Rhino Guardians – our new training programme

Rhino Guardians – our new training programme

Tracker Academy has started a new training programme! Specialist training for trackers. We are now preparing trackers to protect wildlife, particularly rhinos. Our mission is to prove that traditional tracking skills are critical for counter-poaching efforts. We are...
News Snippets from Tracker Academy

News Snippets from Tracker Academy

We have 8 trackers in training at Samara, 8 at Londolozi and 7 at Lapalala. They represent Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Botswana and Chad. Wish them luck in their final practical tracking assessment later this month! All will be looking for jobs upon...
Tracker Academy starts 2021

Tracker Academy starts 2021

Training wildlife trackers is one thing. Deploying them into meaningful conservation jobs is an entirely different matter! The employment of our graduates is a key indicator of Tracker Academy’s success.Our tracker graduates get employed in animal...
Positive news from a testing year

Positive news from a testing year

A total of 23 tracker students graduated on 4 December 2020. Students represented the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo as well as Botswana and Zambia. All our students are previously unemployed people. Most live in rural villages located near National...