Basic Eco-Ranger Training
August saw the start of an exciting new course at the College, Basic Eco-Ranger training. The idea for the course…
Coaching for Conservation goes from strength to strength
In the previous quarter, the unit expressed an interest in hosting and implementing the Coaching for Conservation (C4C) six week,…
Relationship with Wild Trust Youth Employment Service grows
Earlier this year SAWC entered into a relationship with the WILD TRUST (formerly known as Wild Lands). This agreement saw…
College celebrates industry leading assessors
August was women’s month and the College is proud of all the women deployed in various roles within the organisation.…
Conservation research teaches leadership skills
For three weeks, nine students from Erasmus University College in the Netherlands visited the Southern African Wildlife College, taking part…
ALX – African Leadership Xcelerator course for Conservation Professionals
During a visit to the College, the African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation (SOWC) made an offer to the College’s senior staff to attend their Xcelerator Training for Conservation Professionals.
Southern African Wildlife College’s sustainability strategy boosted by a €2.5m grant
The Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) has been awarded the largest grant in its history, with an incredible investment of €2.5m from the MAVA Fondation pour la Nature towards the College’s Sustainability Fund.
Students inspire at Youth Access – Bridging Course Graduation
Graduates were passionate and disciplined as they celebrated the conclusion of six months of training at the Southern African Wildlife College with their families, friends and trainers on 29 August, 2019, leaving all who attended inspired and hopeful about the future of conservation.
FGASA endorsement boosts guide training at the Wildlife College
Aspiring guides can now train at the Southern African Wildlife College in the Greater Kruger National Park, with some of…
Hope for rhino orphans with arrival of new tracking dog
After 18 months of intensive training, a tracker dog who can sniff out baby rhinos, has arrived on South African soil after a long journey from Texas, USA.
Bateleur Quarter 2 Issue 2 2019
From the Editor These past three months have certainly gone by in a flurry of activity. This has been exciting…
SAWC pilots North South intercultural student leadership programme
Two years ago Josephine Loudon and Flip Collot d’Escury from the Netherlands visited the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) as…