Certification Workshops

Tracker Certifications emphasize practical tracking and the development of reliable field skills, and they transform the way we see the wild world. No prior training is required to participate.

Spring Track & Sign Certifications

1-day and 2-day events in Burlington VT

Friday, April 17, 2026

Field workshop at the Northeast Natural History Conference

Registration Cost: $150

Tuesday and Wednesday, April 21-22, 2026

Registration Cost: $375

Field Locations: Within 30 minutes' drive of Burlington, VT.

Exact location(s) will be decided one day prior to the event and communicated by email.

Registration links coming soon.

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Meet Track & Sign Evaluator Daniel Hansche:

A wildlife tracker & mentor with over 30 years of field experience, Daniel’s work in conservation & education has taken them to wolf dens, elk herds, rhino encounters, & lion trails. They are a Track & Sign Evaluator with Tracker Certification North America and certified in Eurasia & Africa. Daniel has intensively mentored well over 100 wildlife trackers and taught many hundreds through workshops & trainings. Brimming with creativity, their approach to mentoring is unlike any other. Everyone has unique gifts, needs, & styles. One of Daniel’s virtues is in learning, respecting, and serving each student’s needs while tending to a group’s cohesion. After decades in the US, Daniel moved to Germany and founded Spur Wander to further offer high-quality experience & trainings to wildlife trackers worldwide.

What to expect on a Track & Sign certification program:

Two full days in the field exploring locations rich with wildlife sign, in the company of others interested in deepening their awareness of wildlife on the landscape.
A community of beginner through advanced trackers, ready to learn from each other's perspectives in a supportive environment.
An invitation to examine 56 track or sign questions and consider them individually before you discuss all of the possible interpretations as a group. It's an opportunity to develop your observation and interpretation skills rather than simply relying on someone else to share the "correct answer."
Instruction from one of the most skilled wildlife trackers and facilitators in the country, with decades of experience in the field.
You will walk away understanding which features of each track or sign can lead to a definitive ID, plus what the sign tells us about the animal's behavior and ecology.
An opportunity to earn a Level I through Level IV (Professional) Track & Sign Certificate from CyberTracker North America.

The CyberTracker Track & Sign Certification is an internationally-applied, professional-level training process used to promote wildlife tracking and ecological knowledge. The process is designed to give each participant the opportunity to personally investigate each track or sign found before the group discusses it at length. This creates intensive levels of concentration, balanced by fun, open, and entertaining discussions that engage the group in an unforgettable exploration of animal behavior, physiology, and ecology. This combination has proven to be a wildly effective method to immediately enhance an individual's knowledge, and their ability to accurately interpret tracks and sign on their own.

Visit Tracker Certification's Story Map to learn more.