Tag Anti poaching ranger training

3 Oct

Wildlife Protection & Conservation Course | USA

The Wildlife Protection & Conservation Course is GCF’s immersive introduction to the skills, preparation, teamwork, and field conditions associated with wildlife protection and field conservation. Participants live and train in the mountains surrounding Mammoth Lakes, California, while developing practical skills in man-tracking, wildlife tracking, fieldcraft, bushcraft, land navigation, radio communications, snare detection, emergency medicine, wildlife identification, conservation K9 operations, remote survival, and team-based field operations.

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3 Oct

Global Conservation Force Announces 2027 Professional Development Course Catalog

Train. Learn. Get Into the Field. Global Conservation Force is excited to announce our 2027 Professional Development Course Catalog, bringing together another year of immersive, hands-on conservation training opportunities in the United States and around the world. GCF's professional development programs are built around a simple philosophy: you learn conservation by doing conservation.

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26 Apr

Two Weeks on the Front Lines: TECC Training Across South Africa’s Rhino Protection Units

For the past two weeks, Chris Laursen has been on the ground across South Africa, delivering advanced Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) training to front-line anti-poaching teams protecting some of the world’s most threatened rhino populations. From the Eastern Cape to the Greater Kruger landscape, these trainings brought together foot patrol rangers and K9 response units operating in some of the highest-risk environments in modern conservation. Every patrol carries risk, not only from armed poachers, but from dangerous wildlife, environmental hazards, and the physical demands of remote field work. Ensuring rangers are medically prepared to respond under pressure can mean the difference between life and death.

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25 Aug

2025 Introduction to Anti-Poaching Course | Week 3 Update

2025 Introduction to Anti-Poaching Course | Week 3 Update At Global Conservation Force (GCF), our mission remains clear: to equip the next generation of rangers with the skills, training, and gear they need to protect some of the world’s most endangered wildlife. Thanks to a generous grant from the United Methodist Church in Vista, we have secured the base costs for our instructors and the community-selected recruits participating in this year’s Annual Ranger Training Course in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. However, additional funding is still needed to ensure these recruits complete their training fully prepared.

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16 May

Endangered Species Day | Keeping the Momentum for Wildlife

Every day is Endangered Species Day at Global Conservation Force—but on this globally recognized day, we take the opportunity to reflect, celebrate, and reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the wildlife and wild places that need our help the most. Conservation is not an overnight win; it’s a long-term, strategic, and collaborative mission. That’s why we build our efforts around lasting impact—and few examples illustrate that better than our work to protect rhinos.

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30 Apr

April Impact Recap – 63 Rangers Trained Across the Eastern Cape

April was a month of serious impact for Global Conservation Force and our partner reserves in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. With the support of our incredible donors, we successfully completed a sponsored Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) training tour, reaching 63 rangers across Kariega, Lalibela, Bucklands, Shamwari, and Amakhala.

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14 Feb

2023 Community-Selected Rhino Ranger Class Graduates

Please allow us to introduce the 2023 Class of Global Conservation Force Community Selected Anti-Poaching Rangers. After a grueling 5 weeks the recruits are now rangers. All 10 have confirmed […]

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27 Jun

Coyote Peterson Joins Ranger Training with Global Conservation Force

Coyote Peterson, celebrity wildlife presenter and conservationist, joined the Global Conservation Force advanced anti-poaching unit Instructors in the South Africa to see what it takes to be an anti-poaching ranger! […]

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4 Mar

Sponsored Training Courses For Rangers In Southern Africa January to February 2022

5 Global Conservation Force Anti-Poaching Instructors recently wrapped up a month of advanced training workshops in Southern Africa. 87 anti-poaching rangers, from 11 private and national parks, received sponsored training […]

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28 Jun

A New Generation Of Anti Poaching Rangers Have Hit The Ground Running!

Give the recruits a round of applause, they are now anti poaching rangers! After a grueling course they’ve taken their final exams and field assessments.  Each anti poaching ranger recruit […]

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