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Woke Blokes PodcastWBP Ep #143 - Akashinga Founder Damien ManderFormer soldier Damien Mander shares with Nick his journey in going from soldier to creating Akashinga - an organisation in Africa protecting wildlife.
2025-09-2356 min
The Inspired CEODamien Mander: From Combat to ConservationIn this episode of The Inspired CEO, Kate Save sits down with Damian Mander—a former Australian special forces sniper turned global conservationist and founder of Akashinga, the world’s first all-female anti-poaching unit. Damian opens up about his transformation from military service in Iraq to protecting endangered species in Africa. What began as a search for purpose led him to Zimbabwe, where he witnessed the brutal realities of poaching—and decided to do something radical. From training local women from marginalised backgrounds to lead law enforcement efforts, to managing over 13 million acres of protected land across five African countr...
2025-05-1823 min
Pre-Vegans PodcastCruelty-Free Products Explained | E16What does it really mean to live cruelty-free? 🤔 Is it just about makeup and skincare, or does it go beyond that? In this episode of the Pre-Vegans Podcast, host Sean A. Russell dives into the truth about cruelty-free products—how to spot them, why they matter, and how easy it is to make the switch.PLUS, we answer a mailbag question from Harper in Glasgow, Scotland, who asks: “What’s a good Vegan snack to keep me full between meals?” And later, you won’t want to miss the powerful Vegan origin story of Damien Mander—a former special...
2025-02-1708 min
Your Brain at WorkChanging the World in Africa: A Story of One Man’s Unusual Mission with Lessons for Us AllJoin Dr. David Rock for a special episode of Your Brain at Work live as he interviews Damien Mander, an Iraq war veteran turned environmentalist and founder of Akashinga, an anti-poaching foundation. His story is a unique one that highlights a profound personal transformation when he traveled to Africa and was faced with the challenges of the world’s wildlife. He founded the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, which focuses on ranger training, operations and integrating modern technology into conservation. He now shares his passion for conservation, the lessons learned and the nature of our priorities in an uncertain world. This is no...
2025-02-1457 min
Feelings with StrangersProtectors or Predators? How Small Choices Create Significant Change | Damien ManderFrom being a sniper in the Australian special forces and serving and surviving 3 years in the Iraq war to being a world-renowned anti-poaching and environmentalist, Damien Mander's story is one of deep integrity and transformation.
After a trip to Africa and seeing first-hand the unjust cruelty and devastation of poaching, Damien liquidated his life savings to establish the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, now known as Akashinga. It's an incredible story with an impact that will last long after Damien is gone.
In a world awash in unbodied words and actions. Where manufactured ou...
2025-02-111h 06Feelings with StrangersProtectors or Predators? How Small Choices Create Significant Change | Damien ManderFrom being a sniper in the Australian special forces and serving and surviving 3 years in the Iraq war to being a world-renowned anti-poaching and environmentalist, Damien Mander's story is one of deep integrity and transformation.
After a trip to Africa and seeing first-hand the unjust cruelty and devastation of poaching, Damien liquidated his life savings to establish the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, now known as Akashinga. It's an incredible story with an impact that will last long after Damien is gone.
In a world awash in unbodied words and actions. Where manufactured ou...
2025-02-111h 06
Health, Happiness, PlanetTrack, Plants, and Planet: Morgan Mitchell’s Inspirational StoryWelcome to another exciting episode where I we have the pleasure of speaking with Morgan Mitchell, a remarkable Australian track and field athlete.
You may recognize her from the Netflix documentary "The Game Changers," alongside iconic figures such as James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lewis Hamilton, and Damien Mander, who we've had the pleasure of featuring in a previous season of the podcast.
Morgan has competed at both national and international levels in the 400 meter sprint and the 4 X 400 meter relay. In 2019, she switched events to focus on the 800 meter event.
She has represented...
2024-08-0257 min
Wild For ChangeEpisode 47: Akashinga - Plant-Based: Half-EarthOn a new Wild For Change podcast, we welcome back Damien Mander, environmentalist and founder of Akashinga, the first all-women, anti-poaching organization formerly known as the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. We also welcome Nyaradzo Hoto, a Biodiversity Officer of Akashinga who focuses on research and data analysis collected by the Akashinga rangers. The Akashinga rangers are not only working to protect precious wildlife from poachers, but they are also supporting countless other animal lives through their completely plant-based diet.We’ll discuss the uniqueness of Akashinga’s plant-based diet and how this also parallels helping...
2024-04-2940 min
Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal LiberationThe Human-Animal Bond w/ Dr Pia SalkHumans’ relationships with the other creatures on this planet range from deep love to dreadful cruelty and everything in between. What are the roots of this confused and contradictory reality? This week, we are joined by Dr Pia Salk to discuss the mysteries of human psychology as it relates to animals.
ABOUT OUR GUEST Pia Salk is a clinical psychologist and expert on the human-animal bond. In her clinical work and her writing, Dr. Salk addresses topics ranging from the loss of a companion animal to the unique stresses of animal welfare work an...
2024-04-201h 13
Consciously CluelessFrom Military Sniper to Anti-Poaching, Vegan Conservationist with Damien ManderThis is a replay of episode 96 with Damian Mander, originally aired on August 11, 2021.
Prepare to be riveted by the extraordinary saga of Damien Mander, a former military sniper turned vegan anti-poaching crusader, as he shares the intimate details of his harrowing journey from the battlefield to the front lines of wildlife conservation. Damien's raw account of grappling with the aftermath of military life, his descent into substance abuse, and the profound epiphany that led him to Africa reveals a man reborn with a fierce determination to defend the voiceless. Our conversation traverses the emotional landscape of his transformation, a stirring...
