Competitve photo ops during week 4 of Semester 1
BY: Oliver Harvey, Bushwise Student 2020 Week four has come and gone already and what an interesting four weeks it has been! This week...
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Marketing Team
Feb 4, 20202 min read
Semester one ends way too fast
BY: Ank Lubberink, Bushwise Student 2020 We started our week with a workshop on photography. This included how to make use of the light...
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Marketing Team
Jan 30, 20202 min read
4×4 driving plus a little paperwork
BY: Tommy Curley, Bushwise Student 2020 Another early start this week with our first two exams, botany and introduction to guiding....
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Bushwise Student
Jan 29, 20202 min read
Driving the path less travelled by
The 3rd week at Toro campus started off rather hectic! We wrote our exams on botany and introduction to guiding which we were all glad to...
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Marketing Team
Jan 24, 20202 min read
Radio procedures, driving skills and more
There has been great excitement this past week here at the Mahlahala Campus. Between lectures on radio procedures to botany, basic...
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Marketing Team
Jan 21, 20202 min read
The second week of firsts
Week two at Toro campus kicked off with a two-day wilderness first aid course. Role-playing with several snake bites, broken limbs, and...
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Marketing Team
Jan 18, 20202 min read
New arrivals at Mahlahla campus
It is a very daunting task that lies ahead of everyone at Bushwise. Nonetheless, it is where we all start our amazing journey. Even...
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Marketing Team
Jan 16, 20204 min read
What’s new in 2020 at Bushwise Field Guides
Bushwise is growing! In 2020 we have welcomed a record number of 32 students completing the long term comprehensive course with us. Split...
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Marketing Team
Jan 15, 20203 min read
New places and new faces
After a long day (or two) of travelling, we arrived at the new Toro campus located inside Makalali game reserve. With views overlooking...
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Marketing Team
Jan 8, 20203 min read
The importance of being above average
Becoming the best field guide that you could possibly be is probably one of the most important goals any field guide or ranger can set...
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Marketing Team
Nov 20, 20192 min read
It’s time
Tensions were running high on campus as every student prepared for their final FGASA exam, and practical drive. A lot of preparation took...
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Bushwise Student
Nov 14, 20191 min read
Biting the bullet
Along with mock drives preparing us for our assessment drives, the first little bit of rain came, preparing us for the summer rains; or...
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Bushwise Alumni
Nov 6, 20192 min read
Feeling the changes
As we all returned from our respective destinations after an off week, for many of us (well, me at least) there was distinct trepidation....
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Marketing Team
Nov 4, 20192 min read
Letting go of control can be a good thing
The most terrifying part about joining Bushwise is letting go of control. You have all the power to determine whether or not you will be...
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Marketing Team
Oct 15, 20193 min read
Pangolin sighting a highlight
The third semester is in full swing and we are all ready to take it on. I’ve enjoyed capping off each night with a cup of coffee as I...
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Marketing Team
Oct 8, 20192 min read
Spotlighting spotted cats
‘Friday PM-BOTANY REVIEW’, these words stood etched onto the board in the ‘not so functional’ whiteboard markers that never quite work...
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Bushwise
Sep 30, 20192 min read
How to navigate a tricky situation with dangerous game
Humans have been super predators for some time, and animals have thus developed an instinctive understanding of this fact which in turn...
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Marketing Team
Sep 25, 20193 min read
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect
This last week we were treated to an amazing opportunity to visit a raptor rehabilitation centre near Dullstroom. With great...
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Gerhard van Niekerk
Sep 11, 20193 min read
Record breakers in the animal kingdom
As humans, we recognise our champions and those with very special achievements with a gold medal or a Nobel Peace Prize. Some humans with...
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Marketing Team
Aug 26, 20193 min read
What is that track?
What a week! It is officially the end of week two of semester two. Our Bushwise group split up this week with half of us going to Tzaneen...
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