REKINDLING OF AN OLD PARTNERSHIPÂ The Responsible Resource Management (RRM) department was honoured to receive the Dallas Safari Club Foundation (DSCF) grant. We express our gratitude for the generosity of the DSCF and the chance to rekindle our partnership. Thank you for the support, and we eagerly anticipate the journey ahead as we persist in advocating...Read More
By Elna de Beer – Technical AssociateThere is a saying that you are responsible for your own learning and there is no place better to see this than in learning exchanges. To bring people together and let them learn from each other’s mistakes, lessons, and successes, is a very rewarding way of effectively growing capacity...Read More
By Anelle Rautenbach – Head: Quality Management and Accreditation Provider Accreditation  The Council on Higher Education (CHE) in South Africa serves several important purposes in the Country’s tertiary education system. The key functions and purposes of the CHE include: Quality Assurance in Higher Education. The CHE is responsible for ensuring and enhancing the quality of higher education in...Read More
By Ashwell Glasson Adapting to the Needs of ConservationThis year has seen the dawn of prioritizing the development and professionalization of Rangers globally. In a seminal article in Nature, there has been a resounding call to action to recognize the role and value that Rangers play as planetary health workers, and their contribution to the Kunming-Montreal...Read More
Longitudinal Research projects: The development of the end of year 2023 practical for the series of short courses being offered has allowed the department to put in place a methodology allowing the practical’s to be linked to the outcomes of the Diploma modules submitted to the Council on Higher Education once accredited.  Other Research and Development...Read More
In celebration of the Southern African Wildlife College’s Sustainability Fund and of its Patron, Countess Sylvia Labia, a reception was held in the ballroom of Casa Labia in Muizenberg, Cape Town on 1 November 2023.Despite market volatility and local markets working against us, the Sustainability Fund has grown by a further R14,3-million after reaching its first target last year. This...Read More
It’s international Rhino day with many involved and committed organisations from across the globe bringing the on-going rhino poaching crisis to the fore. The fight against poaching remains real for our rangers, communities and other conservationists dedicated to saving this species. Greater awareness is needed about this continuing scourge, which in turn also highlights the...Read More
INSIGHT is an online platform built to facilitate knowledge sharing between people and organisations working to combat wildlife crime. Previously known as the ‘iSivivane Anti-Poaching Toolbox’, it has recently been re-designed and re-launched as INSIGHT, and is a secure website with protected access for verified persons working to combat wildlife crime. Wildlife crime involves any illegal...Read More
9 June 2023 Dear Friends of the College,I hope that this email finds you in good health, especially for on those of you experiencing the chilly wintery days in South Africa.Much has happened since the Southern African Wildlife College’s first sustainability event, which also celebrated the twenty-five years of the College’s existence. It was a glorious...Read More
The horn of a rhino is made out of keratin and continuously grows. In the natural environment, the animal’s horn can get shorter as it gets rubbed against trees and stumps or sometimes it is knocked off during a fight with another rhino, still leaving the growth platelet. In converse, and in support of the...Read More
