Our Spring CyberTracker Track & Sign Certification is currently full. New applicants will be placed on a waitlist.

May 24-25, 2025

Evaluator Daniel Hansche

Various locations in and around the Twin Cities Metro Area

Tuition: $350

We are delighted to welcome Daniel Hansche back to Minnesota this Memorial Day weekend. Those of you have been on a program with Daniel know they are an exceptional teacher and mentor. Daniel skillfully blends the rigorous CyberTracker process and standards with a spacious sense of play and ease. The result is a weekend filled with joy and delight as well as deep and profound learning and opportunities for growth. This two day program will take place at one or more locations in and around the Twin Cities Metro Area and will run from approximately 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturday and 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Sunday. Check out the stories from Daniel's Minnesota certifications October 2023, and May 2024.

To be added to the waitlist for the May 2025 certification, please fill out this form.

We began accepting applicants and sending confirmations by March 1.

We continued to review applications on a rolling basis after March 1 until the certification filled.

Now that the Certification is full, new applicants will be placed on a waitlist.

We select applicants whose participation we believe will advance the Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project's mission to promote the art and science of wildlife tracking, especially here in Minnesota and the surrounding region. We are particularly interested in offering certification opportunities to people actively involved in wildlife research or education. We give priority to active members of the Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project as well as to those who have not participated in a CyberTracker certification previously or recently. If you are not familiar with CyberTracker certifications, we encourage you to read this description and this FAQ on the Tracker Certification North America website.

We encourage those who are newer to wildlife tracking or are curious about the certification process to participate in one of our club's Practice Assessments. These two-day long, CyberTracker style, "mock evaluations" offer low-cost, low-pressure opportunities for participants to get a taste of a CyberTracker certification, practice for a future certification, and get feedback on their progress in track and sign interpretation. Our next Practice Assessment is scheduled for August 2-3. Get details here.

Have additional questions? Contact Us.

Daniel Hansche is a wildlife tracker & mentor with over 25 years of field experience. Their 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.