2024-02-2843 min
What's Your Why?The Evolution of an Environmentalist: From Counterinsurgency to Anti-Poaching: Damien ManderThe Evolution of an Environmentalist: From Counterinsurgency to Anti-Poaching: Damien Mander "If we don't protect it, there's going to be nothing left. This is our backyard. There's a responsibility upon all of us to look after nature in whatever way we can." - Damien Mander Discover the remarkable journey of a former special operations sniper who transitioned from a life of combat to becoming the founder and CEO of the International Antipoaching Foundation. From the intensity of military operations in Iraq to the African wilderness, Damien Mander's transformation will leave you inspired. But that's not the end...
2024-02-0115 min
Species UniteDamien Mander: Akashinga: The Brave Ones"You're seeing young men going to prison or getting buried in the ground because they're out there poaching rhinos. And, it just drove a bigger wedge between conservation efforts and the communities. There's only so many times you can look into the eyes of a woman who's lost a brother or a husband or a father or an uncle and expect that we're going to have some sort of relationship with that community. It was the same as Iraq, you've got an occupying force there, which is what we were as a conservation body, and there were n...
2024-01-1153 min
Health, Happiness, PlanetSaving Wildlife with Community-Led Conservation Programs with Damien ManderI have the pleasure of introducing our incredible guest, Damien Mander. Damien is an Australian-born environmentalist based in Zimbabwe. In 2009, during his post-military travels through Africa, he was deeply moved by the plight of wildlife. He decided to liquidate his life savings to establish the non-profit organization, IAPF (International Anti-Poaching Foundation).
Through IAPF, Damien pioneered the Akashinga program, a leader in innovative, scalable, sustainable, and impactful people-centric conservation in Africa. This program revitalizes ecosystems in partnership with empowered communities. Akashinga's mission is to connect, protect, and restore threatened landscapes and coastal regions, making a significant contribution to...
2024-01-1048 min
Armchair ExplorerHow Akashinga - Africa's All-Women, Plant-Based, Anti-Poaching Unit - is Changing the Faces of Conservation with Founder Damien ManderWildlife poaching is a complicated problem. But for many years, most anti-poaching groups had only one way of fighting it. Many organizations adopted the same formula: A battalion of men, armed to the teeth, ready to act as a last line of defense between the poachers and the animals. But these efforts lacked community stewardship - they didn't build solutions, they burned bridges. They were costly, they were deadly, and they were lacking one critical thing:Women.Now, Akashinga - Africa's first all-women, plant-based, armed anti-poaching group - has forged a new model for anti-poaching...
2023-11-0653 min
Change Agents with Andy StumpfThe Former Sniper Now Hunting Rhino Poachers (with Damien Mander)
Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf sits down with former Australian special operations sniper Damien Mander. Today, he is the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation: https://www.iapf.org/
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2023-05-0945 min
Animal Friendly9. Five Say WhyHappy 2023! This episode celebrates Veganuary with a mash-up of clips from famous or influential vegans, telling their stories of how they started on their vegan journeys. Follow the links here to the featured podcasts, and for more details of Veganuary. https://veganuary.com/ Seb Alex talking to Damien Mander: https://www.sebalex.org/podcast/episode/7a992153/damien-mander-and-the-all-female-vegan-rangers-the-akashinga https://www.iapf.org/ How I Vegan podcast, Molly Elwood episode: https://www.stitcher.com/show/how-i-vegan-podcast/episode/how-i-vegan-podcast-episode-20-dog-meat-death-threats-woke-sausage-207812908 https://www.elwooddogmeat.com/ The Real Heal...
2023-01-0924 min
Books to Die For! PodcastWill Staples - Animals : A NovelWhen rhino poachers kill two of his fellow rangers in Kruger Park, South African Defense Force veteran Cobus Venter reaches his breaking point. Quitting his job, he embarks on a vigilante mission to take down the animal-trafficking syndicate from the inside. Meanwhile, in Florida, insurance investigator Randall Knight is called to a private roadside zoo, where a new tiger cub of suspect lineage brought a virus that wiped out all the zoo’s tigers. The disease is just one species jump away from erupting into a deadly global human pandemic. What starts as a simple insurance claim leads Knight to dis...
2022-12-2654 min
Real Men Eat PlantsEpisode 26 or Van Life and a Drunk Sarah, TooToday on the show, Sarah shows up slightly inebriated, which makes for fun times as we go through her stages of drunkedness. We then talk about cats eating their owners, why you are a frugivore, how Rich should never argue on Facebook, and Eric's rules for backing into a parking spot. Then we hit the road, as we find KJ and James of the Stoke Loaf Van in Bozeman, Montana, enjoying some good coffee and sharing their tales of van life, including a curtain that helps them get through and a "Poop Playlist." Then, Sarah muddles through the news...
2022-09-081h 13
Real Men Eat PlantsEpisode 26 or Van Life and a Drunk Sarah, TooToday on the show, Sarah shows up slightly inebriated, which makes for fun times as we go through her stages of drunkedness. We then talk about cats eating their owners, why you are a frugivore, how Rich should never argue on Facebook, and Eric's rules for backing into a parking spot. Then we hit the road, as we find KJ and James of the Stoke Loaf Van in Bozeman, Montana, enjoying some good coffee and sharing their tales of van life, including a curtain that helps them get through and a "Poop Playlist." Then, Sarah muddles through the news...
2022-09-081h 13
A Kynd LifeWhy I am shaving my head - Shave to Save African WildlifeTo celebrate my five year vegan anniversary, I have decided to shave my head!WHY you ask? It's for a good cause! During the month of September I am calling on you to donate! I have a goal of raising $3000 to fund a ranger on the ground in Africa. International Anti Poaching Foundation (IAPF) rangers are the first line of defence for Africa's wildlife. IAPF was founded by former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Special Operations military sniper Damien Mander in 2009. The organisation has now grown to have 500 staff protecting 8...
