Forest Guardians are local people who are paid to monitor and protect red panda habitat, as well as educate communities. The payment they receive supports their families and their experience as a Forest Guardian® helps them build capacity for sustainable income and environmental stewardship.
People, like you, who support RPN's work on a monthly basis are known as Panda Guardians.
Contribute today and support sustainable livelihoods!
Forest Guardians work in western Nepal
Total number of Forest Guardians
Work in the PIT Red Panda Protected Forest in eastern Nepal
Thank You To Our Organizational Sponsors!
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Pyang Patal Community Forest, Ilam
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Sponsored for 1 year at the $2,645 level by Conservation Association Beauval Nature, St Aignan, France.
June 14, 2022
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Sponsored for 1 year at the $2,300 level by Tiergarten Nürnberg, Germany.
March 16, 2020
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Timbu Pokhari Community Forest, Taplejung
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Sponsored for 1 year at the $2,500 level by Kolmården Wildlife Park, Kolmården, Sweden
November 26, 2020
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New Forest Guardian, Manju Gurung, from Chintapu Community Forest, Ilam, eastern Nepal.
Sponsored for 1 year by Karlsruhe Zoo.
August, 2021
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Sponsored for 1 year at the $2,300 level by Sainte-Croix Biodiversité.
July 26, 2022
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Chipchipe Community Forest, Ilam
Sponsored for 1 year at the $2,500 level by Zoo des Sables d’Olonne.
December 2022
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from Kanyadevi Community Forest, Panchthar.
Sponsored for 1 year on February 1, 2022 at the $2,500 level by Connaître et Protéger le Panda Roux (CPPR).
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Sponsored for 1 year at the $2,500 level by Leipzig Zoo, Leipzig, Germany.
October 5, 2022
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Choyatar Community Forest, Ilam
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Kanyadevi Community Forest, Panchthar
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Sponsored for 1 year at the $2,845 level by Magdeburg Zoo, Magdeburg, Germany.
September 21, 2021
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Sponsored for 1 year at the $2,442 level by Longleat, UK on September 29, 2021.
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Sponsored for 1 year at the $2,500 level by Kolmården Zoo on November 10, 2021.
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Sponsored for 1 year at the $2,641 level by Cumbria Zoo Company Limited on May 20, 2022.
Interested in sponsoring a Forest Guardian? Please contact Terrance Fleming, Deputy Director, at (877) 854-2391 Ext. 101 or terrance@redpandanetwork.org