My amazing wildlife sightings as camp manager
Bushwise student Ricardo shares his experience as camp manager and all the amazing wildlife sightings from the week. Read time: 3 min I...
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Bushwise Student
Aug 4, 20223 min read
Bushwise 101: game drives
This blog was written by Bushwise student Trevor Hinze, whose week as camp manager coincided with the first week of game drives. Read...
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Bushwise
Aug 1, 20224 min read
Different types of bats: how many are there?
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...
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Bushwise Trainer
Jul 26, 20223 min read
Animal scavengers and the ecological role they play
This article about animal scavengers is by Bushwise Trainer Wayne Lubbe. Based at our Mahlahla campus, Wayne is a highly qualified guide...
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Bushwise
Jul 21, 20223 min read
Paving the road for industry transformation: Bushwise and the Southern African Wildlife College
In January this year, Bushwise and the Southern African Wildlife College launched an exciting new collaboration. With a shared goal of...
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Bushwise
Jul 19, 20223 min read
Photo blog: a Lowveld welcome to our new Bushwise students
The beginning of each new Bushwise course fills the Lowveld air with anticipation and excitement. Not only for the newest intake of field...
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Bushwise Trainer
Jul 14, 20223 min read
A 5,000-star safari camping experience
Sleepout on a Bushwise course, a rustic safari camping experience, is something you’ll remember your whole life. Trainer Darryn Murray...
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Bushwise Student
Jul 12, 20223 min read
Tips and tricks from a Bushwise student
As we begin the next Bushwise Professional Field Guide course, alumnus Gareth Jones has some words of wisdom as a Bushwise student. Let’s...
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Annie DuPre
Jul 7, 20223 min read
Winners of Safari Guide of the Year 2022
The Safari Guide of the Year 2022 competition was nothing short of spectacular. The five finalists spent the week showing off their...
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Bushwise Alumni
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Prepared, excited and now a Bushwise graduate
BY Brody Merles, Bushwise graduate Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a...
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Bushwise Student
Jun 28, 20223 min read
My game path through the African bushveld
Bushwise Professional Field Guide students forge their own game paths as they grow in their careers. Elmar Kleinhans shares his...
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Bushwise Trainer
Jun 23, 20223 min read
From field guide to field guide trainer
Bushwise trainer Wayne Lubbe is based at our Mahlahla campus, near the Greater Makalali Game Reserve. In this post he tells his story of...
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Bushwise Student
May 31, 20223 min read
My life on a Bushwise field guide course
Bushwise student Rian Gouws talks about his choice to join the Bushwise Professional Field Guide course, and how it’s opened his eyes to...
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Bushwise
May 26, 20223 min read
Learning the language of the bush: Cybertracker track and sign
Track and sign with Cybertracker is a valuable and wonderful part of Bushwise Professional Field Guide training. Bushwise students learn...
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Marketing Team
May 24, 20224 min read
Lifelong memories on a Bushwise course
Divan Mclachlan and Heindre Gericke, students on a Bushwise course, recall some of their favourite experiences so far – including...
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Bushwise
May 19, 20223 min read
How do birds get their colour?
A question many of us have asked ourselves at some point in time: How do birds get their colour? Bushwise trainer Wayne Lubbe brings his...
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Bushwise Student
May 17, 20223 min read
My favourite wildlife sightings in the African bushveld
Throughout his time on the Bushwise Professional Field Guide course, Kieth Windy has had some incredible wildlife sightings. Camp manager...
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Bushwise Trainer
May 12, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20225 min read
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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