#paldea is way better than galar i prommy

[paldean-ranger-brandy]

You know, it’s almost tempting to get ranger certification. I’d have almost no time due to the sanctuary, but at least I’d be able to get to situations where my specific expertise is needed faster.

That and the Galarian rangers I encountered a few years ago made me paranoid for some Pokémon’s level of aid- that definitely didn’t help. I just want to be certain there aren’t other cases like Midna’s.

You are bringing that temptation full swing, congratulations-

@nightshade-sanctuary

I know what u mean but it is very funny that my last few posts about being a ranger are about how anxious I am that this paradox mission is destroying my body and philosophy regarding wild pokemon and u were like 'hey I should do that'.

For real talk though I do want to say that you absolutely do not have to Become A Ranger to get more in the loop about ranger business. If you personally want to get the ranger certification we do also have rehabilitation rangers, who work almost exclusively with sanctuaries like yours. That said I don't know how much use you'd get out of that education - it would be a lot of repetition of things you already know.

What I would recommend is looking into setting up your sanctuary as an official partner of the ranger union. Sanctuaries that we partner with are able to access data that rangers upload about what pokemon have been rescued from where and what kind of care we're trying to find for them. The operators are the ones who mostly keep things up to date, there's like a portal for our third party providers to see what's going on, what we are requesting and also can submit requests for concerns or aid that you might need. That would mean we could request your expertise as soon as we find situations that might need it rather than only after we're ready to place the pokemon in a shelter.

You'd also be able to put in a request to have a rehab ranger stationed with your sanctuary, funded by the union, that would assist (in theory) with rehabbing the pokemon that might one day be eligible for wild release. In practice I think those guys just end up as an extra set of hands to help out wherever they can. You know how it goes.

Anyway. Third party partnerships do happen. There's an agreement that outlines the benefits, responsibilities, and termination procedure that you'd want to review and discuss with the Paldean administration.

Rangers really need good shelters in order for us to be able to do our job well, and the thought of you sacrificing time that could be better spent on the shelter to pick up ranger jobs does make me a lil sad. I'm sorry the Galarian chapter was such a bad experience, I know well enough that there are some stinky corners of the union. But as someone who's been around some, and someone who adores your sanctuary, I will say that the Paldean chapter is pretty top notch. I'd def recommend at least looking into becoming an official partner