Eco Tours & Professional Development Programs
Global Conservation Force offers conservation programs for individuals to participate in eco-tours and professional development programs, with participants responsible for their own transportation, equipment, and following program protocols. Interested individuals must submit an application. Eco-tours are custom trips to South Africa that include opportunities to meet anti-poaching units, participate in wildlife procedures, and contribute to community-based conservation efforts. To learn more or submit trip dates, visit the website or email n.frolander@globalconservationforce.org.
Join us for an Eco Tour!
Are you looking to go on the trip of a lifetime to South Africa? You’ve found the right spot! Our Eco-Tours are custom curated conservation impact trips with a blend of behind the scenes and luxury accommodations! Meet one of our anti-poaching units, go on a wildlife veterinary procedure, and participate in a community-based conservation program.
Introduction to Anti Poaching Course (South Africa)
The GCF Introduction to Anti-Poaching training course is tailored to create and train competent, efficient, and effective wildlife protection and conservation professionals. Trainees for this course will endure a physically demanding and mentally challenging 5-week course aimed to serve the real needs of the wildlife protection field. This course is not for the faint of heart, and the preparation should be treated similar to a military or law enforcement boot camp.
Anti-Poaching K9 Eco Tour (South Africa)
GCF has 9 Anti-Poaching K9s deployed on conservation and wildlife protection details in South Africa. This custom tour program is designed to get our guests behind-the-scenes with our K9s, the anti-poaching units, and reserves. Setup for a Max group size of 4, these tours are custom curated to each guests adventure style. Travel alongside the GCF K9 Anti-Poaching Units Project Coordinator, and possibly GCF Field Instructors, as they do assessments, training, and gear supply drops for our K9 rangers. Guests will have the opportunity to get hands on, train with and alongside or K9s, and participate in some patrol duties with our K9 crew. Additional opportunities include participating in wildlife veterinary procedures as part of the broader conservation efforts and goals of Global Conservation Force.
Horse Training, Mounted Anti-Poaching Unit (South Africa)
The Mounted Anti-Poaching Unit Professional Development Program provides equestrians the opportunity to see what it’s like to train and manage the anti-poaching unit horses. This program is tailored to improve your horse training, anti-poaching, and conservation skillsets. Volunteers will find themselves in the daily throws of equine husbandry, conservation activities, and horseback riding, getting hands-on working with the GCF mounted anti-poaching horse trainer and rangers. This course will include accommodation, pickup/dropoff from the Port Elizabeth airport, hands-on conservation activities, horse care and training, horseback patrol duties, and has the potential for wildlife veterinary procedures and community-based conservation projects.
Wildlife Education Outreach (Hanoi, Vietnam)
This program gives volunteers hands-on experience in multi-cultural education outreach with in-class learning, interpretation, and field trips. In partnership with Wildhand, we run an annual, 3 month-long, wildlife education program for youth. The course covers wildlife product demand reduction, illegal pet trade, recycling, wildlife rehabilitation, ecology and environments, endangered species, how to be a champion for wildlife, and ranger work in the national parks. Its focus is to create wildlife guardians every year in the heart of Vietnam’s busiest city.
Field Photo Journalist (Location Varies)
This program gives volunteers hands-on experience in multi-cultural education outreach with in-class learning, interpretation, and field trips. In partnership with Wildhand, we run an annual, 3 month-long, wildlife education program for youth. The course covers wildlife product demand reduction, illegal pet trade, recycling, wildlife rehabilitation, ecology and environments, endangered species, how to be a champion for wildlife, and ranger work in the national parks. Its focus is to create wildlife guardians every year in the heart of Vietnam’s busiest city.
Collaborations
Through our partnerships with other nonprofits and NGOs around the world that have similar missions, we are able to expand the effects of our efforts. We have also established collaborations with conservation-minded small businesses and artists that create quality products and unique art to help fund our anti-poaching projects and partnerships.
Wilson Creek Winery
Temecula, CA
Our wine series, in collaboration with Wilson Creek Winery, raises funds for our wildlife conservation and anti-poaching efforts. The five varieties of wine are made, bottled, and shipped by Wilson Creek Winery.
Rhino Crash Crush
Sparkling Rose
Tall Blonde
Chardonnay
Honey Badger Nectar
Almond Sparkling Wine
Old World Red
Cabernet
Brut but Elegant
Brut Sparkling Wine
Pacific Plate Brewing Company
Los Angeles, CA
We have teamed up with Pacific Plate Brewing to produce a line of handcrafted ales dedicated to spreading awareness of endangered species and aid anti-poaching units in South Africa. The Brews for APUs line consists of White Rhino IPA, Pangolin Defender, Earthshaker Stout, and Tall Blonde Hef. Whenever these Brews for APUs are on tap in the Pacific Plate tasting rooms, $1 from each pint sold and 10% of offsite keg sales goes directly to Global Conservation Force. Help us spread awareness and raise a pint to conservation!
Deep Cut Geeks
Oakland, CA
We are excited to share our Wildlife Guardian pin series in collaboration with Deep Cut Geeks. Each pin highlights a focus species for our wildlife protection and conservation efforts. We work hard to protect rhinos, pangolins, elephants, African painted dogs, and giraffes. Support our efforts by purchasing a pin and represent the endangered animals that need our help.
Product Info
Materials: Composite Wood
Dimensions: 1″ x 0.9″
Hardware: Metal Pin Back
Made in Oakland, CA. USA
Havoly
Ithica, NY
Havoly is a small design business that creates unique wooden engraved items seldom found but often cherished. It got its start and works closely with a local maker space in Ithaca, NY, home of Cornell University and a melting pot of creativity. Havoly teamed up with us to create an array of products with Global Conservation Force branding, placing us in several stores, markets, and coffee shops in New York while also selling on Etsy and Amazon. Havoly donates 25% of sales of all GCF-branded items to us!
Plantish
Toronto, ON, Canada
The future is plant-based with Plantish Future! Designed with the help of their community, every sale of their 100% compostable animal pop-up sponges supports our wildlife protection efforts.
“All of our products are vegan, plastic-free, and plant-based. Each product is carefully designed with nature as inspiration and crafted with plants as the source as well as a strong emphasis on contributing to good causes, ” explains Plantish Future founder, Lydia Li.
We are a team of strong women, passionate newcomers, and racialized folks. We believe that Sustainability is more than just the products you are using. T”rue sustainability comes from seeing ourselves as part of land, water, and earth. Re-connecting with Mother Earth does not mean doing everything perfectly, but engaging more of us in doing things imperfectly.”
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