Damien Mander(born 11 December 1979 in Mornington, Australia) is an anti-poaching activist and the founder of Akashinga (formerly the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF)). He is a former Australian Royal Navy Clearance Diver and Special Operations military sniper. He is also a director of the Conservation Guardians. In 2019, he received the Winsome Constance Kindness Trust Gold Medal. Mander then spent three years in Iraq working for several Private Military Organisations concerned with the protection of Australian diplomats, and was involved in the training of Iraqi Police. Mander went on to project-manage the Iraqi Special Police Training Academy in northern Baghdad, where up to 700 cadets at a time received paramilitary training. The Civilian Police Assistance Training Team (CPATT) project, made up of multinationals, was part of the US-led coalition's effort to develop the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and its Forces. Mander also worked alongside the US Army's Corps of Engineers involved with Iraq's reconstruction efforts. His responsibility was to protect key personnel and to conduct reconnaissance missions on key infrastructure across Iraq.
Damien Mander as Himself
مادران مجرد، همسران رها شده و بازماندگان خشونتهای جنسی و خانگی، در یک دوره آموزشی سخت شرکت میکنند تا به گروهی از رنجرها بپیوندند و از فیلها در برابر شکارچیان غیرقانونی در سراسر آفریقا محافظت کنند.