We help the rangers of Madidi National Park for the second time with an accident and whole life insurance.
The Madidi National Park in the Bolivian Amazon is the most biodiverse conservation area worldwide.
It is protected by 27 rangers; they are in the crossfire of illegal wildlife trade, exploitation (especially gold and wood) and slash-and-burn for meet and cocaine production.
It is a dangerous, hard job in the middle of nowhere, too often outnumbered.
The Madidi, its’ preservation and thus its’ rangers have become a strong part in our mission since first visiting this natural wonder.
Thanks to the Animalma anniversary in 2023, a donation from “Team Bolivia” and unrestricted donations, we were able to extend the accident and death insurance for the rangers of Madidi National Park for another year.
For the total amount of CHF 1’230, the 27 rangers are insured for a further 12 months from March 2024 in case anything should happen to them during their demanding work.
The insurance covers
- Accidental death USD 10’000.-
- Permanent partial or full invalidity USD 10’000.-
- Reimbursement for medications USD 1’000.-
and has cost USD 51.72 per person.
The coverage started on 1st of March 2024 for one year.
The past year has shown that this form of support is of immense importance in an emergency. During the forest fires at the end of 2023, Ranger Alex Nay suffered serious lung poisoning during his missions and had to be transferred to a specialised clinic due to further symptoms. A cardiac arrhythmia (bradycardia) was diagnosed.
His basic insurance did not cover various investigations and medication, which was therefore covered by the accident insurance we took out.
Alex is now feeling better again and has been able to go on patrol again since February.
He would like to thank all Animalma donors for their help from afar during this difficult time. His story shows and confirms that our help is indeed effective.
We thank all guests from the Animalma anniversary ’23, the godmother of Janine Brechbühl as well as other anonymous donors, who gave us financial aid without a special purpose. You made this help possible.
It is thanks to you, that the rangers and their families can feel saver this year!