Adaptive Patrolling
Patrol posture: matching a patrol's readiness to the environment, with Col. Cooper's Colour Code as its shared language.
What’s inside
Short enough to read in one sitting. Practical enough to use the same day.
What patrol posture is — and how it differs from simply being alert
Patrol posture and the Cooper Colour Code, adapted for conservation patrol teams
Transitions as the real skill — going up quickly, coming back down deliberately
A day on the ground — how posture works on a real patrol, from briefing to debrief
The signs posture is not being managed — and the benefits when it is
Who it’s for
Everyone involved in conservation security patrols — field rangers, team leaders and supervisors, operations room personnel, managers responsible for planning and training, and vocational training staff.
Free to download, print and share. Published under a Creative Commons licence — use it, teach from it, translate it. We only ask that you credit LEAD Conservation and Panthera and don’t sell it.
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Adaptive Patrolling
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