Laramidia National Park Rangers
Career
Qualifications
LNP Rangers must be skilled at navigation and the study and preservation of wildlife, and the identification of it. Most often they are also skilled hunters and trackers, and have some degree of veterinary training.
Other Benefits
LNP Rangers have free access to the parks and areas that are off limits to those outside of the organization, such as ranger outposts and staff areas year round. Due to the dangerous nature of their jobs, they are provided with free medical care and other health benefits, along with discounts to all services provided by the parks.
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Purpose
LNP Rangers assist in the breeding and relocation programs created by the Laramidia National Park Services of vulnerable and endangered animals within the parks. A major function of their job is to track, trap, and later release important animals after fitting them with GPS collars, and move them to better suited areas of the park, such as away from hazards or tourists. Rangers may also trade animals with other parks, or bring them in from areas where the species is not under the same protections from poaching and hunting, in order to ensure their survival.
Exterminating invasive wildlife or dangerous animals is a lesser duty, but a necessary one. While relocation is always the first option pursued, sick, injured, or unstable animals must at times be killed for the greater good of the park and its visitors.
Operations
Tools
Most notably, LNP Rangers use a host of sedatives and tranquilizers in order to deal with dangerous animals on a day to day basis, having large stocks of it on hand. They also have a variety of GPS collars and trackers, suited for small animals such as hares and ferrets, all the way to wolves, mountain lions, and bison.
Dangers & Hazards
The biggest danger is attack and injury as a result of dealing with wildlife. Bites, scratches, and mauling can occur from getting to close to animals that have not been properly tranquilized, or from rabid animals that need to be put down. Although this is uncommon, the Rangers are often prepared for these worst case scenarios and have a wide array of field kits available.
Due to being so far removed from other parts of the national parks, rangers also face risks in dealing with extreme weather and emergency, such as landslides, wildfires, earthquakes, and storms often on their own.
Alternative Names
LNPS Rangers, LNP Rangers
Type
Government
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