01/08/2026
Happy World Ranger Day!
State of the Ranger Vol. 2 is underway, and rangers around the world are speaking up. So far we've heard from nearly 3,000 rangers, with 5 months remaining to achieve our goal of 10,000 responses by December.
A huge THANK YOU to the ranger networks across Latin America who have shown up in force this year. You're setting the pace for what this survey can look like everywhere.
Now we want to drive that same energy in Africa and Asia. Your voice is part of a global picture that we can't complete without you.
We want to hear from community, volunteer, and Indigenous led ranger networks – not just government agencies. Every kind of ranger belongs in this report. Protected area managers and ranger employers: your responses are just as critical. Please complete the employer survey.
The survey is currently available in 8 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Swahili, Brazilian Portuguese, Thai, and Tagalog, with more languages launching ASAP.
Every voice counts. Every response moves the profession forward and allows the IRF and our partners to better advocate for you.
Take the RANGER survey: https://tinyurl.com/4f5nu26m
Or EMPLOYER survey: https://tinyurl.com/29dmf7ad