2022-09-0514 min
The Plant ParadigmDamien Mander On The Reality Of Poaching & Winning Hearts & Minds"We're quick to try and find bandaid solutions to problems we face, while ignoring a solution that's spent the last 5 billion years evolving, and that is nature. It's the best regulating system we have on this planet."Today’s conversation is with Damien Mander. Damien is an activist and founder of the International Anti Poaching Foundation. He has a unique background in that he is a former Australian Royal Navy clearance diver and special ops military sniper. His work has been featured on The...
2022-09-0454 min
Love, Gianna and Vegan ExpertsVegan Sniper Damien Mander - A New Way to Fight PoachersDamien is an Iraq war veteran who served as a Naval clearance diver and special operations sniper for the Australian Defense Force. He is an environmentalist and founder and CEO of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. In 2009 while traveling through Africa, he was inspired by the work of rangers and the plight of wildlife. Liquidating his life savings, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) was established as the last line of defense for nature. Over the past decade, the IAPF has scaled to train and support rangers which now help protect over 4 million hectares of the African...
2022-08-0249 min
House of Mystery Radio on NBCWill Staples - Animals : A NovelWhen rhino poachers kill two of his fellow rangers in Kruger Park, South African Defense Force veteran Cobus Venter reaches his breaking point. Quitting his job, he embarks on a vigilante mission to take down the animal-trafficking syndicate from the inside. Meanwhile, in Florida, insurance investigator Randall Knight is called to a private roadside zoo, where a new tiger cub of suspect lineage brought a virus that wiped out all the zoo’s tigers. The disease is just one species jump away from erupting into a deadly global human pandemic. What starts as a simple insurance claim leads Knight to dis...
2022-07-2954 min
Herd Around the BarnDamien Mander's Journey from Military Sniper to Anti-Poaching Vegan Activist“In conservation, the lost causes are the best worth fighting for.” This week, Kathy speaks with Damien Mander, the renowned war veteran and founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. In this informative episode, Kathy and Damien discuss:Damien’s unique path to animal activism after an extensive military career ultimately led to establishing found the IAPFHow Damien transitioned to a vegan lifestyle in 2012 after realizing that he “ran out of excuses” for not going plant-based sooner: “I was saving some and eating others.”Why nature is the “best self-regulating...
2022-07-2000 min
Rebellious Wellness Over 50Find Goodness Everywhere — it's Good for Your Health and SoulLynda Ulrich is a long time dentist who promised to always put patients first, not insurance companies. She and her dentist husband (and high school sweetheart), practice like old time doctors. They listen, they care, they want the best for people.It was one of Lynda's patients who set in motion The Goodness Exchange. It's a great story.Lynda has a lot of great stories about the kinds of people we don't hear enough about. The people who are creating positive change, sometimes from almost nothing. About people like Damien Mander who discovered...
2022-07-0142 min
The Origins Foundation PodcastDamien Mander || From Bullets and Biceps to Hearts and MindsInternational Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) CEO Damien Mander joins Robbie to talk about his journey from military man to conservationist and what this transition from career military man to conservationist awakened in him.See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-05-3149 min
ActivistEP #27; Fighting Poaching Across Africa | Damien ManderDamien Mander is a man with a particular set of skills, which he is putting to exceptional use in fighting poaching across Africa. Having founded the International Anti-Poaching Foundation and created the "Akashinga" ranger training program, Damien is putting his years of military experience into effect, defending the vulnerable and protecting the future of conservation.
Join us as we delve into the world of illegal poaching and how African women are being empowered to be the defenders of their land and wildlife.
"Empowering women is the single greatest force for positive c...
2022-05-301h 04
Viva! Vegan Podcast#67 Nicola Kagoro, a.k.a. Chef Cola: Pioneering vegan chef, activist, entrepreneur and businesswomanNicola Kagoro, a.k.a. Chef Cola, is a pioneering female Zimbabwean vegan chef at the helm of African Vegan on a Budget. One of her primary aims through her work with African Vegan on a Budget is to spread awareness of vegan culture across Africa and give people the tools and knowledge to actively integrate plant-based eating into their lifestyles. She is also the founder of Back to Black Roots, which was created in 2017 as a collaboration with Damien Mander, the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Federation (IAPF). The aim was to provide the 100% plant-based food that fuels...
2022-05-0154 min
Species UniteDamien Mander: How to be a Superhero Damien Mander is the founder and CEO of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF). He is a former Australian Royal Navy clearance diver and a special operations military sniper who became an anti-poaching crusader and an environmental and animal welfare activist. In 2009, while traveling through Africa, he was inspired by the work of rangers and the plight of wildlife. He liquidated his life savings and established the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. Over the past decade, the IAPF has scaled to train and support rangers which now help protect over 20 million acres of African wilderness. ...
2022-04-211h 02
Principles of Change With Seb AlexDamien Mander & The All Female Vegan Rangers: The AkashingaIn the 7th episode of the Principles of Change podcast, I discuss the work of the International Anti Poaching Foundation with its founder, Damien Mander. Damien is a former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Special Operations military sniper who used his life savings and funds to start the International Anti Poaching Foundation, where we find the Akashinga: Africa's first armed, plant-based, all-women anti-poaching unit. In Today's Episode:Intro & Damien's StoryHow the IAPF startedDo confrontations get violent?Are all the rangers really Vegan?How many animals have you saved?What about demilitarisation?How can p...
