This year the College was privileged to host the annual African Conservation Awards, founded as the Rhino Conservation Awards in 2011. Initiated by Dr Larry Hansen and Miss Xiaoyang Yu, alongside the Game Rangers Association of Africa to recognise significant role plays involved in rhino conservation, the awards now also recognise conservation supporters working to […]
It’s international Rhino day with many involved and committed organisations from across the globe bringing the on-going rhino poaching crisis to the fore. The fight against poaching remains real for our rangers, communities and other conservationists dedicated to saving this species. Greater awareness is needed about this continuing scourge, which in turn also highlights the […]
INSIGHT is an online platform built to facilitate knowledge sharing between people and organisations working to combat wildlife crime. Previously known as the ‘iSivivane Anti-Poaching Toolbox’, it has recently been re-designed and re-launched as INSIGHT, and is a secure website with protected access for verified persons working to combat wildlife crime. Wildlife crime involves any […]
Dear friends of the College, It is with some disbelief and excitement that we find ourselves at the end of the second quarter of the year! 2023 is certainly progressing rapidly but this does not mean that little has happened since the Quarter 1 edition of the Bateleur went out. Apart from us hosting a number of […]
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Edinburgh join global conservation leaders at private screening of film to highlight global coalition of support in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade. Tuesday 13th June, London: Prince William and The Duchess of Edinburgh joined leading figures in global conservation in London at an exclusive private […]
As part of a FirstJob Internship programme, where the College hosts a number of interns across its various departments each year, it also helps facilitate the training and development of these interns. Included here is the Rise-preneurship training, which this year ran from 22-30 June and which was sponsored by the FirstJob programme. The FirstJob […]
The SAWC has established a small internal committee of junior leaders that comprises six members, supported and encouraged by the CEO, Theresa Sowry. The purpose of the committee is to make the College a better place/environment to work in. Each member has a project to coordinate of which five have been approved by the SAWC’s […]
The ERAIFT project We had a group of students from the Regional Post-Graduate Training School on Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Lands (ERAIFT) project sweating in the field over April. They have completed their fieldwork, and most are done with writing for their theses. They now have a lot to work on since they […]
About two years ago some of the Applied Learning and Research & Development (ALRD) team attended virtual GISCorps training in ArcGIS Online and Esri’s Conservation Solutions. Following the training we requested ongoing mentorship and support from GISCorps as we wanted to integrate their tools into our curriculum and everyday workflows at the College. In order […]
By Elna de Beer – Technical Advisor These are the words of Paulo Chambisse from Banhine National Park (BNP) describing his experience of the first session between the Community Engagement Teams (CET) of Zinave and Banhine National Parks coming together for a learning exchange at Zinave National Park (ZNP) during May 2023. Paulo Chambisse […]