Rhodesia National Parks and Wildlife

While not usually considered a security force, the Park Rangers did on occassion engage terrorists. As many of the parks in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) are located on border areas they did have occassion to engage terrorists who were crossing from Zambia and Mozambique. Also, as Game Rangers were good trackers their services were sometimes used by the Army or Police if their skills were needed.


An excellent overview this service and its role...thank you Edward Ostrosky...
RHODESIA’S DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT (NPWLM) AND THE VOLUNTEER TRACKER UNIT (VTU) brief overview by Edward Ostrosky, previously senior ranger with NPWLM, and member of VTU 1976-1979

I do not have much of the Parks Board so am always looking for anything related to them from its earliest days to today. So please contact me if you have anything you would care to sell.

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Park Badges

Rhodesia National Parks and Wildlife badge (front) 1970 - 1980 ?	Rhodesia National Parks and Wildlife badge (back)

Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife badge (front) 1980 - ?	Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife badge (back)

Commemorative Park Plaque

Rhodesia National Parks and Wildlife Plaque (post 1980), only 10 made.