TRACKS of GIANTS

Following ancient African elephant migration paths, Tracks of Giants, is a 5 month west to east journey connecting major conservation nodes to promote a greater awareness of conservation, human community and leadership issues relevant to southern Africa, and applicable to many areas of the world. The journey aims to rekindle the rapidly declining indigenous knowledge base of the human – animal...

Key People

The WILD Foundation is the North American face of Tracks of Giants – which is a collaborative initiative spearheaded by The WILD Foundation, Wilderness Foundation South Africa, including the Wilderness Leadership School South Africa and other non-governmental organizations, wildlife management authorities, parks and reserves management and other government, community and corporate partners. Core...

Route Map

Many thanks go our generous GPS sponsor, Boltons GPS Warehouse! To view this interactive map in a separate page, click here. To follow the progress of the team, zoom in on the map and shift the slider on the bottom to the desired...

Get Involved

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The Big Picture

“We are all profoundly affected by ecosystem disintegration and biodiversity loss. The idea of “following ancient elephant migration routes” developed by Ian McCallum provides the opportunity to see this at ground level through the difficult choices that elephants face in a world where their horizons are rapidly contracting. Elephants, with their need for space, provide an inspiring and obvious...

Why the Elephant?

Many of the conservation challenges facing Southern Africa, and in particular wilderness regions within Southern Africa, can be highlighted or characterized through umbrella species – where protection of sufficient habitat and connectivity to assure viable populations of the umbrella species benefits other species more restricted in their range. For example, the challenges facing southern African...

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