2022-04-0739 min
A Kynd LifeChanging the face of conservation - Damien Mander, IAPFDamien grew up on the east coast of Australia, spending most of his life between Melbourne and Sydney. Some would say he lived in the ocean, enjoying free diving and scuba diving. Damien had the opportunity of turning his passion into a career with the Australian Navy, when he became a Naval Clearance Diver. He later served with the Special Operations unit of the Australian Army, an elite brotherhood that thrived on having a mission and purpose. After nine years in the military, Damien knew it was time to move on after experiencing burnout. He travelled along...
2022-02-0755 min
Redefined with Zainab SalbiDamien Mander Part 2After a brush with death, Damien Mander searches for a way to change his life and the lives of others. In the second of our two-part series, Damien tells Zainab about founding the International Anti-Poaching Foundation and leaving a life of destruction for one of conservation, innovation and protecting the planet.
2022-01-2544 minRedefined with Zainab SalbiDamien Mander Part 1Damien Mander, founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, once served as a sniper in the Australian military and as a private security contractor during the insurgency in Iraq. He barely made it out alive and left with a burning need to change his life. In the first of two parts, Damien unpacks how childhood violence led to a path of unstoppable aggression, and talks with Zainab, in her most personal interview yet, about participating in a system that caused pain and destruction in her native country. Damien and Zainab come together here in the spirit of healing, reconciliation and truth
2022-01-1944 min
Re:planet6. Rewild the planet with the Modern Warrior Damien ManderDamien Mander is an Iraq war veteran who served as a naval clearance diver and special operations sniper for the Australian Defence Force. After travelling and learning about poaching in Southern Africa and the criminal networks that used military equipment and tactics to poach for profit, Mander was convinced that his specialised military skills, personal finances, and experience could contribute significantly to wildlife protection and conservation. Liquidating his life savings, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) was established to be the last line of defence for nature.
In 2017 Damien founded ‘Akashinga – Nature Protected by Women’, an IAPF program that h...
2021-12-0949 min
Play It ForwardAkashinga (w/Damien Mander)Damien Mander is a former Iraq War veteran that used the skills he developed in the Australian Special Forces to found the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) that provides training to local communities in Zimbabwe, and beyond, on how to protect and conserve the native animal population of Africa from poaching. Hosts Chinny and Emmett of the Play it Forward Podcast presented by PeacePlayers explore with Damien the moments where he realized this passion to conserve and protect the environment turned to purpose. And in one of Play It Forward’s more inspiring conversations, we also hear how the IAPF st...
2021-12-0656 minWild For ChangeEpisode 12: Damien Mander, Founder of the International Anti-Poaching FoundationOn this new Wild For Change podcast episode, we will be speaking with Damien Mander, founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. Damien was a naval clearance diver and special operations sniper for the Australian Defense Force. He completed 3 years of duty in Iraq. While traveling through Africa, he was inspired by the work of game rangers. He decided to liquidate all his assets to create the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) in 2009. The mission of IAPF is to deliver ecological stability and long-term protection of large-scale wilderness landscapes by supporting and empowering local communities. In 201...
2021-10-1149 min
Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast57. The New Model to Defend Nature & Community: Empower Women with Damien ManderYou would never initially think that women would make some of the best game wardens in all of Africa and lead to complete social reform within the community! There is a lot to learn here, and today we’re going to dive head first into a world of social entrepreneurship with Damien Mander. Damien is an Iraq war veteran who served as a Naval clearance diver and special operations sniper for the Australian Defense Force. It was during his service, traveling through Africa, that he was inspired by the work of rangers as they defended the...
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Talent PunkMy Chat with Damien Mander, Anti-Poaching ActivistYou know it immediately when you meet someone who leaves such an impression that you can only feel respect, admiration and inspiration. That is how I felt when I caught up with Damien Mander as he was traveling to Europe. Damien addressed my questions with authenticity, humility and determination. He's a human on a mission with a great sense of responsibility in speaking and fighting on behalf of those who cannot. 4 words will remain in my mind when thinking about Damien and his actions - Character, Spirit, Brave & Vegan...Mate, you're awesome!"We a...
2021-09-2946 min
SANUSPLANET PodcastEpisode 14 - The Vegan Sniper's Anti-Poaching Initiative | Damien ManderWelcome to the SANUSPLANET Podcast!Did you know, that exactly those ecosystems that balance our climate and make life on earth possible in the first place are under threat? If we do nothing and do not act sufficiently, millions of species risk extinction in our lifetime. Many human interventions can damage ecosystems around the world, but poaching in particular threatens a number of species, even those protected in national parks or wildlife reserves. Poaching nowadays is usually done purely for profit, resulting in the population of many animals being drastically decimated. Poached animals and animal parts a...
2021-09-1546 min
The Healthification PodcastTouring Bassist Tanya O'Callaghan is Rocking a Highway to Health.Friends I was so excited to recently discover the work of fabulous touring bassist Tanya O’Callaghan – which funny story, happened when I saw Damien Mander (founder of International Anti Poaching Foundation) post a picture on Instagram and share how at that meal a car pulls up and a guy says: “you guys look like a team of superheroes or something.” Great call from the random stranger. Aussie ...
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2021-08-221h 00Consciously CluelessFrom Military Sniper to Anti-Poaching, Vegan Conservationist with Damien ManderAustralian-born Damien is an Iraq war veteran who served as a Naval clearance diver and Special Operations sniper for Australia. In 2009 while traveling through Africa, he was inspired by the work of rangers and the plight of wildlife. Liquidating his life savings, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) was established to be the last line of defense for nature. Over the past decade, the IAPF has scaled to train and support rangers which now help protect over 20 million acres of the African wilderness.
In 2017 Damien founded ‘Akashinga - Nature Protected by Women’, an IAPF program that has already grown to over 240 empl...
