Game Rangers International (GRI) is a nonprofit Zambian NGO, established in 2008, with critical and ongoing support from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation. GRI works in close co-operation with the Zambian Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) and local communities.GRI focuses on park protection to save Zambia’s wildlife, maintain its ecosystems and benefit the local rural people. Current projects include the development of the country’s first elephant orphanage and securing a safe release area in the Kafue National Park (KNP) for these young victims of wildlife crime. GRI concentrates its efforts on four conservation programmes which are the elephant orphanage project, the park protection & training programme, the conservation awareness programme and the community outreach programme.