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Walks, drives and dreams coming true – Brendan’s week as camp manager
Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a group (of their fellow students) for a period of one week. On Wednesday the 17th of March, Erin Anderson handed over the responsibility of Camp Manager to myself,...
Erin Anderson’s record setting week as camp manager
Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a group (of their fellow students) for a period of one week. The role of a camp manager includes the weighty responsibilities of carry around the radio and...
Just not there yet
BY: Lindi Hutchinson, a trainer at the Bushwise Balule Campus “You are just not there yet.” Colin Patrick’s words cut through to my soul as I swallowed my tears and looked at the ground to hide the frustration in my eyes. This was my first trailing assessment...
The Secret life of Antlions
By Darryn Murray – Bushwise trainer Having had a look at the above picture with no scale reference, one would be forgiven for thinking that we might be looking at something out of Jurassic...
Lounging lions and lolling hippos, Geena’s week as camp manager
BY: Geena Wegner Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a group (of their fellow students) for a period of one week. One of the duties of a camp manager is to carry a radio with you 24/7. As a...
What’s the buzz about International Day for Biological Diversity?
BY: Tasneem Johnson-Dollie Biological diversity sounds like an important concept, but do you know what it actually means? Let’s learn more by taking a look at what International Day for Biological Diversity is all about. Getting to know International Day for...
Bushwise celebrates a glorious 15 year anniversary
We feature Kimberley Pierce (Jersey, UK) one of our very first alumni, who completed her course in January 2006. This is her story. My mum, who grew up in Zimbabwe, introduced me to Southern Africa early on in my childhood. It was love at first sight. Determined to...
The importance of game paths
A blog by Jack Hutchinson (Head trainer at the Bushwise Balule campus) Every guide or tracker will at some point in their career wonder ‘where that game path goes?’ We take many hours and even months to study and remember the road networks of reserves. This is mainly...
Hidden trails and a lion’s feast – a week in the life of a camp manager
By Darryl Weinstein, student Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a group (of their fellow students) for a period of one week. The week began just as you would expect - with lectures on reptiles, birds,...
What goes on inside the head of an Elephant?
By Darryn Murray - Bushwise Mahlahla campus trainer To see an African Elephant while out on safari is always an amazing sight and high up on most people’s bucket lists. But even more amazing is what goes on beneath the skin. The skull of the African Elephant is...