Your partners in Global Park Defense

Providing on the ground solutions in the world of conservation

WHAT WE DO
Community involvement, surveillance and security, cutting edge technology, and sustainability through accountability.

 

What Wildlife Protection Group Is All About

 

Global Park Defense

Global Park Defense is a system of programs to achieve “No Cut, No Kill” protection in some of the world’s most endangered wildlife parks.

At Wildlife Protection Group, we specialize in helping NGOs deploy Global Park Defense for protecting endangered parks and forests.

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Threat and Risk Analysis

Every project starts with an extended visit to the area for a detailed evaluation of the landscape, threats, challenges, relevant parties, and needs regarding personnel and equipment.

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Security and Logistics

We will make a comprehensive plan of action to address threats and needs in the area. We provide equipment, cutting edge technology and training to help often vastly outnumbered rangers or authorized wildlife defenders work more efficiently and effectively.

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Project Oversight Plan

Solid leadership and oversight is a core tenet of Global Park Defense. We maintain constant real-time contact with Rangers and personnel on the ground, and administer solutions and strategies to ensure success.

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Global Park Defense

At WPA, we specialize in helping NGOs deploy the Global Park Defense system for protecting endangered parks and forests.

Global Park Defense systems and training aim to achieve ‘No Cut, No Kill’ protection in some of the world’s most endangered wildlife parks.

Global Park Defense is a proven system that uses tools like aerial and ground surveillance, SMART ranger patrols, community involvement and satellite-based forest monitoring to enable developing countries to fight threats to their natural treasures.

 

Part 1: Community

Helping communities develop solutions for their basic needs, such as clean water, is important and builds trust. We work to establish a plan to ensure surrounding communities have access to these basic resources and services. This is often the starting point prior to the deployment of Global Park Defense.

Part 2: Components

Many national park rangers lack the necessary equipment to communicate within their park boundaries and the surrounding area. On the ground, in the air, and on land and sea, Wildlife Protection Agency helps deploy and maintain the technologies and techniques that are vital to effective surveillance of protected areas.


Part 3: Deployment

With the successful deployment of Global Park Defense, and the necessary long-term funding, effective protections can be established in critical ecosystems within two to three years. This process begins with the selection of parks that have a real chance to be saved, and a complete analysis of the critical factors on the ground in each location.

 
 

Greg Brown

FOUNDER, WILDLIFE PROTECTION GROUP · DEDICATED TO CONSERVATION

6

YEARS

Security and Logistics

3

YEARS

Anti-poaching
Global Park Defense

2

YEARS

Solar and Water

NRA certified Range Safety Officer · Firearms instructor · Bushmasters Jungle Survival and Combat · Off-road Vehicle Specialist · River Guide · Wilderness survival course · Active Shooter Response Instructor Training · GPD Handbook Co-author

What Our Partners Are Saying

 

“Greg has been an integral part of helping Global Conservation deploy our Global Park Defense system across the globe. His deep understanding of the technologies leveraged, and ability to work one-on-one to train rangers on the ground has been paramount to our success thus far.”

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Jeff Morgan
Global Conservation

“We faced many difficulties, from budget, to patrol, to a large and difficult region to safeguard. Greg was able to come in and work with our team, getting them trained in equipment and techniques quickly and efficiently. I look forward to working again with Wildlife Protection Group and Greg.”

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Park Director
Mana Pools

“We have been working with Greg for many years, since early on in the establishment of the park. Setting up communication systems and programs, working with local officials, and with community-based patrols has been a great benefit. Greg is an essential resource and asset in the field and in planning.”

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Park Director
Sierra Del Divisor

Recent Projects

  • Borjomi

    These mountains protect many of Georgia’s endemic plants and a number of imperiled animal species. In the park’s core wilderness area, virgin forests host many of the park’s bear, lynx, wolf, red deer and chamois. Despite protection, large wildlife has continued to decline over the past ten years.

    Already, illegal hunting has extirpated the threatened Bezoar goat, a shaggy creature with great, back-curved horns, related to the ibex. Our introduction program is ongoing. Only about 65 chamois remain, along with an estimated 40 lynx, 135 brown bear, and 700 endangered Caucasian red deer.

