Damien Mander

Damien S Mander
Damien Mander, in 2010
Born (1979-12-11) 11 December 1979 (age 45)
Mornington, Australia
OrganizationInternational Anti-Poaching Foundation
SpouseBriana Evigan[1][2]
Children1
AwardsWinsome Constance Kindness Trust Gold Medal (2019)
Websitewww.iapf.org

Damien Mander (born 11 December 1979 in Mornington, Australia) is an anti-poaching activist and the founder of Akashinga (formerly the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF)). He is a former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Special Operations military sniper.[3] He is also a director of the Conservation Guardians.[4] In 2019, he received the Winsome Constance Kindness Trust Gold Medal.

Military career and work

Mander joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1999 at age 19, where he trained and qualified as a Naval Clearance Diver.[5] In 2003 he was selected for the Tactical Assault Group (East), an elite direct-action and hostage-recovery unit within the Australian Army's Special Forces 2nd Commando Regiment, as a special operations sniper.[6][7]

Mander then spent three years in Iraq working for several Private Military Organisations concerned with the protection of Australian diplomats,[8][9] and was involved in the training of Iraqi Police. Mander went on to project-manage the Iraqi Special Police Training Academy in northern Baghdad, where up to 700 cadets at a time received paramilitary training. The Civilian Police Assistance Training Team (CPATT) project, made up of multinationals, was part of the US-led coalition's effort to develop the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and its Forces.[10] Mander also worked alongside the US Army's Corps of Engineers involved with Iraq's reconstruction efforts. His responsibility was to protect key personnel and to conduct reconnaissance missions on key infrastructure across Iraq.[11]

Mander left Iraq in 2008. He is also a vegan and has spoken publicly about veganism.[12]

Africa

In 2009 Mander traveled to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe to escape the death and destruction he had seen in Iraq.[13][14]

After learning about poaching in Southern Africa and the criminal networks that used military equipment and tactics to poach for profit, Mander was convinced that his specialised military skills, personal finances, and experience could contribute significantly to wildlife protection and conservation.[15]

Working as a volunteer with an anti-poaching unit in the Zambezi National Park (Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe), Mander gained first-hand experience of anti-poaching work and the effect of poaching on wildlife. He began writing training packages that would later form the basis of the IAPF's ranger training course.[16]

International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF)

Using his life savings and funds raised from the liquidation of his investment properties acquired through nine years of military service and private military employment, Mander founded the International Anti-Poaching Foundation 2009. He personally funded the start-up and initial running costs, built a ranger training academy at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and bought a two-seater aircraft as well as vehicles for anti-poaching work.[17][18][19]

At the IAPF, Mander has operated in South Africa, Kenya, Australia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, establishing crack anti-poaching units by putting local indigenous forces through specialist tactical training programs.[20] Since 2015, Mander's work has focused on a community-oriented approach to anti-poaching efforts, and introducing local African women into the workforce through the use of wildlife ranger training and positions as part of Akashinga.[21] He has also provided Ted Talks on his work with the organisation.[22]

Conservation Guardians

Mander is a director of Conservation Guardians, an association that seeks to protect and conserve wildlife.[23]

Media

Mander's anti-poaching and environmentalism work has been featured in National Geographic, Africa Geographic, 60 Minutes, The Guardian Newspaper, BBC, France 24, CBS News, Le Figaro, PBS News, Animal Planet, Al Jazeera, Voice of America, Forbes, Sunday Times, and Good Weekend Magazine.[24][25][26][27][28]

In 2013, Mander gave a presentation about conservation at TEDx Sydney titled "Modern Warrior".[29] And another at TEDxJacksonHole, titled "From Sniper to Rhino Conservationist".[30]

Mander featured, both as a narrator and as a cast member, in Unity, a feature-length documentary.[31] The subject of the film focuses on humanity's propensity for apathy and empathy, it is divided into four parts: Body, Mind, Heart and Soul.[32] He has also appeared in the documentaries Vegan 2018, The Game Changers, and Last of the Longnecks.[33] The Game Changers covers his life and advocacy as a vegan.[34]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Briana Evigan on Instagram".
  2. ^ "Damien Mander on Instagram".
  3. ^ Chicago Tonight News Article, retrieved 9 May 2018
  4. ^ "Conservation Guardians, retrieved 2 July 2013". Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ^ The Age article, retrieved 2 July 2013
  6. ^ Africa Media Online article, retrieved 2 July 2013
  7. ^ Africa Geographic UAV article, retrieved 2 July 2013 Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Sydney Morning Herald article, retrieved 2 July 2013
  9. ^ "Conservation Guardians website, retrieved 2 July 2013". Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  10. ^ Sydney Morning Herald article, 2 July 2013
  11. ^ "Mander's mandate: Protecting rhinos, elephants at any cost".
  12. ^ "Film Review: 'The Game Changers'". 8 March 2018.
  13. ^ Voice of America news article, retrieved 2 July 2013
  14. ^ "Bryan Schatz interview, retrieved 2 July 2013". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  15. ^ The Age article, retrieved 2 July 2013
  16. ^ Sydney Morning Herald article, retrieved 2 July 2013
  17. ^ "TEDx Sydney Speaker Profile, retrieved 2 July 2013". Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  18. ^ "IAPF Board". Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  19. ^ "Carte Blanche Damien's Rhinos, retrieved 2 July 2013". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  20. ^ "IAPF website". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  21. ^ "Meet the 'Brave Ones': The women saving Africa's wildlife".
  22. ^ Crist, Eileen (11 January 2019). Abundant Earth: Toward an Ecological Civilization. ISBN 9780226596808.
  23. ^ "Conservation Guardians website, retrieved 2 July 2013". Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  24. ^ "TEDx Sydney Speaker Profile, retrieved 2 July 2013". Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  25. ^ Africa Geographic UAV article, retrieved 2 July 2013 Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ "60 Minutes interview, retrieved 2 July 2013". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  27. ^ National Geographic article, retrieved 2 July 2013
  28. ^ IAPF website News
  29. ^ "Modern Warrior: Damien Mander at TEDxSydney". YouTube. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  30. ^ "From Sniper to Rhino Conservationist - Damien Mander - TEDxJacksonHole". YouTube. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  31. ^ "Unity cast, retrieved 18 September 2012". Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  32. ^ "Unity about, retrieved 18 September 2012". Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  33. ^ "Damien Mander". IMDb.
  34. ^ "From Sundance, the Game Changers Movie Breaks Open the Myth About Meat". 30 January 2018.

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