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Tanda Tula Tracking Assessment
We recently completed a tracking assessment with Adriaan Louw, an expert in this unique field.
The assessment is made up of two components: Track and Sign; this includes identifying various spoor and signs left by animals, birds and even insects. The second component is Trailing; where the tracker is assessed on his tracking capability in following dangerous game.
Scores are added up to show the level of competence.
Level 1: 70-80%, Level 2: 80-90%, Level 3: 90-100% and Level 4: 100%. Once a tracker has reached level 4 status he is invited to attend the senior tracker evaluation held once a year. This is for the elite and only the best manage to attain this status, which is the pinnacle of the tracking industry. Tracking is a real art form and takes years of practice to hone your skills. The assessment was a major success and all rangers and trackers excelled – the following levels were achieved.
| Name | Track & Sign | Trailing | Overall Level |
| Scotch Ndlovu (Invitation to senior assessment for trailing component) |
Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 3 |
| Jeffery Siwelane | Level 2 | Level 2 | Level 2 |
| Foreman Mathebula | Level 3 | Level 3 | Level 3 |
| Given Mathebula | Level 2 | Level 1 | Level 1 |
| Dale Jackson | Level 3 | Level 3 | Level 3 |
| Isaac Ndlovu | Level 3 | Level 1 | Level 1 |
| Patrick Makukule | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 2 |
| Phillip Nyathi (Invitation to senior assessment for trailing component) |
Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 3 |
| Civilized Ngwenya | Level 2 | Level 1 | Level 1 |
Jack Ngomane, our head tracker, is up for his senior track and sign assessment this year and has already achieved his senior trailing qualification. If he manages to achieve this he will be the only senior tracker in the entire reserve! We’ll let you know how he fares later in the year.
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