How It Works

Courses, Modules & Components

The various programmes offered on WildlifeCampus are broken down into three levels.
  • The highest level is the course. Currently we offer:

    1. African Folklore by Credo Mutwa
    2. Animal Tracks & Signs of Africa
    3. Anti-Poaching
    4. Astronomy
    5. Behaviour Guide to African Carnivores
    6. Behaviour Guide to African Herbivores
    7. Behaviour Guide to African Primates
    8. Behaviour Guide to Mammals of the RSA Lowveld
    9. Birding by Habitat: Beginner, Enthusiast, Expert
    10. Capture, Care & Management of Wildlife
    11. Digital Wildlife Photography
    12. Discovering Wilderness Safaris
    13. Elephants: Facts & Fables
    14. FGASA Examination Preperation
    15. Film Wildlife Photography with Daryl Balfour
    16. Game Lodge Management
      17. (Online and Offline options available)
    17. Game Ranch Economics
    18. Game Ranging (Field Guiding)
      19. (Online and Offline options available)
    19. Geology, Palaeontology & Evolution
    20. Human - Wildlife Conflicts
    21. Hunting: A Balanced Perspective
    22. Marine Biology for Guides, Divers and Enthusiasts
    23. Medically Important Spiders
    24. Mountain Guiding
    25. Predator Management on LIvestock Farms
    26. Snakes and Reptiles of the Lowveld
    27. Survival
    28. The Guides Guide to Guiding
    29. The Big '5'
    30. Trails Guide
    31. Wilderness Navigation
    32. Wildlife Management
      33. (Online and Offline options available)

  • Each of the courses are comprised from a series of modules. The Game Ranging course is composed of 12 modules including, a Mammal module, Ecology module, Bird module, Animal Behaviour module and eight others.

  • Modules are further broken down into a number of components. The Bird module has eight components, the Reptile module has four, the Mammal module has 20. In total the Game Ranging course has 12 modules made up from 82 different components.

Students are welcome to purchase selected components on an individual basis, whole modules or the complete course.

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How to Purchase Courses, Modules & Components

  1. Register (it's FREE to do so) and Login.
  2. Go to the View Courses page.
  3. Navigate through our course listings, and click the relevant link associated with the course content you wish to purchase.
  4. The page will refresh, and your shopping cart will display at the bottom of the page (you'll need to scroll down to find it).
  5. Click the "Buy" link and you'll be taken through our payment gateway.
  6. Here you'll be asked for:
    • to confirm your password
    • your credit card details
    • to read our Terms & Conditions
    • to confirm your order
  7. Once your transaction has been successful, your course content will be available within 2-5 minutes.

If you'd like information about how to purchase offline, please contact us from our Contact Us page or e-mail us directly at info@wildlifecampus.com

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Take The Test

After you have reviewed the material in any of the components you have purchased, you are encouraged to Take The Test. Simply click on the Take The Test link. All the questions are either True/False or multiple choice.

Please note that if you are unsuccessful in passing - you are welcome to take the test as many times as you need to, until apassing grade of is achieved.

The pass mark is set at the course level ands ranges between 60% and 70%. On passing, you have the option of viewing the correct answers.

However once you have passed - you cannot re-take the test to attempt a better grade. You are however welcome to purchase the same component again and re-take the test. Please note that if a component is re-purchased or re-issued to you, your previous mark will be erased, unless you passed it under subscription, in which case it will be kept and the subscription flag will be removed. If you buy it again, the previous mark will be erased.

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Practicals

Several of our courses are coupled with Practical Programmes. These practicals are conducted by affiliate companies in South Africa. You'll find their direct contact details on our Practical Partners page.

These practicals are not compulsory, but are highly recommended, particularly for those students who wish to enter the wildlife industry as practicing Field Guides or Wildlife Manager. In addition to the student being able to turn theory into practice, these programmes are one of the best ways of truly experiencing Africa.

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GameSaver Badges

For each module completed you will be allocated a 'GameSaver' badge that will be displayed together with your login name on our Top 100 List. In this way, you are able to track your own progress in relation to other students and other community members will have an instant indication of your level of expertise in a wide variety of subjects.

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Acknowledgement & Reward
  • On the completion of each component the student will have their component mark updated on their
    "My Courses" page, indicating that he/she has completed that course component.

  • On completion of each module the student will have the option of printing out his/her own module certificate indicating that that module has been completed. The student will also be assigned 'expert status' in that module, and will be allocated a module GameSaver badge.

    To print out the module certificate, change the "Tree View" to "Normal View" on your "My Courses" page and click the module badge.

  • On completing all the modules in a course the student will automatically be sent an industry accredited certificate in the course completed. This only applies to certain courses however:

Certificate Courses

  1. Field Guiding Game Ranging (accredited by the Field Guiding Association of Southern Africa (FGASA))
  2. Wildlife Management (jointly conferred with EcoLife)
  3. Geology, Palaeontology and Evolution
  4. Trails Guide - (FGASA accredited) (jointly conferred with Eco Training)
  5. Game Lodge Management (jointly conferred with Wilderness Safaris)
  6. Digital Wildlife Photography
  7. Medically Important Spiders
  8. Game Ranch Economics
  9. Anti-Poaching
  10. Capture, Care & Management of Wildlife
  11. Human - Wildlife Conflicts
  12. Animal Tracks and Signs of Africa
  13. Survival
  14. Astronomy
  15. Wilderness Navigation
  16. Marine Biology for Guides, Divers and Enthusiasts (FGASA accredited)
  17. Snakes and Reptiles of the Lowveld
  18. Behaviour Guide to Mammals of the RSA Lowveld
  19. The Behaviour Guide to African Carnivores
  20. The Behaviour Guide to African Herbivores
  21. The Behaviour Guide to African Primates
  22. Film Wildlife Photography

These prestigious certificates will be posted to each successful graduate. In addition each student that completes a full course is added to our Graduates Page.

Non - Certificate Courses

  • Mountain Guiding
  • Predator Management on Livestock Farms
  • Birding by Habitat: Beginner, Enthusiast, Expert
  • The Guides Guide to Guiding
  • Hunting: A Balanced Perspective
  • African Folklore by Credo Mutwa
  • Discovering Wilderness Safaris
  • The Big '5'
  • FGASA Exam Preparation Course
  • Elephants: Facts & Fables

  • On completion of any practical, the student will be issued with a Practical certificate confirming that the practical programme has been completed. These certificates are issued by our Practical Partners.
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Accreditation & Endorsement

The Field Guiding / Game Ranging enjoys full accreditation by the Field Guides Association of South Africa (FGASA).

Our Wildlife Management qualification is conferred in association with EcoLife, a private company specialising in Wildlife Management Consulting and Wildlife Management Expeditions.

The Trails Guide qualification is fully accredited and endorsed by the Field Guides Association of South Africa (FGASA). It is jointly conferred by WildlifeCampus, FGASA and Eco Training.

Our Game Lodge Management course is jointly conferred with Wilderness Safaris.

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