From field guide to field guide trainer
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Bushwise trainer Wayne Lubbe is based at our Mahlahla campus, near the Greater Makalali Game Reserve. In this post he tells his story of...
Bushwise Student
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Becoming a field guide in the African savannah
BY: Luke Potterton Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a group (of their...
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Bushwise Trainer
- May 12, 2022
- 4 min
Animal social structures – solitary or gregarious?
In this blog, Nico (trainer with Bushwise and finalist for Safari Guide of the Year 2022) describes animal social structures. Discussing...
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Bushwise Student
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
Fauna and flora, one species at a time
Bushwise student Petri Oberholster shares how he’s learning to identify the nearly endless species of fauna and flora you’ll see in the...
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Bushwise
- May 5, 2022
- 5 min
Field guide jobs and career paths: where do I go from here?
If there’s one thing we know about field guides, it’s that there’s no “one size fits all” field guide job. You might think, but a field...
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Bushwise Student
- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
Field guide training with the best of the best
Bushwise student Tasia Simons shares her experiences during Bushwise field guide training, learning from experts in the industry. Camp...
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Bushwise
- Apr 21, 2022
- 5 min
Advanced rifle handling with Bushwise
Bushwise trainer Darryn Murray describes advanced rifle handling training scenarios and safety. ARH is an important part of becoming a...
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Marketing Team
- Apr 12, 2022
- 3 min
Adventure on course in the African bush
Bushwise student Marlene Botha takes us on an adventure in the African bush alongside her fellow students. Camp manager blogs are written...
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Bushwise Student
- Apr 5, 2022
- 3 min
Elephants: the big feisty giants
Elephants have the power to amaze and mesmerise. Bushwise student Oryx Nauwelaers shares his experience with getting to know these gentle...
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Louise Pavid
- Mar 17, 2022
- 3 min
Ethics and ethology: let’s talk about elephants
In this photo blog, Bushwise Videographer and Photographer Louise Pavid discusses animal behaviour and guiding ethics. One of the most...
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Bushwise Trainer
- Mar 15, 2022
- 5 min
Astronomy and mythology: written in the stars
This article was written by Ben Coley, Bushwise Trainer and author of the new Specialist Astronomy Qualification now offered by FGASA....
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Annie DuPre
- Mar 10, 2022
- 5 min
Why I want to be a field guide: what inspires Bushwise students
By: Annie DuPre and the current Bushwise field guide students We asked Bushwise students: “Why do you want to be a field guide?” Their...
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Bushwise Student
- Feb 22, 2022
- 3 min
A team effort: life with my Bushwise family
BY: Wana Bezuidenhout Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a group (of their...
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Louise Pavid
- Feb 17, 2022
- 3 min
Carnivore competition: it’s more than instinct
BY: Louise Pavid, Bushwise Photographer and Videographer The age old adage of dogs chasing cats is something that extends as far back as...
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Annie DuPre
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
Bushwise Field Guides to Host Safari Guide of the Year 2022
BY: Annie DuPre, FGASA NQF2, Apprentice Trails Guide and Bushwise Conceptual Copywriter Bushwise Field Guides is thrilled to host the the...
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Trevor Myburgh
- May 21, 2019
- 3 min
How to better yourself as a Field Guide
There are so many variables in field guiding, previously known as a game ranging or game ranger, and possibly the biggest of these is...
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Bushwise Trainer
- Jul 31, 2018
- 2 min
The important role Game Rangers play in Conservation
Today is a special day, Rangers Day 2018, to remember the important of Game Rangers and the role they play in Conservation. The role of a...
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