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BY: Tasneem Johnson-Dollie Part of Bushwise Field Guides’ promise is their work experience placement and employment guarantees. But why does it matter, and what does a work experience placement actually mean for field guides? Let’s take a look at the types of...

BY: Edward Smith, Bushwise trainer Take a moment to think about going a day without seeing, hearing or tasting that one thing that gets you up and going in the morning. To many of you reading this, it might be that first taste of your cup of coffee, to some, maybe a...

BY: Zaytoen Domingo Single-hoofed, black-and-white striped equids known as zebras can be found in the African bushveld. These beasts are closely related to horses and donkeys, but have an interesting story of their own.  Telling stories to your guests is an important...

BY: Matthew Holland John Hemingway once said, ”if you have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa”. There is nothing like a blanket of stars covering the night sky, or the glowing embers of a fire that tell African tales. There is nothing like the low guttural growl...

Feature photo by: Benno Klinck BY: Kim van Greunen, Bushwise Sales Manager Before we go into the details it is important to ask yourself why you are doing a field guiding course in the first place.       For the experience       For a gap year       For a future...

BY: Tasneem Johnson-Dollie How many of us get excited by the thought of World Meteorological Day? While the answer may be “not many”, this annual awareness day is worth us all giving a big whoop, because it’s all about the world we live in. World Meteorological Day...

BY: Craig Newton, Bushwise student 2020 Well not only have we come racing to the end of yet another interesting, jam-packed week, but also to the end of term two. It's been an amazing term, the first week dealing with the rifle handling and competency test. Then...

By: Andi Dill, Bushwise student 2020 Having just finished a long, arduous but very rewarding week with Colin Patrick, doing track and sign everyone in the group did well in acquiring a Track & Sign level. The week began with the international students (Ank, Chloe,...

BY: Zaytoen Domingo Have you ever wondered what a wildlife professional does in a day’s work? Let’s talk about a day in the life of a field guide. A field guide is a specialised person who conducts tours for people visiting nature reserves. A field guide’s job is to...

BY: Tasneem Johnson-Dollie A biome is a particular community of fauna and flora that are adapted to their specific natural environment. As a field guide, you’ll be learning about South Africa’s fascinating biomes and sharing your knowledge with guests.  Let’s take a...