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Training
Only through training, equipping and educating affected communities can we decelerate the issue until governments intervene with more resources, tougher regulations and penalties for poachers, and funding for alternate methods.
Zimbabwe & South Africa
The IAPF Victoria Falls Ranger Training Facility was opened in March of 2010. This international academy on 5000 hectares currently allows up to 40 rangers to be trained at one time. Trainees are exposed to a vast diversity of wildlife and terrain, preparing them to deploy to any area and fulfil the daily challenges of protecting wildlife.
FEMALE RANGERS
All selection and training is open to women at the IAPF and we believe they offer a very valuable contribution towards the conservation of wildlife. 
IAPF Director of Training, JC Strauss, trained the first 34 Women Wildlife Rangers for nine African Countries at the SA Wildlife College
REHABILITATION OF CONVICTED POACHERS
Veteran poachers are generally very well adapted to bush life and wildlife behavior. This knowledge allows them to exploit their target with maximum effect. When considering potential projects we encourage the employment of convicted poachers. This means one less poacher ‘off the street” so to speak, but it also ensures that the unit has a broader knowledge base to use in the course of their duties.
Once trained, a poacher may become a member of an Anti-Poaching Unit. This has been successfully achieved at the Wild Horizons Wildlife Trust Anti-Poaching Unit where Orphius, a convicted poacher was retrained as a ranger and now patrol daily with his unit. IAPF believes in rehabilitation though education and ongoing support.
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