| Lecturer | Introduction |
|---|---|
| Prof Leslie Brown | Plant ecologist and botanist (UNISA); head of the ‘Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecosystem Research Unit’ that conducts research into vegetation and animal behaviour; and author. |
| Dr Ian Englebrecht | Invertebrate conservation scientist at South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and extraordinary lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria. |
| Francois Coetzee | Archaeologist; researcher; and curator of the ‘Museum of Anthropology & Archaeology’ at UNISA. Specialist in archaeotourism and late iron age archaeology, including Pilanesberg. |
| Steve Dell | Long serving field ecologist at Pilanesberg National Park. |
| Prof. Judith Kinnaird | Director of the Economic Geology Research Institute in the School of Geosciences at Wits University |
| Dr. Paul Nex | Geologist, visiting lecturer at Wits; and igneous processes specialist including uranium deposits in the Bushveld Complex. |
| Ulrich Oberprieler | Zoologist; education specialist at the National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria; author and co-author of numerous guides on birds and mammals - including the definitive ‘Raptor Guide of Southern Africa. |
| Prof. Mary Scholes | Plant physiologist; award winning educator at the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences; serves as the Assistant Dean for Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Science – Wits; and member of five international science steering committees. |
| Dr. Bob Scholes | Author; systems ecologist; specialist in savanna ecology and global change; a Fellow of the CSIR and advisory member of the South African National Parks Board. |