Blog
Now for the fun stuff
By: Christopher Magee Before we knew it, the sun had set on the second semester and a new day had started in the third semester. In our week off, I had been studying really hard for what was the most important and difficult test which kicked off the third semester –...
Why Bushwise offers the best accommodation for aspiring field guides
Which field guide course offers the best accommodation? Bushwise. Don’t believe us? Read this article to find out why.
Why geology matters in field guiding
What is the study of geology? And how do field guides use geology in the field? Read on for answers to these questions and more.
Five of the biggest differences between field guides and game rangers
BY: Tasneem Johnson-Dollie Looking to become a conservationist? Well, getting a feel for the differences between what game rangers and field guides do is a good place to start when planning for a career in conservation. Yes, field guides and game rangers work at the...
Game drives and more game drives
BY: Angela Riley, Bushwise student 2020 With the start of my Bushwise journey in July came many new experiences, all of which met my eager anticipation and blew all of my expectations out of the park. The practical drives around campus and the game drives over at...
Different types of bats: how many are there?
Original photo: "Bat" by Cindy Parks is licensed under CC BY 2.0 BY: Tasneem Johnson-Dollie Bats are the second-largest group of mammals, after rodents, and there are tons of different types of bats all around the world. How many different kinds you ask? Well, let’s...
The Lessons
BY: Alex Walker, Bushwise student 2020 I never grew up on a farm or around bush life, I have never really seen what this industry is about. Until arriving at Bushwise, we start by learning small things around camp from the trees and the folklore behind them, like how...
Then the rains came
By: Sergio Cerrai The dust of the dry winter had settled on the cars parked on campus. This prompted me to wash my car……. and then…... the rains came. What if I had washed my car a few weeks earlier? The overcast sky and rain stayed with us for five days. A river that...
Time for me to be the camp manager
By: Garrick Stead Becoming a camp manager and overseeing the campus radio is quite a stressful thing for me, yet once I got into it was not bad at all. We need to be comfortable with this sort of responsibility because many lodges need duty managers on a day to day...
Overcoming some challenges
By: Chris Magee, Bushwise student 2020 The second semester was definitely something new for me. I had overcome so many challenges and with that came a lot of respect for those that had done it before me. This included the hard work when it came to studying (with the...