As a young boy, Anton dreamed of becoming a soldier. He admired their uniforms, their strength, noticing how proud they were as they marched with their firearms. Life took him on another path, but the dream never left him. After working in construction on the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, his hard work was noticed by the general manager of the reserve and he was offered a permanent position.From there he trained to be a field ranger and worked his way up the ranks from junior ranger to senior ranger, corporal, sergeant, to Head of Ranger Services. Anton was also a technical advisor to the Global Conservation Corps, keeping them up to date with the challenges the people and animals were facing inside and outside of the park.His role drastically changed from the early days of being a field ranger when he just had to patrol the park for meat poachers working with snares, dogs, and spears. From 2008 on, local navigators working together with experienced and heavily armed shooters, ille...
