In this article the College's Rural Initiatives for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) Unit’s manager Sboniso Phakathi shares his thoughts on the future of youth in conservation. This is the first instalment of a two-part article series which explores the very real challenges the youth of today are facing from a conservation point of view. It...Read More
88.6%* of rangers surveyed across Africa have faced a life-threatening situation.The Wildlife Ranger Challenge aims to raise funds for frontline conservation efforts across Africa, whilst generating awareness of the challenging and increasingly diverse role of wildlife rangers and their vital role in achieving global biodiversity targets Ahead of World Ranger Day on Monday 31st July...Read More
In this article the College's Rural Initiatives for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) Unit’s manager Sboniso Phakathi shares his thoughts on the future of youth in conservation. This is the first instalment of a two-part article series which explores the very real challenges the youth of today are facing from a conservation point of view. It...Read More
In this article the College's Rural Initiatives for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) Unit’s manager Sboniso Phakathi shares his thoughts on the future of youth in conservation. This is the first instalment of a two-part article series which explores the very real challenges the youth of today are facing from a conservation point of view. It...Read More
Diploma and short-courses update: The three-year diploma in Natural Resource Management was submitted for accreditation with the Council on Higher Education in 2022. We look forward to advising more on this ground-breaking offering once accredited. Dr Richard Fergusson has now finalised all but one of the 2023 credit bearing short-courses, which will stand students in good stead...Read More
By Sboniso Phakathi – Project Leader: Rural Initiatives for a Sustainable Environment (RISE)The RISE team kicked off the new year by welcoming a group of 13 prospective coaches on the eight-day Coaching Conservation’s (CC) Train the Trainer course. The coaches arrived from different work contexts joined by Coaching Conservation’s call of Inspiring Kids Who Care. We...Read More
The year 2023 started on a high note for the Community and Youth Development Department. Equipped with programmes that work as stepping-stones into conservation, the department is also home to the Rural Initiatives for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) Unit. The Community and Youth Department concentrates on accredited training programmes. In January 2023, the department welcomed students...Read More
Three rhino de-horning operations were completed during the January period within the Greater Kruger. These operations have proven to be effective in minimising poaching incidents. Dehorning rhinos is not the ultimate solution to the rampant poaching that fuels the high demand for rhino horns created by the practice of traditional medicine and status by Asian...Read More
Our total training hours have now reached a total of 220 hours with the addition of training that has commenced in the Kruger National Park as well. Beginning our training at our new Satellite K9 Unit near Skukuza has proven highly beneficial with having access to the SANParks helicopter for training purposes. Unfortunately, the official...Read More
It is with great pleasure that we advise that the Protected Area Integrity Department’s African Field Ranger Training Services Unit has had a particularly good first-quarter not only with our training, but we were also invited to attend both the United for Wildlife Conference and the Game Rangers Association of Africa (GRAA) Annual General Meeting...Read More