2021-08-1149 min
We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits151. Meet Akashinga: The Women Saving Africa's Wildlife - Damien ManderMeet Damien. He's an Australian special operations sniper who was traveling through Africa in 2009 and was inspired by the work of rangers and the plight of wildlife. Liquidating his life savings, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation was established to be the last line of defense for nature. Over the past decade the IAPF has scaled to train and support rangers which now help protect more than 1.1 million acres of habitats in Zimbabwe. And these rangers are ALL WOMEN. They're trained like special operations soldiers and are warriors protecting wildlife and wild spaces. Ya'll. This story😭🥰 Do yourself a favor, and don't...
2021-08-0249 min
Species UniteDamien Mander: How to be a Superhero"So, we had 87 women come in for what we call pre-selection, the interviews... And I can say that after all the shit that I've been through in my life, that was some of the hardest two days of my life, listening to those stories. And, it was hard in a way because they were genuinely tough stories, but it was also hard in a way to know that even though I hadn't done anything directly to these women, I was part of a culture that had kept women just like this oppressed, the boys club, the macho club, all...
2021-07-081h 03
PROTECTFighting for Nature's Future with Damien Mander, IAPFWhat would you sacrifice to stand up for nature? Imagine liquidating everything you owned, leaving where you live, the people you know and love to respond to nature's desperate call in the African wilderness. This is the story of Damien Mander, the Founder and CEO of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. Damien was born in Australia and is now based in Zimbabwe, and is an Iraq War Veteran who served as a naval clearance diver and Special Operations sniper for the Australian Defence Force. Following a few catalyst moments on an African adventure trip whe...
2021-05-1142 min
A Kynd LifeSharing my story - Elisha AtchisonIn celebration of the 20th episode of A Kynd Life, I am sharing my story. I grew up loving animals and at age 15 I went vegetarian after seeing a snippet of chicken slaughterhouse footage. Fourteen years later, I had an amazing opportunity to speak to Damien Mander, Founder of International Anti Poaching Foundation, and I made the life changing decision to go vegan. I knew it wasn't enough to just be vegan, I had to help animals, so I started volunteering at Victorian Lamb Rescue. I am also an Organiser of Anonymous for the Voiceless...
2021-04-2635 min
REV On Air - Sustainable Stories by Rêve En VertREV On Air with Damien Mander: Rethinking our relationship with the natural world through conservation and veganismToday we speak to the incredible Damien Mander, Founder and CEO of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation.
He has worked tirelessly to help preserve endangered animals, working with local African conservationists to help train them to protect our last remaining species of African wildlife. Damien is an Iraq war veteran who served as a Naval clearance diver and special operations sniper for the Australian Defense Force. In 2009 while travelling through Africa, he was inspired by the work of rangers and the plight of wildlife. Liquidating his life savings, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation was established to be the last li...
2021-04-131h 10
Deeper with The Dolan TwinsThe Ex-Sniper Who Refuses To Kill - Damien ManderWe chat this week with Damian Mander, an accomplished Australian war veteran turned animal defender and proponent of women as wildlife rangers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-03-181h 34
Dorothy and the Dealer PodcastInterview with Wildlife Expert, Damien Mander𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭.
Sometimes you’re lucky enough to meet people whose story just blows you away. And that’s exactly the case with this week’s Dorothy and the Dealer special guest, Damien Mander. A rascal to rescuer, trust us when we say we waited a year to speak to him - and this is one podcast you 𝐃𝐎𝐍’𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒.
The founder and CEO of the International Anti Poaching Foundation (IAPF), Damien’s life has taken him all over Australia and the world. From his birth in Melbourne to joining the navy and training in Sydney, all the way to serving as a sniper in war-torn countries in the Middle East and now creating and running the only network of nature reserves in the world to be protected by women.
But it...
2021-03-131h 12
Sentient: The Podcast002 Damien Mander: The Story of a Soldier Turned Animal ActivistSentient Media caught up with Damien Mander, founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, to talk about his work in Africa and how reliance on the meat industry is destroying our ability to protect wilderness. Damien Mander, aka The Vegan Snipper, founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, has been changing the way we protect our wildlife since 2009. In this interview, Sentient Media’s Executive Director, Ana Bradley, explores how women are leading change for Africa’s wildlife, the need for conservationists to champion plant-based living, and a typical day in the life of the Vegan Sniper. Watch the inter...
2021-03-0529 min
Eat Green Make GreenEpisode 147: Damien Mander & Defending What's Right“If you’re an alpha, why would you want to kill something that can’t defend itself? Or even worse, why would you want to pay someone else to do that for you?”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the legendary Damien Mander. Damien is a former special operations sniper for the Australian Defense Force who did 12 tours to Iraq in the years following September 11th. In 2009, after a trip to Africa, Damien liquidated his life saving to found the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, which now protects over 20 million acr...
2021-03-0151 min
The ChickPeeps Vegan PodcastS3, Ep20: Anti-Poaching & Female Empowerment with Damien Mander, the Vegan RangerThis season of The ChickPeeps is brought to you by our friends at Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at vivolife.com. This week on the show we’re talking to the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, Damien Mander. Damien is a former Special Operations sniper who traveled to Africa in 2009, after leaving the military, in search of a new adventure. Instead he discovered “a purpose amongst chaos” when he saw the body of an enormous bull elephant that had been brutally killed for his tusks. In that moment, Damien’s life c...
2021-02-2449 min
Species UniteDamien Mander: The Anti-Poaching Crusader"Even the first morning we saw a toughness, a certain toughness that I hadn't been experienced to. What we didn't realize with selection criteria that we're putting out there, is that we're actually getting the toughest in those communities. Not only in these communities, I mean, you're talking about one of our poorest places in one of the harshest areas on the planet, The Zambezi Valley and the life of a woman in rural Zimbabwe in the Zambezi Valley is it's not an easy one. And so we thought, with all this military selection, we were going...