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    Threat Analysis and Plan of Action

    · Worked with Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) and Georgian Agency for Protected Areas
    · Established patrols and anti-poaching measures
    · Training plan for tehcnology and rangers
    · Increase protected territory and improve wildlife population

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    Equipment and Training

    · Cellular trail cameras
    · SMART patrol systems – computers and smartphones
    · Field and base radio systems for vehicle and foot patrols

  • Mana Pools

    Mana Pools National Park is a 219,600 ha wildlife conservation area and national park in northern Zimbabwe. It is a region of the lower Zambezi River where the flood plain turns into a broad expanse of lakes after each rainy season.

    As the lakes dry and recede, the region attracts large animals in search of water, making it one of Africa's most renowned game-viewing regions—and a hunting ground for poachers.

    Wildlife Protection Group implemented Global Park Defense to reduce poaching of elephant, lions, and game (bushmeat)

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    Threat Analysis and Plan of Action
    · Creation and oversight of anti-poaching budget
    · Creation and training of anti-poaching unit to patrol river border
    · Boats and equipment purchasing for patrols

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    Equipment and Training
    · GPS, sat phones, and sensors for Park Rangers
    · FLIR optics and Night Vision
    · 1 week firearms safety, shooting, tactical course

  • Sierra Del Divisor

    According to the Peruvian Times, Sierra del Divisor, "is larger than Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks combined. It straddles parts of the Loreto and Ucayali regions and closes a final link to ensure the protection of a 67-million-acre area known as the Andes-Amazon Conservation Corridor."

    Sierra del Divisor provides habitat for an estimated 3,500 species of plants. Threatened animals in the area, such as jaguars and tapirs, must also be protected.

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    Threat Analysis and Plan of Action
    · Established first joint patrols between the military and the community
    · Systems and Equipment
    · Surveillance and Monitoring
    · Training and Capacity Building
    · Community Guardians

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    Equipment and Training
    · Provided Drone training for military
    · Provided high tech equipment and training to Military, Park Rangers, and ecogaurds
    · Attended numerous patrols and provided field training


    Re established cooperation between the military and Park rangers
    Implemented Global Park Defense including SMART for all 3
    Provided plan for Solar/Water/internet plan to remote jungle bases
    Oversee joint patrol schedule
    Consulted for Personal Protection Plan on 2 occasions
    Improved Parkwide communications for Military, Rangers, and Ecogaurds
    Oversaw planning of eco friendly lodge including launching dock and facilities from the city

  • Mirador

    The National Park Mirador-Rio Azul and Biotopo Naachtun-Dos Lagunas form the heart of the protected areas of the Mayan jungle, providing connectivity for the flow of flora, fauna and genetic material between Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.

    Species like the white-lipped peccary species(lipped peccary), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), brocket deer (Mazama americana ) and land birds among others, are frequently hunted species.

    Looting of archaeological sites and uncontrolled tourism due to the lack of control and surveillance pose additional challenges.

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    Threat Analysis and Plan of Action

    · Establish Mirador Park Authority
    · Establish patrols and communications infrastructure
    · Support transition to eco-tourism

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    Equipment and Training

    · Consulted for field equipment
    · Provided Offroad Vehicle Training
    · Oversaw Implementation of SMART
    · Consulted for Personal Protection Strategy

  • Carpathians National Park

    Carpathians National Park is Ukraine’s first national park, established in 1980 with an area of 50,303 ha to preserve the ecosystem and historical, architectural, and ethnographical monuments in the Chornohora and Gorgany Mountains. One of the Carpathian protected areas, the park stretches along the eastern slopes of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains.

    Because of its incredible richness and wildlife, WWF has named the Carpathian Mountains one of its Global 200 ecoregions. These 200 regions represent the world’s most outstanding areas requiring targeted conservation efforts.

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    Threat Analysis and Plan of Action
    · Implemented GPD
    · Oversaw SMART training and program rollout
    · Provided Off-road capable truck for National Park
    · Established quick reaction Unit
    · Established first agreement between local police and National Parks
    · Established vehicle patrol protocols

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    Equipment and Training
    · Provided Camera traps and training
    · Provided improved patrolling gear
    · Designed Camera trap network
    · Provided GPS communicators and training

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