IAFR Wildlife Forensic Experience
The IAFR has teamed up with the Wildlife Forensic Academy to offer conference delegates the opportunity to experience South Africa’s amazing wildlife and learn more about how the challenges presented by wildlife crime are being met with advanced forensic techniques.
These exclusive 1 and 2 day programmes include a game drive on the WFA private reserve together with educational talks and practical activities.
WILDLIFE FORENSIC ACADEMY
What We Do - https://www.wildlifeforensicacademy.com/about-us
We are here to give wildlife a voice and fight back against wildlife crime.
Poaching often happens in remote areas without witnesses. First responders unintentionally disrupt the crime scene and crucial forensic traces get lost. This results in poor evidence in court and the culprit never gets caught or punished. Connected to poaching, entire illegal financial and transportation networks exist which are known to be linked to large scale organised crime in drugs, weapons, and human trafficking worldwide. This makes preserving and presenting forensic evidence from wildlife crime scenes even more crucial.
WFA trains individuals in Forensic Science and Methodical Evidence Reporting so that no wildlife criminal will slip through the net.
1-Day Wildlife Forensic Experience (8 September 2025)
This 1-day experience combining a game drive and a tour of the WFA facility together with a series of educational talks and a practical activity offers participants the opportunity to learn more about Wildlife crime and the importance of Wildlife Forensics and its key role in Law Enforcement.
07:30 Depart from Cape Town
09:00 Game Drive
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Round Tour of WFA
13:30 Wildlife crime, poaching and prosecution in South Africa.
14:30 Practical activity: tracking
15:30 Veterinary aspects of wildlife crime & radiological case studies
17:00 Depart for Cape Town
What's Included:
All course content
WFA Merchandise
Lunch
Transport to and from Cape Town
3-hour Game Drive
Excluded:
Alcoholic beverages
Price:
$280
2- Day Wildlife Forensic Experience (8-9 September 2025)
This 2-day experience is a mixture of lectures and activities that highlight the importance of Wildlife Forensics and its key role in Law Enforcement of Wildlife Crime. Participants will explore the complexities of tracking and analysing wildlife evidence, enhancing their teamwork and problem-solving skills through a series of hands-on activities based on crime-scene management. Informative lectures will cover radiological case studies and the veterinary aspects of wildlife crime, providing deeper insights into this fascinating field.
Day 1
07:30 Depart from Cape Town
09:00 Game Drive
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Round Tour of WFA
13:30 Wildlife crime, poaching and prosecution in South Africa.
14:30 Practical activity: tracking
15:30 Veterinary aspects of wildlife crime & radiological case studies
17:00 1-Day participants depart to Cape Town
18:30 Dinner
Day 2
08:30 Breakfast
09:30 Solve the Crime – wildlife crime scene simulation and collection and presentation of evidence
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Cont. of Solve the Crime including Moot Court
17:00 Depart to Cape Town
What's Included:
All course content
WFA Merchandise
Meals
Accommodation
Transport to and from Cape Town
3-hour Game Drive
Excluded:
Alcoholic beverages
Price:
$595