Benson Kanyembo
Benson has devoted 30 years of his working life fighting for and protecting Zambia’s endangered wildlife. His career started in 1994 at the North Luangwa Conservation Project - Zambia, and he has worked for multiple organisations holding positions including a Porter, Village Scout, Community Scout, Wildlife Police Officer, Senior Instructor and Senior Wildlife Police Officer. Between 2003 and 2018 Benson helped train close to 1000 rangers in Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. He joined Conservation South Luangwa as Operations Manager in 2009, and in 2018 was promoted to Law Enforcement Advisor, leading all CSL anti-poaching law enforcement and wildlife rescue operations. His efforts have been recognised as the winner of the 2019 Tusk Wildlife Ranger Awards, the 2020 Paradise International Foundation’s African Ranger Awards, and 1st runner up for the Best Game Ranger in the 2020 Rhino Conservation Awards. He is currently the Game Ranger Association of Africa-Southern African Region representative. His love for conservation started when he was 10 years old, witnessing poaching firsthand; he swore that one day he would stand up for the wildlife and do something.
Conservation South Luangwa
Law Enforcement Advisor
Zambia
https://www.cslzambia.org
