Theresa SOWRY

Ms Theresa Sowry, CEO of the Southern African Wildlife College, holds a Master of Science Degree in Botany from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.  She gained conservation experience while employed by South African National Parks working on their rare antelope programme in the Kruger National Park.  Starting in the education field as a Training Manager and Lecturer in Natural Resource Management, she was later promoted to Executive Manager: Training and more recently to CEO of the Wildlife College.

Theresa’s latest passion is taking to the skies and piloting a Savannah S, Light Sport Aircraft (LSA).  She has been able to successfully integrate this passion into a joint SAWC/KNP project and monitors the rhino distribution pattern on a weekly basis across the Kempiana property.

Theresa is an avid supporter of responsible conservation practice, ensuring that the College embraces an inclusive and holistic approach to applied conservation practice.  Bringing people to the heart of conservation, and ensuring social, environmental and ecological integrity of conservation practice is what drives her passion to train future and current conservationists.

To date, the College has trained over 25,500 applied conservationists. Being married to a game ranger for 24 years, Theresa understands needs on the ground, ensures training is relevant and fit for purpose, to address the ever changing needs of the conservation industry.  She believes in collaboration, partnership, and teamwork, and recognises she is privileged to work with such dynamic colleagues and collaborating partners that all assist in the success of the SAWC.