Minister Edna Molewa to deliver a keynote address at the African Ranger Awards in Cape Town On World Ranger Day, 31 July, the International Ranger Federation (IRF) and its charity arm The Thin Green Line Foundation (TTGLF) invite you again to ‘Stand With The World’s Rangers’. Game Rangers’ Association of Africa (GRAA) The GRAA (member association of the IRF) is a longstanding and well-established defined community of practice.The GRAA provides support, networks and representation for game rangers across Africa. The first World Ranger Day was observed in 2007 on the 15th anniversary of the founding of the IRF. It is promoted by the 54 member associations of the IRF, by its partner the Thin Green Line Foundation, and by individuals who support the work of Rangers and the IRF. The commemoration of rangers is the brainchild of the International Rangers Federation(IRF).

In South Africa, game rangers stand up to poachers almost daily as they battle to end the decimation of wildlife species, ranging from the poaching of rhino and abalone to the illegal removal of plants such as cycads and Proteas. World Ranger Day is observed annually on the 31st of July, and is promoted by the 63 member associations of the International Ranger Federation (IRF), by the IRF partner the Thin Green Line Foundation, and by individuals who support the work of rangers and the IRF.

World Ranger Day commemorates rangers killed or injured in the line of duty, and celebrates the work rangers do to protect the world’s natural and cultural treasures.

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