John Power

1995 - 1997 (Intermittently) - Natal Parks Board/ Kzn Ezemvelo. Student cadet - Mkuze Game reserve herbivore count transect walking & relief staff officer, Highmoor station, Ukahlamba Drakensberg Park.

1998 - Lion researcher - Mabula. Radio-tracking, sustainability - University of Pretoria, centre for Wildlife management.

1999 - Technician Welder Wildlife Foundation, USA. Bobcat & mount ain lion research.

2000 - 2002 - Intermittently - Leopard research - Soutpansberg, Limpopo. Prey use study, some collaring, camer-trapping. Basis of Masters in leopard prey use in mountains.

2000 - Trainee guide - CCAfrica - Londolozi/Phinda. Game drives/walks.

2002 - 2004 - Research/ Science officer & guide - Global Vision International (GVI) based Karongwe game reserve, Lowveld. Carnivore research (lion, leopard, cheetah, spotted hyena, wild dog). Operated as guide with paying volunteers and conducted numerous walks to view cheetah on foot.

2005 - 2006 - Limpopo South Frontiers - tourism company start up (self-employ), touring of Kruger & Pilanesberg National Parks, inter alia (eg. Botswana).

2005 - Contracted by BBC Natural History Unit - guide for film making - Savuti, Botswana (lion- elephant predation)

2006 - 2007 - Squacco Heron Projects - Ecological training & monitoring officer - Okavango Delta, Botswana. Carnivore research - collaring, and radio-tracking large carnivores (lion, cheetah, leopard, spotted hyena).

2007 - 2008 - Senior Guide - Imbali Safari Lodges, based Hamiltons Tented Camp, Kruger National Park. Guide - open-vehicle, walks, etc, and environmental manager in situ. 

2008 - 2010 -  Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), Carnivore Conservation Group, Venetia Wild Dog Project co-ordinator.  Wild dog researcher based at De Beers Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve.  Wild dog tracking tourism done, linked to research project - main work was radio-tracking, collaring etc.  Also involved in captures, collarings, and readio-tracking of other carnivores (eg. lion, leopard, cheetah), on Venetia, and other parks eg. Mapungubwe National Park, Northern Tuli Game Reserve.  Did assist with many walks on reserve for in particular archaeology based walks.

1) Shem Compion, shem@c4images-safaris.com, 082 0639146

2) Duncan Macfadyen, Oppenheimmer & Sons, 083 3792139, MacfadyenD@eoson.co.za

3) Arno Du Preez, GM Nguni Lodges, Eastern Cape, gm@ngunilodges.com 082 8987715

4) Harriet Davies-Mostert, harrietd@ewt.org.za Director of Science, EWT, 082 5079223

5) Warwick Davies-Mostert, Reserve manager, Venetia reserve, warwick.mostert@debeersgroup.com 083 235 2849

2008 - 2010 - Wild dog research at De beers Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, Limpopo. Metapopulation management and work involves typical ecological work (ie. prey, kill records, movements etc), and other work collaring, translocations etc. 

1994 - Survival Excercise, 32 Battalion, Baltimore, Limpopo.

1994 - Outward Bound 21 day.

1997 - Bsc Deg Zoology, University of Pretoria

1998 - Honours Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria

1999 - Texas Merit Award, Van Schaiks Prize for best student, Academic honorary (Univ. Pta)

2001 - Msc African Mammalogy, University of Pretoria.

2003 - Guiding assessments at Karongwe Game Reserve - Advanced Rifle Handling (ARH), and Viewing Potentially Dangerous Animals (VPDA)

2004 - SYMCO - Veterinary symposium wildlife utilisation.

2008 - SASETTA 10750 - Rifle handling - shotgun & carbine (rifle)

2008 - Land Rover Advanced Driving course.