From human-wildlife conflict in Liberia and gender equity in India, to preserving ancestral lands in Australia and gaining legal protections for bees in Peru, these women face vastly different challenges. But they share a united mission: Defending life on Earth through courage, innovation, and deep-rooted community wisdom.

Read the full article written by Holly Budge and published on Adventure.com at: https://adventure.com/holly-budge-world-female-ranger-week-2025/

Conservation is no longer the preserve of khaki-clad men. Around the world, a growing force of female rangers is stepping into the wild and into leadership roles with courage, compassion, and a strong sense of purpose. These women are not only protecting endangered species and critical habitats; they’re shifting deeply embedded cultural norms and reshaping the future of conservation. But with fewer than 11 percent of the world’s rangers being women, there’s still work to be done.

Read the full article written by Holly Budge and published on Country & Town House at: https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/travel/world-female-ranger-week/

Women make up fewer than 11 percent of the world’s rangers. Holly Budge, founder of World Female Ranger Week and NGO How Many Elephants, profiles five women in conservation from around the world.

Read the full article written by Holly Budge and published on Adventure.com at: https://adventure.com/female-ranger-interviews-2025

As we celebrate World Female Ranger Week we meet the female rangers tackling Human-Elephant Conflict in Zimbabwe.

Read the full article by Holly Budge published on The Ethicalist at: https://theethicalist.com/female-rangers-fighting-save-africas-elephants/

Meet the Black Mambas, a team of 36 young African women who protect 20,000 hectares of South Africa’s Greater Kruger National Park, safeguarding the world’s largest population of rhinos.

Read the full article by Holly Budge published on The Ethicalist at: https://theethicalist.com/black-mambas-female-anti-poaching-unit/

The illegal wildlife trade that slaughters 96 elephants a day for their ivory is worth upwards of $23 billion a year and has put the future of the gentle giants at tipping point. Adventurer Holly Budge, who runs an elephant charity, calls on us all to join her herd to save the gentle giants.

Read the full article by Holly Budge published in The Ethicalist at: https://theethicalist.com/why-saving-elephants-is-also-rescuing-humanity/

Adventurer, Holly Budge – Everest summiteer, conservationist and the first woman to skydive Everest – takes on the climb to the top of Margherita Peak in the Rwenzori Mountains to raise funds to stop elephant poaching.

Read the full article by Holly Budge published in The Ethicalist at: https://theethicalist.com/incredible-journey-to-mountains-of-the-moon/

Holly Budge, the founder of How Many Elephants, hits the front line with the Akashinga rangers in Zimbabwe to see how these fearless women combat poaching.

Read the full article by Holly Budge published in Wanderlust at: https://www.wanderlustmagazine.com/inspiration/elephant-anti-poaching-patrol-zimbabwe-akashinga/