Ep. 209 : Tracker Certification North America

Tracker Certification North America is an evaluating body in the field of wildlife tracking and trailing, and so much more. They host evaluations which double as in depth community tracking and trailing training sessions, going deep on the explanations and pointing out how the evaluator can see what they can see. This process encourages dialogue, feedback and reflection, community discussion and a deeper understanding of the trails the animals are leaving behind. From a tool which was designed by Louis Liebenberg to celebrate and employ ecological knowledge of indigenous trackers in southern Africa (namely the San of the Kalahari) in wildlife research and conservation, to an international certifying body which assess’ and trains wildlife trackers of all skill levels, the CyberTracker process, also known as Tracker Certification North America on this continent, is leading the way on communication, public education, and evaluation of wildlife track and sign. Sophie Mazowita has returned to the show for her second time to tell us more about the history of the organization, what evaluations are all about, the difference between a track and sign vs trailing eval, as well as the upcoming North American Wildlife Tracker Conference happening online on March 18 - 19 (I’ve already registered). Full of stories and insight into the happenings of Tracker Certification North America, this was an exciting and fun conversation to have. Big thanks to Sophie for being on the show again. To learn more : Tracker Certification North America website North American Wildlife Tracker Conference Sophie Mazowita’s previous appearance on the show