SAWC Casual Day 2018
The Southern African Wildlife College has an ethos of inclusion of all people, of all ages, ethnicities, religions, and abilities.…
2nd Dangerous Game Site Guide course
Early August saw the start of our second Dangerous Site Guide course for 2018. In keeping with the department’s aim…
A new approach to “Youth Access” in the conservation sector
During 2018, we spent a lot of time obtaining stakeholder feedback on the kinds of programmes we could offer that…
Mayibuye Project – An Overview 2018
Having established a formal relationship with the Mayibuye Game Reserve (Mayibuye Community Trust specifically) in October 2017, the RISE Unit,…
“When the tekkie hits the tar…”
Looking back on this year of 2018, we have had the privilege of engaging with people from all over the…
An introduction to tourism – a sneak peek from a trainers point of view
I had the opportunity to train our Higher Certificate in Nature Conservation Implementation and Leadership class for six days in…
A closer look at mosquitoes
They are all around us but if you could make them disappear from the world, I bet you’d jump at…
Founders Day
On Friday 26 October, the Southern African Wildlife College celebrated Founder’s Day, which is an opportunity to commemorate not only…
The SAWC wins prestigious conservation award
The Southern African Wildlife College's K9 Unit won a prestigious Kudu Award at a gala event at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Gauteng on 16 November 2018.
Field Notes – October 2018
The last few months have been rather strange weather wise. Normally we start to experience a few warm days during…
Annual Review 2017
We have once again successfully finalized another year of our responsibility to ensure the delivery of education, training and skills development, whilst contributing to the natural resource management of the southern African region. It is very clear in our minds that the College would not exist without allies, partnerships, friends and products to deliver to the countries and stakeholders with which it engages.
Dogs from the USA to be deployed to counter poaching
On 3 July 2018, the first of 10 new counter-poaching dogs arrived at South Africa’s OR Tambo International Airport from Texas, USA. These specially trained, free-running pack dogs are joining a highly motivated K9 Unit at the Southern African Wildlife College.