Operating for three decades, EcoTraining is Africa's pioneer and leader in safari guide and wildlife training. EcoTraining is widely recognised by the safari industry for its credibility and standard of excellence in nature guide training.

EcoTraining offers:
• Accredited safari guide career courses,
• Gap year and Sabbatical programmes,
• Nature programmes for nature enthusiasts,
• High school and University study abroad programmes,
• Custom courses and On-site professional field guide
training at safari lodges.

All courses are run directly from EcoTraining’s unfenced bush camps in prime wilderness areas across South Africa, Botswana, Kenya and Zimbabwe. EcoTraining has trained over 14 000 people from 33 different countries worldwide.


EcoTraining TV

Why do Hippos occasionally chew on bones or consume meat despite being classified as herbivores?

6 days ago | [YT] | 16

EcoTraining TV

Based on the heel pad and toe alignment, which cat left this print?
1. Lion
2. African Wildcat
3. Leopard
4. Cheetah
Place your vote below.

Photo credit: Norman Chauke

1 week ago | [YT] | 14

EcoTraining TV

How can you instantly tell the difference between a Carnivore track and a
Herbivore track in the field?

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 7

EcoTraining TV

You spot a fresh track in the sand with four clear toes, no claw marks, and a distinct
three-lobed back pad. What animal are you dealing with?
Photo credits: Moxie De Leon, Karolina Krol, Aniek Lomme and Marie Schimdt

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 5

EcoTraining TV

The Kori Bustard holds which impressive biological title in the African avian world?

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 9

EcoTraining TV

Which anatomical feature allows the Red-billed Oxpecker to easily cling to the vertical hide of large mammals?

1 month ago | [YT] | 11

EcoTraining TV

Hyena droppings are famously white when dry. What causes this?

1 month ago | [YT] | 15

EcoTraining TV

A ranger finds twisted, tapered scat containing hair, crushed bone fragments and
occasional grass. This is most likely from:

1 month ago | [YT] | 11

EcoTraining TV

How does the Fork-tailed Drongo frequently obtain food beyond catching
insects themselves?

1 month ago | [YT] | 9

EcoTraining TV

Which large South African herbivore uses communal dung middens as a territorial
marker?
Cast your vote below!

Photo credits: Aniek Lomme, Moxie de Leon and, Karolina Krol

1 month ago | [YT] | 11