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22/08/2018, ,

It’s all systems go at the College’s African Field Ranger Training Services Division

The College’s, African Field Ranger Training Services Division had training interventions running throughout July.  These training interventions comprised the following groups: A Basic Field Ranger course was completed on 13 July with 10 students attending. Students hailed from Mpumalanga Parks and Tourism Agency, Richtersveld National Park, Thanda Private Game reserve, Olifants Private Game Reserve and...
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22/08/2018, ,

Free-Tracking  Pack  hounds  continue  with  successful  apprehensions  

We have had great success in recent counter-poaching operations has been the SAWC’s“high-speed” free-running pack- hounds. These dogs are proving so effective in poacher apprehension work that the College has had to take additional security measures to protect the dogs from potential poacher attacks. Some reports cite the dogs as contributing to last year’s 24 percent drop in rhino poaching in...
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22/08/2018, ,

Looking back whilst playing it forward

Dr. Werner Vogt who attended the official opening of the College during its first year of operation in 1997 introduced himself to SAWC CEO, Theresa Sowry at a function organized by Friends of African Wildlife held in Zürich.  He regaled her with stories of his trip to South Africa where he met Madiba and visited...
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21/08/2018, ,

Field News – August 2018

 All regular readers will by now know that the late dry season is definitely my favourite time of year. Well defined game trails meandering through brittle dry yellow grass eventually ending at a small little waterhole. More mud than water, but they seem to sustain an endless variety of animals. From the dainty blue waxbill...
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Coaching for Conservation
21/08/2018, ,

Coaching for conservation

Ensuring communities benefit from job creation and natural resources use is an important part of ensuring sustainability, but changing the mindset of the youth is essential to changing attitudes of entire populations. There is no doubt that sport inherently creates a fun and receptive environment for learning.  By linking conservation to core values through sport...
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21/08/2018, , ,

Our very own ‘Nompilos’

Victor Seale (driver) and Grace Ndlovu (database administrator) are proud to be involved as Nompilos (caregivers) with the Hlokomela programme. Hlokomela is an award winning HIV and AIDS educational and treatment programme targeting workers in the agriculture, nature conservation and tourism sectors in The Greater Kruger to Canyons area. The programme aims to reduce HIV...
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21/08/2018, ,

Staff News – August 2018

Every month the College staff nominate deserving employees for our “Achiever of the Month” award. This is generally held on a Friday, with Hazel Timm our Hospitality Manager providing coffee, tea and a little baked something. Many a good chat is had whilst waiting for everyone to gather before the award winner/s are announced. Standing...
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21/08/2018, ,

Fare thee well Doctari

Dr. Kevin Robertson also known as Doctari, was appointed to head up the Southern African Wildlife College’s Sustainable Use and Field Guiding department on 1 March 2014. And what an amazing four years it’s been!  Sadly as they say all good things must come to an end. On 13 July 2018, Kevin travelled to the...
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21/08/2018, ,

MAVA Inter-generational leadership development experience

A real game-changer In April 2018, the MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy opportunity was presented to us, as partner organisation by virtue of our relationship with Peace Parks Foundation. This meant we had the opportunity to select a ‘junior-senior’ inter-generational ‘duo’ on which the leadership development programme is based. It brings together two generations of...
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