IN DEFENSEOF THE WILD.
South Africa's anti-poaching rangers face down poachers every day. Army of Nature has filmed their fight on and off since 2021 — the documentary (Soldiers of Nature) is in production; the book is already out.
BEGIN BRIEFING
The threat does not wait.
South Africa sits at the center of a continental crisis for wildlife. Poaching syndicates are organized and well-funded — the numbers below come from the agencies tracking the damage.
352
Rhinos poached in South Africa (2025)
SRC: DFFE, 2025
77%
Share of Africa's white rhinos held in South Africa
SRC: International Rhino Foundation — State of the Rhino (2025)
30%
South Africa's terrestrial ecosystem types classified as threatened
SRC: SANBI, 2025
Sources: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), 2025 national poaching statistics, announced Feb 2026; International Rhino Foundation, State of the Rhino, 2025; South African National Biodiversity Institute, National Biodiversity Assessment, 2025.
DFFE, 2025International Rhino Foundation — State of the Rhino (2025)SANBI, 2025
Progress, not promises.
Three initiatives, three different stages. Army of Nature rates its own progress honestly — including the ones that aren't finished yet.
OBJ-01IN PROGRESS
Soldiers of Nature
South Africa — documentary subject
50%
SELF-RATED PROGRESS
A documentary following South African anti-poaching rangers in the field. Filming on and off since 2021.
OBJ-02IN PROGRESS
ForestCare
PENDING
20%
SELF-RATED PROGRESS
Documenting forest rangers and the fight to protect the last natural spaces.
OBJ-03COMPLETE
Farm to Table
Wallonia, Belgium
100%
SELF-RATED PROGRESS
A micro-documentary series on La Ferme du Besigneul, a small regenerative farm in Wallonia.
See the full objective set on the mission page.
Soldiers of Nature
A DOCUMENTARY IN PRODUCTION
Soldiers of Nature follows South African wildlife rangers on anti-poaching patrol — the people who intervene between animal and poacher, and sometimes sleep in the bush to do it. Army of Nature has been filming on and off since 2021; the reportage is still in production. Produced with Vega Vision Production.
ENTER SCREENING ROOM
The book is out.
Les Soldats de la Nature
Soldiers of Nature
By Alex Mylo & Geoffrey Van Hecke
Army of Nature's published book: field reporting, testimony, and an appeal for the wild world, written in the field, not behind a desk.
- Publisher
- Weyrich Édition
- Price
- €23
- ISBN
- 9782390770145
- Published
- March 2026
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