OUR TEAM

Koos is South African, born in Potgietersrus. He has more than 20 years of experience in the bush and has worked as a reserve manager for a Big 5 reserve, security manager (head of anti-poaching team for a private reserve), and he has been at LEO Africa since 2007.

Koos has vast experience with wildlife monitoring, game capture, reserve maintenance and management, alien plant control and tracking animals on foot, He has a deep passion for conservation, anti-poaching, sustainable living and also has a great interest in birding.

Koos is in charge of all the LEO Africa camera trap set up and service within the park. Also known as "Mc Gyver", he built three solar powered cars and is working on more, with the aim of reducing the use of fossil fuels, and conducting drives (in the future) using renewable energy.

Sabrina is from Milan, Italy, and after having played tennis for 20 years at high levels, obtaining a degree in tourism and working in hotels and even organisation, she decided to live the second dream of her life: studying lions and work for conservation. She came to LEO in 2011  as a volunteer and she literally fell in love with lions and the work done by LEO Africa. She decided to go back to Italy, work for some months and come back to South Africa to do her FGASA Studies and become a field guide. She started working at LEO Africa in September 2012 as manager and guide. Her main passions are lions, sport, nature, conservation, and in particular reserve maintenance work and sustainable living.  Sabrina has a deep dedication in educating and encouraging volunteers and others to a plastic free life. 

"Each of us can make a difference to respect our Planet and wildlife!".