2020-12-1047 min
SoFlo Vegans PodcastDamien Mander: A Vegan Snipers Journey from Australia to ZimbabweDamien Mander, founder and CEO of the International Anti-poaching Foundation joins us to discuss his organizations, origins as a vegan, near brushes with death in the African wild, vegan culture and Africa and more.
2020-06-241h 01
The Genuinely Interested PodcastEp 23 - Damien Mander - From Special Operations to Conservation HeroDamien is a very interesting individual with a very unique story.
Firstly, he is not your typical vegan. Damien was an army man - having a military background, he served in Iraq and eventually decided to come to Africa - where he had his life epiphany.
in 2009 Damien decided to liquidate all his financial assets and set forth on a mission of conservation, one which he has dedicated the last 11 years to. He founded the International Anti Poaching Foundation, an organization that focuses on conservation and anti-poaching efforts. The IAPF is also the first-ever to s...
2020-06-221h 08
The Compassionate RoadDamien Mander; Protecting African Wildlife By Empowering WomenDamien’s journey from snipper to conservationist is an interesting one, that saw him put his life savings into setting up the International Anti-Poaching Foundation in Africa, which is now what he dedicates his life to. He uses his skills to train rangers to be the last line of defence to protect the incredible animals such as lions, rhinos and elephants that poachers target. A few years ago he tried a new tactic, by beginning to train an all woman anti-poaching combat unit which they called Akashinga which means, The Brave Ones. "In doing so, we completely deescalated loc...
2020-06-111h 14
PLANTSTRONG PodcastDamien Mander - Conservation CrusaderDamien Mander is founder and CEO of The International Anti-Poaching Foundation and, if you’ve seen “The Game Changers” documentary, you’ll also, no doubt, remember his powerful contribution to the film as a former hunter-turned-conservationist. In this candid interview, Mander describes his former self - the alpha male who used to take aim at the vulnerable through the hunting, killing, and eating of animals. A chance meeting with an elephant transformed him from a meat-loving Aussie to a plant-strong crusader with a personal mission to protect animals and the world’s natural heritage for future gen...
2020-04-161h 22
The Mark Divine ShowStaring Down the Wolf: Leadership to change yourself and the worldThis is the final episode of Mark's review of his new book, "Staring Down the Wolf." He talks about how Damien Mander was able to make himself into a very unique leader in service to the good of the planet. He also summarizes the seven commitments that need to be made for effective leadership. Hear what kind of leadership you can find out about when you get the new book. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-03-0551 min
Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth AlfanoCast of the movie, The Game ChangersFrom Sundance, nestled on a couch during a snowstorm in Park City, Elysabeth sits down with the cast of the Game Changers movie: James "Lightning" Wilks, Former NFL player, Lou Smith, Strongman Patrik Baboumian and International Anti-Poaching Foundation Founder, Damien Mander. Plus, Dr. Terry Mason, also part of the film, joins Elysabeth on her new radio show on WCGO and the Smart Talk Radio Network. The Elysabeth Alfano Show is the only commercially syndicated plant-based radio show in the nation. For more Information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com and http://GameChangersmovie.com
2020-02-1149 min
en(gender)eden(gender)ed Reflections on gender and international feminismIn this "Reflections" episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the gender and international feminism - Episode 53: Seth Shelden on his work for Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN and disarmament, Episode 54: Damien Mander on the Akashinga or “the Brave Ones”–an all female anti-poaching unit, and Episode 55: Leta Hong Fincher on Chinese feminists and their importance to #MeToo and international women’s rights. Teri and Michael co-host the en(gender)ed reflections episodes which serve to help curate a series of past episodes, usually around a specific theme. We hope these episodes help listeners coming in at tha...
2019-08-2237 min
Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth AlfanoDamien Mander, Founder of the International Anti-Poaching FoundationImagine building your own army to tackle head on the injustice you see in the world. That’s exactly what former Special Ops Sniper in the Iraqi War, Damien Mander, decided to do. While visiting Africa after leaving Iraq he saw the damage and destruction being done to our planet’s most endangered species. Damien decided he would do something about it. He sold his investment portfolio and founded the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. His army of 37 women in Zimbabwe protects elephants, rhino and other endangered species from poachers. He is now expanding to Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. On the Aweso...
2019-08-0653 minen(gender)edDamien Mander on the "Akashinga"--an all female anti-poaching unitOur guest today is Damien Mander, an anti-poaching activist and founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF), a direct action law enforcement organization bringing military solutions to conservation. As a former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Special Operations military sniper, Damien advocated the use of military equipment and tactics for the purpose of protecting animals from poaching. After learning about poaching in Southern Africa and the criminal networks that used military equipment to poach for profit, Damien was convinced that his specialized military skills, personal finances, and experience could contribute significantly to wildlife protection and conservation. Us...
2019-06-1347 min
The Mark Divine ShowThe 5 mountains of self-developmentIn the 200th episode of his podcast, Mark revisits a number of interviews with various guests that all exemplify parts of the Unbeatable Mind, 5 Mountain system. You'll hear clips from the David Goggins episode, Cal Newport, Christine Hassler, Sifu Singh and Damien Mander. Each interview is an example of one of the 5 mountains - the physical, mental, emotional, intuitional and Kokoro. Listen to this special episode to get a better understanding of how the 5 mountains show up in a variety of circumstances and how you can manage them for your own Unbeatable Mind.S...
