Tracker Certification

Raising ecological awareness and creating employment opportunities for trackers provides cultural, social and economic benefits to local communities across the globe. The employment of trackers will also help to retain traditional skills that may otherwise be lost in the near future. Since 1994 more than 20 000 CyberTracker tracker certificates have been issued to more than 12 000 trackers worldwide. Currently, CyberTracker is evaluating and certifying in Africa, North America, and Europe. The start of collaboration in Asia is also underway since 2024.

Learning to Track and CyberTracker Certificates

The growing climate crisis creates a new urgency in managing potential biodiversity loss. More than a million animal and plant species may go extinct due to climate change. This crisis requires a new approach to promote and speed up the learning process in tracking and the adoption of tracker certification.

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Learning to Track

Research has shown that for many novice learners, strict testing may be detrimental to the learning process. In contrast, at the expert level high standards of testing provide an incentive to develop skills and expertise. We have therefore introduced an informal learning process that allows everyone to learn to track.

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Why We Need Tracker Certification

Creating employment opportunities for trackers provides cultural, social and economic benefits to local communities. The employment of trackers will also help to retain traditional skills that may otherwise be lost in the near future.

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Indigenous Tracker Certification

The objectives of the Indigenous Tracker Certification include the recognition of indigenous knowledge and the promotion of the cultural, social and economic benefits of the art of tracking. The employment of trackers also helps to retain indigenous skills that may otherwise be lost soon.

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CyberTracker Tracker Certification Standards

New CyberTracker Certification Standards update coming soon

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Tracker Certification and Observer Reliability

The CyberTracker Tracker Certification covers the fundamental principles of tracking as well as the finer details and sophisticated aspects of tracking. This is done on an individual basis, depending on the level of each candidate.

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The Reliability of CyberTracker Certification

Research that includes an in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis of trackers evaluated by and certified through CyberTracker Conservation’s Tracker Certification System has demonstrated the reliability of the CyberTracker Certificates

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Why “CyberTracker”?

The name "CyberTracker" refers to the combination of indigenous tracking skills (Tracker) with modern technology (Cyber). CyberTracker combines technology and human expertise in a way that has been recognised internationally as unique and ground-breaking.

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