park and surrounding areas, rangers are confronting a devastating rhino poaching crisis that threatens the survival of this awe-inspiring species. 'Amongst the teams are unsung heroes like Cathy, Felicia and Lucas – guardians who are not only taking on poachers, but also caring for the baby orphaned rhinos they leave behind. William meeting a five-year-old black rhino called Zawadi at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Port Lympne in 2012 (Chris Jackson/PA) 'Their stories show hope can prevail through dedication, care and courage, even in the face of enormous challenges.' With just over 2,000 white and only around 250 black rhinos left in the Kruger National Park, it is feared the poaching crisis will lead to the extinction of the species in the next few decades if left unchallenged. The Guardians series, created by The Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife programme, is available to watch on BBC Earth's YouTube and social channels, with episodes also be screened at Adventure Cinema locations across the UK.
Western Telegraph
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
William praises rangers who protect ‘awe-inspiring' rhinos
William appears in the introduction to the fourth episode of Guardians, his series of wildlife documentary shorts highlighting the conservation work of rangers across the globe. He praises the work of rangers in South Africa's Kruger National Park for their dedication, care and courage. The work of rangers protecting rhinos is explored in the six-part docuseries created by The Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife programme (The Royal Foundation/Zandland/PA) The 10-minute film shows teams including head ranger Cathy Dreyer working day and night to curb the threat of poaching, with caregivers Felicia and Lucas helping to raise orphaned rhino calves left behind. William says: 'Around the world rangers work steadily on the front lines of conservation. 'In South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park and surrounding areas, rangers are confronting a devastating rhino poaching crisis that threatens the survival of this awe-inspiring species. 'Amongst the teams are unsung heroes like Cathy, Felicia and Lucas – guardians who are not only taking on poachers, but also caring for the baby orphaned rhinos they leave behind. William meeting a five-year-old black rhino called Zawadi at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Port Lympne in 2012 (Chris Jackson/PA) 'Their stories show hope can prevail through dedication, care and courage, even in the face of enormous challenges.' With just over 2,000 white and only around 250 black rhinos left in the Kruger National Park, it is feared the poaching crisis will lead to the extinction of the species in the next few decades if left unchallenged. The Guardians series, created by The Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife programme, is available to watch on BBC Earth's YouTube and social channels, with episodes also be screened at Adventure Cinema locations across the UK.
Glasgow Times
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Attenborough ‘inspiration' for William's new series celebrating wildlife rangers
William hopes the six-part series will help nature's wardens be 'valued, respected, seen' and promote the 'wonderful' regions they protect, just as the broadcaster and naturalist's films drew viewers' attention to remote parts of the globe. The series called Guardians features rangers who do 'one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet', said William, from safeguarding snow leopards in the Indian Himalayas, defending marine life in Mexico's Sea of Cortez to protecting elephants and gorillas in the Central African Republic. Rhinos are the focus of episode four of the new series (The Royal Foundation/Zandland/PA) William said: 'Any progress, any future we want for the natural world, has to come from the ranger community being valued, respected, seen.' The prince's comments were made during a surprise appearance earlier this week at the press launch of the series, with each episode featuring an on-screen introduction by the future King who also appears in a trailer for the project. 'David Attenborough – big inspiration for me growing up and being able to present wonderful parts of the world to many of us most of us will never get a chance to visit, and I hope this does the same kind of thing. 'It reminds people that there are still wonderful parts of the world and there is still hope, and there's still amazing work being done.' With a shared passion for protecting the natural world, the prince and the naturalist have supported each other in their missions to tackle some of the biggest environmental challenges the planet faces. The Prince and Princess of Wales spoke to Sir David Attenborough during the first Earthshot Prize awards ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London in 2021 (Alberto Pezzali/PA) William has attended screenings of Sir David's nature documentaries privately, most recently his new film Ocean, while the broadcaster – whose Life On Earth natural history series was a TV landmark – has been a champion of the prince's environmental Earthshot Prize since its inception. The future King spoke during a Q&A session, after the first thee episodes were screened, attended by Rohit Singh, vice president of the International Ranger Federation, and hosted by TV presenter Michaela Strachan, a regular host on BBC's Springwatch. William told the screening that friends working as rangers had given him 'feedback' about 'how much more dangerous the job's become' with 1,400 rangers dying during the past decade. The reasons behind the increased threat was 'community conflicts or civil wars or illegal fishing or poaching – whatever it might be is just spreading further and further across the globe'. William stressed the work of rangers was more than their role safeguarding nature: 'It's about the community initiatives they do, it's the education, it's the teaching, the scientific research. These people do so much more than just protecting wildlife and looking after wildlife. The Amazon is the focus of the final episode in the series (The Royal Foundation/Zandland/PA) 'And if we are to reach our goals, and we do generally as a world care about the natural environment, then we need more of these guys and girls.' Last November the prince announced a new life insurance cover for rangers who safeguard Africa's wildlife, a five-year Ranger Welfare and Standards Initiative providing 10,000 rangers with access to the financial scheme. Mr Singh called for more rangers to be trained, working conditions to be improved and for the workforce to be 'accountable and responsible' and more women employed. He added: 'At the moment one ranger is managing an area equal to 11,000 football fields – it's impossible to do the job.' The first episode of the series, launched by the Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife and co-produced by Zandland, is available from Friday on BBC Earth's YouTube and social channels, with a new episode released every Friday.