2019-04-031h 04
The Rich Roll PodcastDamien Mander: The Vegan Sniper On How Women Are Winning The War On Big Game PoachingYou don't want to fuck with Damien Mander.The very definition of an alpha-male modern warrior, Damien is a former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver (the Australian equivalent of the Navy SEALS) and Special Operations Military Sniper for the Tactical Assault Group East, an elite direct-action and hostage-recovery unit. Post-military career, Damien spent years as a private military contractor in Iraq, where his duties included training the local police force in Baghdad.But after 12 tours, disillusionment rendered Damien's occupation no longer tenable. Burned out and cynical, an existential crisis precipitated a directionless walkabout. Seeking adventure, Dam...
2019-01-291h 34
Main Street VeganFighting Poaching + Finding InspirationPoaching meets its match in former Australian military sniper Damien Mander; and author Jennifer Skiff follows her best-selling The Divinity of Dogs with: Rescuing Ladybugs: Inspirational Encounters With Animals That Changed the World.Show notes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-11-2957 min
Lauri's Lemonade StandEP-126 Damien ManderAkashinga - The Brave Ones in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe - Strong, brave women with super tough backgrounds have come together under the direction of Damien Mander, Founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (iapf.org) and are a force to be reckoned with. This podcast is about empowering women with hope and bringing positivity to their lives. Damien is doing this and as in any culture, the ripple effects of empowering these women is being felt not only amongst themselves, but it is having positive effects in their communities and the entire eco-system of that community. This shift wa...
2018-10-291h 01
Politics Over CoffeePoC: Around The World - 25.09.2018In this episode we look at news from: Ethiopia, Holland, Russia, Peru, Turkey, Morocco, Syria, India & Rwanda. We also talk veganism.
In our main segment we use the recent death of 87 elephants in Botswana at the hands of poachers as a starting point for our investigation into the wider problem of the illegal animal trade in Africa.
SHOW NOTES
Damien Mander TED Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FCsyK4aRXQ
Akashinga https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/17/poaching-wildlife-africa-conservation-women-barbee-zimbabwe-elephant-rhino
www.politicsovercoffee.com
2018-09-2400 min
The Mark Divine ShowDeveloping leadership in Ranger groups with Damien ManderDamien Mander had a military career with the Australian Royal Navy as a Clearance Diver and Special Operations sniper. In 2009, he completely cashed in and became the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation in Africa. He was in DC recently to raise funds for his organization, and was able to give Commander Divine some time to talk about his work in Africa and how he is developing leaders amongst Rangers in several African countries. Learn how Damien recruits largely from the female population for his rangers lately for stronger connections to the communities affected by poaching How his anti-poaching efforts...
2018-08-0149 min
From My Mama's Kitchen® Talk Radio ShowMade Beautiful by Scars - A Global Story Movement with Veronica FarmerMade Beautiful by Scars is a global story movement for change around how we see our life scars collected by bestselling author, motivational speaker, and therapist Veronica Farmer from Brisbane, Australia. Veronica seeks out interesting people all over the world to interview. People who have taken their life scars and become an inspiration, leaving a legacy that makes others and our world better. Her collection includes stories from eco-warriors, scientists, world record athletes, actors, film-makers, musicians, business geniuses and more! These stories are combined with stories from everyday heroes who are also making a difference in the world as well. T...
2018-05-0158 min
The Edge with Mark ThompsonMeet the Man Who Hunts the Hunters in Africa: Anti-Poaching Crusader, Damien ManderWhen Damien Mander completed his service as a Special Operations diver and sniper, he looked for another chapter in his life, a way to make his life purposeful. That search ended with a plan to help protect a part of the planet that he saw being destroyed by greed—poachers, looking to cash in by slaughtering the most endangered animals on earth--from rhinos to tigers. Damien has built an army of WOMEN to help him. He enlists women from the local community because he’s found them to be the best fighters and the most commit...
2018-02-1348 min
The Celebrity Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano - Audio PodcastSundance: The Game Changers Movie Breaks Open the Myth About MeatFrom Sundance, I sit down with ultimate fighter, James "Lightning" Wilks, former special ops, anti-poacher, Damien Mander, athlete and strongman competitor, Patrik Baboumian and former NFL player, Lou Smith, who break open the myth that meat is good for you in the movie, The Game Changers. Specifically, they explain in scientific detail that meat is responsible for significantly increasing the risks for many of the major diseases and that all that we thought we knew about meat is a marketing spin from the meat and dairy industry. Coming from some of the most manly men around, they also prove th...
2018-01-2624 min
Our Wild WorldA Brave New World- Akashinga with Damien ManderToday’s program with Damien Mander, IAPF began on the day after Mugabe resigned and amidst jubilation in the streets of Harare as Zimbabwe swore in a new interim President. This shift is one of the most hopeful messages the world and conservation can look to that systemic change is possible. We picked up the conversation one week later to further discuss the evolution of conservation in a country that historically has depended upon income generated by the hunting concessions- land that is not within the national parks. As sport hunting declines dramatically, income streams dry up and the land an...
2017-12-111h 00
What's Your Why?Damien Mander: From Special Operations Sniper To Wildlife ConservationistDamien was a naval special operations sniper in the Australian Defense Force. When he completed his 12th tour of duty in Iraq he traveled around the world to discover his life meaning and passion. He ended up in the African bush face-to-face with the horrors the world’s wildlife is facing from poaching and gave up everything from his previous life and started the International Anti-Poaching Foundation.
2017-10-2514 min
2017-06-1422 min
Freedom of SpeciesDamien Mander - International Anti-Poaching FoundationWe get an update from Damien, the Australian founder & CEO of the IAPF, which primarily exists to protect rhinos and elephants from the ruthless organised crime syndicates that deal in rhino horn and elephant tusks. He explains what's developed in southern Africa since he was here in the 3CR studio in May last year. This includes the recent vicious attacks on two IAPF rangers in Mozambique, IAPF's new accredited training program for anti-poaching rangers, and South Africa's plans to legalise the trade in rhino horn. Damien also reveals how the mind of a hunter works, by drawing on his own pas...
