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ACTIVITY 1<br />
DATE:<br />
TOPIC: Geographical Issue (Threatened Habitats)<br />
TIME:<br />
FOCUS: International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF), CEO Damien Mander<br />
INSTRUCTOR(S): STUDENTS WILL BE ENGAGED VIA:<br />
LESSON PLAN<br />
x <strong>Teacher</strong> driven<br />
Student driven<br />
Peer Tutoring<br />
Discussion<br />
Lecture<br />
Stations<br />
x Individual<br />
Pairs<br />
Groups<br />
Teams<br />
Simulation<br />
Hands on<br />
x Identification<br />
Problem Solving<br />
Storytelling<br />
Games<br />
Synthesis<br />
Analysis<br />
Experiments<br />
Technology<br />
Puzzles<br />
OTHER:<br />
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn about: the IAPF (International Anti-Poaching Foundation) and its CEO Damien Mander as a successful a<br />
group which is responding to Africa’s threatened habitats. The students will navigate the IAPF wesbite: www.iapf.org<br />
PREPARATION: Familiarise yourself with the IAPF:<br />
1. IAPF website www.iapf.org/<br />
2. Watch the Youtube clip: ‘60 Minutes Damien’s War’<br />
3. Read the information below ‘About the IAPF and Damien Mander’.<br />
4. Use the IAPF School Video Blogs (http://goo.gl/aTDJ3a) created for teachers to introduce the lessons in this activity book.<br />
5 minutes Instructor: Settle the class as per normal (ie have a regular structure to each lesson eg:<br />
stand or sit in a certain place, have your roll ready to mark, check the seating plan, go<br />
through classroom standards of behaviour). Introduce the lesson: ‘Today’s lesson, we will<br />
introduce the geographical issue of threatened habiats and use Africa as our case study.<br />
We will study the biggest threat to Africa’s habitats - wildlife poaching (especially, the<br />
rhino) and the role the International Anti Poaching Foundation (IAPF) play in delivering<br />
anti-poaching skills and training to game rangers.<br />
5 minutes Instructor: Play the IAPF School Video Blog 1, Part 1 (or use the URL: https://goo.gl/<br />
AbaOBa).<br />
Student Activity <strong>Book</strong><br />
(Page 7)<br />
IAPF Video Blog 1,<br />
Part 1<br />
15 minutes Instructor: Play the 60 Minutes Damien’s War youtube clip (15 MINUTES). Youtube: 60 Minutes<br />
Damien’s War<br />
5 minutes Instructor: Ask students to open up to Activity 1. Play the IAPF School Video Blog 1, Part<br />
II.<br />
15 minutes Instructor: Ask students to use the IAPF website (www.iapf.org) to help them answer<br />
questions 1 - 8.<br />
IAPF Video Blog 1,<br />
Part II<br />
www.iapf.org<br />
About the IAPF and Damien Mander<br />
In Africa, some of Australia’s ex-military personnel such as Damien Mander (ex-navy Clearance Diver and Special Forces Commando) and<br />
Steve Dean who served years in Iraq and Afghanastan, finished consecutive tours and moved to Africa to take action in the conservation<br />
and protection of Africa’s wildlife becoming further endangered by poachers.<br />
Damien set up a ‘not for profit organisation’ called the I.A.P.F. (International Anti-Poaching Foundation) after he had spent three years on<br />
the frontlines in the Iraq war (where he trained Iraq police) and Afghanistan to finally finish in 2008. He travelled to Africa for a holiday,<br />
witnessed the wildlife situation and decided to help out the local game rangers. Damien realised the African Game Rangers were overwhelmed<br />
by the sophistication of the highly armed and well equipped poachers and he realised they lacked the necessary education<br />
and skills to combat poachers. He saw the local game rangers passion for the environment and wildlife and was compelled to share his<br />
knowledge. He knew he would not be returning to live in Australia and that Africa would be his new home. Damien realised there was<br />
more to life than doing things for himself and getting the newest gadget. In his eyes, helping the rangers protect the voiceless animals<br />
of the world and ‘Mother Nature’ was a worthy cause.<br />
Since 2009, he has shared his education and training in navigation, patrolling, tracking, cover and concealment, ambush, search and<br />
arrest techniques and unarmed combat training skills to help the rangers conserve wildlife from poachers. He is currently engaged in<br />
coordinating and fighting government bureaucracy to attain the first ever Anti-Poaching Game Ranger training qualification & career<br />
pathway - supported by an online training academy - and drone technology. This initative is essential to counter the fragmented nature<br />
and isolation of anti-poaching units across Africa, the low wages and low morale issues facing game rangers and the lack of operation<br />
support and skills.<br />
For the everyday person, Damien is a gentle giant with a big heart and plenty of know-how to conserve, train and protect game rangers<br />
in their roles. He is highly motivated to inspire people to reawake and realise humans are not the top of the food chain, but one specie of<br />
many making up Mother Nature. Damien has been filmed by 60 Minutes, The Project, Aljazeria, Jack Hanna, National Geographic, Africa<br />
Geographic, Forbes Africa & presented at TEDx, USA Obama Advisory Council, UN, ABC radio and many more.<br />
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