{"id":88468,"date":"2025-12-01T01:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T14:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=88468"},"modified":"2025-12-01T21:22:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:22:55","slug":"jordans-first-female-marine-ranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/jordans-first-female-marine-ranger\/","title":{"rendered":"The mermaid of Aqaba: Meet Jordan\u2019s first female marine ranger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Childhood swims along Jordan\u2019s short Red Sea coast led B\u2019dour Abu Bader to a lifelong love of the ocean. As part of a new Intrepid experience for 2026, travellers will get to share in her passion to protect it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018I think I belong to the sea more than the land,\u2019 B\u2019dour Abu Bader says, as if it\u2019s something she\u2019s always known. \u2018Sometimes I feel like I\u2019m a mermaid,\u2019 she says, laughing at the sentiment, even though it feels entirely sincere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/jordan\">Jordan<\/a> is almost entirely landlocked, except for Aqaba, a lively port city in the south where a stretch of coastline with terracotta-coloured sand traces the Red Sea. This is also where B\u2019dour was born and raised. She has always lived here with her family, visiting the beach every weekend.<br><br>Her love for the sea really began at five years old, when she learned to swim and snorkel. \u2018It was like being in a friendship with the [waves]&#8230; I had early experiences of [connection] between me and the sea.\u2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide is-style-rectangular\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Egypt-Abu-Dabbab-Red-Sea-dugong-sea-cow-shutterstock-2174768873.jpg\" alt=\"A dugong in the Red Sea\" class=\"wp-image-88592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Egypt-Abu-Dabbab-Red-Sea-dugong-sea-cow-shutterstock-2174768873.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Egypt-Abu-Dabbab-Red-Sea-dugong-sea-cow-shutterstock-2174768873-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Egypt-Abu-Dabbab-Red-Sea-dugong-sea-cow-shutterstock-2174768873-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Egypt-Abu-Dabbab-Red-Sea-dugong-sea-cow-shutterstock-2174768873-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Egypt-Abu-Dabbab-Red-Sea-dugong-sea-cow-shutterstock-2174768873-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Egypt-Abu-Dabbab-Red-Sea-dugong-sea-cow-shutterstock-2174768873-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aqaba Marine Reserve is home to the rare dugong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aqaba: The key to saving the world&#8217;s coral reefs?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In late 2022, B\u2019dour joined the marine ranger team at the Aqaba Marine Reserve, working alongside scientists, researchers and educators to safeguard one of the most unique coral reef systems in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2026, Intrepid travellers on the <a href=\"\/jordan\/explore-jordan-166912\">Explore Jordan<\/a> trip will meet B\u2019dour in person to hear her story and learn about the conservation work happening along Aqaba\u2019s coast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aqaba Marine Reserve, located at the tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, is cut off from other seas by narrow straits, creating a kind of natural sanctuary. It&#8217;s home to rare and&nbsp;endangered species such as&nbsp;dugongs, four species of sea turtles and even whale sharks. More than 150 species of reef-building corals, 500 species of fish and seemingly countless molluscs and marine creatures thrive there, making it globally significant for research and conservation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientific research suggests that the coral found in the Gulf of Aqaba has adapted over millennia to withstand higher ocean temperatures. Therefore these reefs are not just a national treasure for Jordan, but a living blueprint for the future of our oceans and an important gene bank for coral restoration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018When we talk about the coral gene bank, we mean a living genetic library, a refuge that preserves the diversity of coral reefs that might otherwise be lost to bleaching or disease,\u2019 B\u2019dour explains. \u2018Protecting it is critical because it holds the key to the future resilience of reefs. One day, it could help restore the coral that\u2019s already been damaged around the world.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists have long warned that coral reefs, some of the most fragile ecosystems on our planet, are disappearing faster than we can save them. The United Nations reports that that our oceans absorb more than 90 per cent of excess climate heat, causing record-high sea temperatures and triggering marine heatwaves that are bleaching and devastating coral reefs worldwide. Surveys between 2009 and 2018 found that <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/climate-change\/vanishing-corals-nasa-data-helps-track-coral-reefs\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">14 per cent of the world\u2019s live coral cover<\/a> has disappeared.\u200b&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest global coral bleaching event, the fourth ever recorded, was confirmed in April 2024 by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the International Coral Reef Initiative. It began in January 2023 and is still ongoing, now considered the largest and most severe on record, affecting around 84 per cent of the world\u2019s coral reefs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide is-style-rectangular\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Red-sea-snorkelling-traveller-zebra-fish-shutterstock-258113165.jpg\" alt=\"Snorkelling with zebra fish in the Red Sea\" class=\"wp-image-88596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Red-sea-snorkelling-traveller-zebra-fish-shutterstock-258113165.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Red-sea-snorkelling-traveller-zebra-fish-shutterstock-258113165-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Red-sea-snorkelling-traveller-zebra-fish-shutterstock-258113165-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Red-sea-snorkelling-traveller-zebra-fish-shutterstock-258113165-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Red-sea-snorkelling-traveller-zebra-fish-shutterstock-258113165-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Red-sea-snorkelling-traveller-zebra-fish-shutterstock-258113165-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Red Sea is a prime snorkelling spot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From rolling waves to role model&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The way we treat our oceans has weighed on B\u2019dour\u2019s mind since she was a young girl, sitting in school and learning about how climate change impacts the world under water. \u2018When I realised how fragile the ocean was, I felt fear,\u2019 she says. \u2018You love something so deeply, then you learn it could disappear. From that moment, I wanted to protect it.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That feeling stayed with B\u2019dour, quietly shaping her choices. She originally studied chemical engineering and spent three years working in the field, but never felt fulfilled. \u2018I didn\u2019t find myself there,\u2019 she admits. \u2018In December of 2022, I was scrolling on Facebook and saw that the United Nations Development Programme was looking for marine rangers for the Aqaba Marine Reserve. I thought, why not? All my life I\u2019d wanted a job beside the sea.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B\u2019dour didn\u2019t know that by pursuing this dream, she would be making history as Jordan\u2019s first female marine ranger. \u2018I was very surprised when they told me I was the first woman to work in the Aqaba Marine Reserve,\u2019 she says. \u2018It was very weird at first, but I think we adapted very well\u2026 [My team and I] built good relationships and a positive work environment.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m happy to have grown up in Aqaba. The community here is so supportive; they understand that supporting women and girls is important. I got encouragement from day one from my family and the people around me.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B\u2019dour says that she often runs into local girls on the beach and tells them her story. &#8216;I tell them if you believe in what you love and in your dream, you\u2019ll reach it, maybe not now, but you will.\u2019&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"\/adventures\/the-goods-support-women\/\">9 new ways to champion local women<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery alignwide is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:38.94357%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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choosing reef-safe sunscreen and resisting the urge to touch coral or marine life when snorkelling, can make a big difference. \u2018Everything under the water is alive,\u2019 she reminds us. \u2018Leave it as you found it.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When she\u2019s not guiding visitors or leading beach clean-ups, she works with her team to monitor conditions along Aqaba\u2019s coast, keeping an eye on the coral\u2019s health and ensuring that everyone who visits the beach respects it. Occasionally, when the opportunity arises, she joins reserve divers to check the reef below, a chance to reconnect with the world she\u2019s dedicated to protecting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through her work and unwavering love for the sea, B\u2019dour wants people to understand that safeguarding the ocean isn\u2019t down to a few, but humanity as a whole. She hopes every visitor leaves with a deeper connection to the sea and a renewed sense of responsibility. \u2018When people visit, I want them to feel what I feel,\u2019 she says. \u2018The sea gives us so much. 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