Ahead of World Ranger Day, (31 July 2021), the first-ever Bison Rangers in the UK have been revealed by British wildlife charities Kent Wildlife Trust and Wildwood Trust, and funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
After beating off stiff competition from more than a thousand applicants worldwide, the newly appointed pair have started work in one of the largest areas of ancient woodland in the country ahead of bison arriving into the area in 2022.
Tom Gibbs and Donovan Wright will spend their time looking after and managing the UK's first conservation herd of European bison within approximately 200ha of Blean Woods, near Canterbury in Kent.
The announcement comes just days before World Ranger Day, a global celebration of the work rangers do to protect the planet’s natural treasures and cultural heritage.