2017-04-0200 minOur Wild WorldThe Thin Green Line with guest host Damien Mander, International Anti-Poaching FoundationAt present, rhinos in sub-Saharan Africa are being exterminated at a rate of more than one per day, leading to extinction by 2020. With poaching reaching epidemic levels in the region. Something needs to be done to end the slaughter. Enter Damien Mander, ex-Australian Special Forces who founded the IAPF, who’s mission is to protect and preserve wildlife in volatile regions. IAPF focuses its mission through a number of methods, first and foremost through training, equipment, and deployment of rangers to the frontline of the war on poaching, providing them with the latest tactics and operating procedures. Key to the su...
2017-03-0658 minOur Wild WorldExtinction Countdown: RHINO A Round Table DiscussionExtinction Countdown: RHINO A Round Table Discussion
CITES CoP17 ran high with emotions, politics and decisions of magnitude. Yes or No vote to legalize or ban trade in rhino horn. Pro and anti- trade stakeholders of politicians, breeders, conservationists, scientists, and NGOs riding on the decision. “No Trade”. Now, just four months on, the South African Dept. of Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa formally announces intention to delist S.A’s Eastern Black Rhino, ostensibly to open up a legal trade in horn. Today’s round-table discussion is right on the crosshairs of our history: Witnessing CITES play while the clock co...
2017-02-2055 min
Freedom of SpeciesDamien Mander - International Anti-Poaching FoundationWe talk with Damien Mander, the Australian founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, about his work in southern Africa, the future prospects of the rhino, and being unwussy. www.iapf.org
2016-05-1500 minOur Wild WorldGround Zero for Rhino with Damien ManderIn a world at war with wildlife, to conserve and protect rhino in critical habitat on the frontlines, the cost of peace often comes at the end of a barrel. Protecting rhino and poaching them is one of the most dangerous jobs on earth- lives literally hang in the balance. Between specially trained teams of rangers who have chosen at all costs to protect rhino, and those who would kill them because of the value we humans have proscribed to a few pounds of keratin. It all comes crashing together at ground zero: critical rhino habitat right up against impoverished...
2016-02-2958 min
The China in Africa PodcastWhy reducing ivory demand in China will not curb poaching in Africa"When the buying stops, the killing can too" reads the popular slogan that WildAid uses in its anti-ivory campaign to raise awareness in China. WildAid, along with most Western environmentalists, contend that curbing demand in China for ivory is the key factor to help save the African elephant from extinction.
Damien Mander disagrees. Mander is the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation and a leader in a new movement that is militarizing the fight against illegal wildlife poaching in southern Africa. Mander is a former Australia special forces soldier who also served multiple tours in Iraq as private military contractor...
2016-02-1424 minThe China Africa ProjectWhy reducing ivory demand in China will not curb poaching in Africa"When the buying stops, the killing can too" reads the popular slogan that WildAid uses in its anti-ivory campaign to raise awareness in China. WildAid, along with most Western environmentalists, contend that curbing demand in China for ivory is the key factor to help save the African elephant from extinction.
Damien Mander disagrees. Mander is the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation and a leader in a new movement that is militarizing the fight against illegal wildlife poaching in southern Africa. Mander is a former Australia special forces soldier who also served multiple tours in Iraq as private military contractor...
2016-02-1424 minOur Wild WorldThe Human Toll in the Wildlife Wars with Damien ManderThe illegal trafficking and exploitation of wildlife is now one of the world’s largest criminal industries, with repeated links to terrorism networks. The animals most difficult to protect are also high target species: elephant and rhino, which are being hunted to extinction by poachers who go to extreme lengths to kill them. Inspiring urgent political action toward safekeeping of the planet cannot be overstated, and this responsibility must transcend all levels of industry, business and society. But the reality of winning the hearts and minds of the people living directly on the frontlines of this war is critical, where bo...
2016-01-2559 minOur Wild WorldThe Human Toll in the Wildlife Wars with Damien ManderThe illegal trafficking and exploitation of wildlife is now one of the world’s largest criminal industries, with repeated links to terrorism networks. The animals most difficult to protect are also high target species: elephant and rhino, which are being hunted to extinction by poachers who go to extreme lengths to kill them. Inspiring urgent political action toward safekeeping of the planet cannot be overstated, and this responsibility must transcend all levels of industry, business and society. But the reality of winning the hearts and minds of the people living directly on the frontlines of this war is critical, where bo...
2015-01-0559 min
Enviro ShowEnviro ShowTONIGHT: Founding director of International Anti-Poaching Foundation DAMIEN MANDER - just back from a recent trip to MOZAMBIQUE talks to us about the very latest interventions. We also speak with Daily Maverick journalist, REBECCA DAVIS on the MELISSA BACHMAN story and Canned Lion Hunting. That and more 21:00 - 22:00.
2013-11-2055 minOur Wild WorldThe Thin Green Line with guest host Damien Mander, International Anti-Poaching FoundationAt present, rhinos in sub-Saharan Africa are being exterminated at a rate of more than one per day, leading to extinction by 2020. With poaching reaching epidemic levels in the region. Something needs to be done to end the slaughter. Enter Damien Mander, ex-Australian Special Forces who founded the IAPF, who’s mission is to protect and preserve wildlife in volatile regions. IAPF focuses its mission through a number of methods, first and foremost through training, equipment, and deployment of rangers to the frontline of the war on poaching, providing them with the latest tactics and operating procedures. Key to the su...
2013-11-0458 min