00:00 The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid tribute to the African Rangers who have given
00:04 the ultimate sacrifice protecting wildlife and wild places in a tweet to mark World Ranger
00:09 Day.
00:17 On the official Twitter account shared by Prince William and Kate, both 41, a post showed
00:22 a list of names of the 71 Rangers who have died since last year.
00:33 The caption read, "On #WorldRangerDay we honour the African Rangers who have given
00:38 the ultimate sacrifice protecting wildlife and wild places.
00:49 Your work and your bravery is an inspiration."Conservation campaigner William has a keen interest in
00:54 preserving the natural environment for future generations.
01:05 In 2005 he became Royal Patron of Tusk Trust, which supports 25 conservation projects in
01:11 12 different countries across Africa.
01:21 He has also previously shared his condolences for Rangers who have died having served Africa's
01:26 wildlife and wild places.
01:35 In July 2022, William shared a heartfelt tribute to a wildlife ranger who was reportedly shot
01:40 dead outside his home in South Africa.
01:50 Anton Mzimba was the one of the head rangers at the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve in
01:54 South Africa's Mpumalanga province and a technical advisor for the Global Conservation Corps.
02:07 Prince William connected with Mzimba when the royal, who is a keen conservationist and
02:11 has long campaigned against illegal wildlife smuggling, paid a visit to Microsoft HQ in
02:16 Reading to learn about a new device to combat ivory smugglers in 2021.
02:28 In a message posted on his official Twitter account, and signed off by William, he said,
02:32 "I am deeply saddened to learn of the killing of Anton Mzimba who I spoke to in November.
02:45 Committed and brave, rangers like Anton are central to the conservation of Africa's fantastic
02:50 wildlife.
02:58 Those responsible must swiftly be brought to justice.
03:01 My thoughts are with his family."
03:02 W. Meanwhile (in December 2022), William shared his condolences about an African wildlife
03:15 ranger who was killed by armed poachers in a rare personal tweet.
03:25 The royal took to the Twitter account he shares with the Princess of Wales to call for the
03:30 perpetrators to be brought to justice.
03:39 He explained that his thoughts are with Charles Okawa's loved ones, after the Uganda Wildlife
03:44 Authority (UWA) ranger was shot dead by armed poachers while on duty in Kidipo Valley Conservation
03:51 Area, according to local media reports.
04:01 Signing off with the letter W, to indicate the personal nature of the post, the father
04:05 of three, who is a keen conservationist, said these senseless killings must be stopped.
04:18 William's tweet read, "Hearing the news that yet another ranger has lost his life while
04:22 bravely carrying out his work to protect Africa's wildlife is devastating.
04:33 My thoughts are with Charles Okawa's loved ones.
04:36 The perpetrators must be brought to justice and these senseless killings must be stopped."
04:41 W. Local media said a statement by UWA reported that the incident happened while the ranger
04:53 and 11 of his colleagues were patrolling the park.
05:03 They responded to gunshots, which reportedly resulted in a heavy exchange of gunfire between
05:09 the rangers and the poachers.
05:14 Unfortunately, Okawa, was shot dead by enemy during the exchange.
05:21 His colleague was injured and is receiving treatment from Yakum Medical Hospital in Kitgum
05:26 Town, UWA said in a statement.
05:35 It was further reported that one poacher was put out of action and a gun recovered.
05:47 Three others were said to have fled the scene.
05:49 UWA executive director, Sam Mwanda, told the Nile Post, "This is a big loss to UWA.
06:02 We have registered a tremendous increment in the population of key wildlife species
06:07 because of dedicated staff like Okawa.
06:16 Losing him is saddening.
06:18 He put his life on the line so that our wildlife can be safe," Mwanda added.
06:30 Okawa worked with UWA for 14 years, having joined in 2008.
06:34 Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales recently left members of the public in shock as he served
06:39 up veggie burgers from a food truck in his latest environmental initiative.
06:49 William joined forces with the popular YouTube channel Sorted Food to spotlight the work
06:54 of three of the most recent winners of the Earthshot Prize.
07:03 The partnership saw them develop the Earthshot Burger, which was made using KT Greenhouse
07:08 vegetables, cooked on a cleaner-burning portable stove, and presented in a biodegradable box.
07:21 In a new episode now available on YouTube the Sorted Food founders are invited by Prince
07:26 William to review and test three winners' innovations, each representing a groundbreaking
07:31 solution to repair our planet, that the team then used to develop the Earthshot Burger.
07:42 William is seen in a food van in central London with the Sorted Food chefs, and one diner
07:47 puts her hand to her mouth in shock as she recognizes the Prince.
07:59 After putting some Earthshot Burgers on a counter, he said, "Morning everyone, nicely
08:03 cooked, ready to go."
08:11 William went on to say, "So, for those of you who don't know, the Earthshot Prize is
08:16 there to repair and regenerate the planet.
08:25 Everything you see here comes from the winners from last year.
08:29 So the box you're about to eat in is built by a company called NotPla and there's no
08:33 plastic involved, they've come up with a seaweed coating.
08:43 The ingredients inside the burger are grown from a greenhouse in India from a company
08:47 called KT, and last but not least the way we cook them has been on a thing called Mukuru
08:52 clean stoves, and that is designed by a lady in Kenya who came up with the concept to reduce
08:57 air pollution.
09:05 One of the diners said about seeing the future king, "My brain took three seconds to buffer."
09:10 "Am I dreaming?
09:18 Have I had enough sleep?" while another said "I was lost for words."
09:28 The chefs created a potato-based spicy burger flavored with garlic, ginger and chili, with
09:34 pickled vegetables served in a bun.
09:42 Jamie Spafford, co-founder of Sorted Food, known for promoting environmentally friendly
09:47 food solutions, said, "Being joined at our studio and in the food truck by Prince William
09:53 was a real pinch-me moment.
09:55 Hearing him explain how passionate he is about helping the planet and what the Earthshot
09:59 Prize is doing was incredibly inspiring, and has already given us a lot of ideas for future
10:04 projects to work on with our community."
10:13 This collaboration with Sorted Food is part of the Earthshot Prize's new partnership with
10:17 YouTube to produce content for the Earthshot channel that inspires users to drive action
10:22 against climate change with stories of urgent optimism from around the world.
10:32 With over 2.7 million subscribers on YouTube, Sorted Food is renowned for environmentally
10:38 friendly food solutions and putting food gadgets through their paces.
10:48 In a bid to spread the message about the pioneering work of these Earthshot Prize winners, the
10:53 episode follows Prince William and the Sorted Food team as they hit the road in their food
10:57 truck.
11:04 Prince William serve surprised members of the public the delicious new burger and offer
11:09 some insight on the incredible innovations created by winners of the Earthshot Prize
11:13 and their impact on communities around the world.
11:22 The 2022 prize winners put to the test by the Sorted Food team are "NotPla, Winner,
11:28 Build a Waste-Free World", "Mukuru Clean Stoves, Winner, Clean Our Air", and Katie's GreenhouseAin
11:34 A Box, Winner, Protect and Restore Nature
11:37 .
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