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…
Conservation the real winner, as College’s K9 Unit and supporting teams win another award
The SAWC’s K9 Unit recently received the Kruger National Park’s Managing Executive award from Glen Phillips to honour the work of the SAWC’s free tracking hounds and the Kruger National Park rangers and pilots, including the SAWC’s aerial support unit, in helping to counter poaching.
Getting Face to Face with Nature
Many students from the United States of America and other countries visit South Africa on Study Abroad programmes to widen their own perspectives on the career paths they have chosen to pursue. They also travel this far in the hope that they gain some life experience.
Fifteen new faces as part of a Collaboration with WildTrust through the Nedbank sponsored YES (Youth Employment Service) Programme
YES is a joint initiative between government business, labour and civil society, which aims to reduce youth unemployment rates across the country and the College is proud to be a part of this initiative.
Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Forum
In July 2018 the SAWC and the Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Forum (GKEPF) board entered into a relationship where the College…
On the road with RISE
The previous quarter presented many changes to the small but dynamic Rural Initiatives for a Sunstainable Environment (RISE) Unit. At the end of February, we bid farewell to three colleagues; Linda Hlengwa, Martha Themba and Vutomi Mnisi.
Braveheart Ranger Leadership Development Programme
This innovative programme to develop rangers to meet the changing demands of their jobs, has its beginnings in a conversation at the Game Rangers Association Summit that was held at the SAWC in 2018.
Students embark on improved Work Integrated Learning experience
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is the practical application of skills learnt in a course back at the workplace and has been part of both the Higher Education certificate courses at the College for the last 20 years. Within each certificate course, WIL is scheduled between April and July each year after the first semester exams and before commencement of the second semester classes.
Environmental Conflict Management Course an eye-opener
Eric Norton, a volunteer at the Applied Learning Unit, took part in the Environmental Conflict Management M.Sc. course, recently hosted at the Southern African Wildlife College. He noted his interest in the field of human-wildlife conflict from a career perspective, and looked forward to hearing the knowledge from those who have experience of working in the field.
Leading wildlife economy and criminology researcher visits College
South Africa’s leading wildlife economy and criminology researcher, Dr Annette Hübschle-Finch from the University of Cape Town, recently visited the College.