Creating a Pro-Wildlife Army - Damien Mander

Damien Mander is a former Australian military sniper who served 12 tours of duty in Iraq, protecting Australian diplomats, training Iraqi security forces and engaging in direct combat to stabilize the country. Since leaving the military, Mander has applied the skills he acquired in war to protect animals to start the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. He explains to Boyd that he sees the poaching epidemic as a “war on wildlife.” He now lives in South Africa, where he trains park rangers to track and engage poachers, and advocates for the protection of “high target species,” like elephants, rhinos and gorillas.