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Wanting to spread awareness on this World Rhino Day, I struggled to come up with something new and something that is not posted every day about Rhino poaching which people actually want to read. Not everyone wants to see gruesome pictures of poached rhinos or get up...

Despite having grown up in England, astronomy had always been an interest of mine.  I was fortunate enough to grow up in the countryside of southern England where light pollution was at a minimum and I spent many a night admiring the world possibilities above my head...

The last week before the off-week has been filled with lectures and a lot of drives, while the temperatures are going upwards! Spring is coming and we can feel it on campus. 30°C+ temperatures are a fact now! So we first started our week with Vaughan his lecture about...

Legends about the marula abound - from its use as a food source, it’s magical qualities as a healing ingredient, to its virility/fertility properties, and the many uses of its bark, leaves, fruit, nut and kernels. Legends include Feast of First Fruits, The Marriage...

After another busy week, the Bushwise students are currently enjoying some well deserved downtime for the weekend. I think we deserve it. The past week has involved lectures on Arthropods, Astronomy and basic photography. Monday morning started with the class lecture...

We returned from a week off eager to get back to Bush life. The break had seen us all venture to a variety of places; Kruger, Pilanesberg, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Mozambique and even as far as Italy. Having welcomed the break and the chance to recharge, it...

After completing his course with Bushwise Field Guides in December 2016 Ernest, the second of our bursary students’, was invited to attend the and Beyond's Inkwazi Ranger Training course. It is common knowledge that the course on offer goes through a stringent...

To become a guide, no less a female guide. You need to have a sense of purpose to educate and inspire your guest’s well as have a passion for nature. As a Field guide, you would need to be dynamic, passionate, great with people and very knowledgeable. You need to...

This week, following a double birthday celebration for two of our fellow Bushwise students over the weekend, we embarked on Track and Sign week with Colin Patrick to train us. Monday started with an introduction session where we each gave Colin a bit of background as...