BY: Oliver Harvey, Bushwise Student 2020 Week four has come and gone already and what an interesting four weeks it has been! This week...

BY: Ank Lubberink, Bushwise Student 2020 We started our week with a workshop on photography. This included how to make use of the light...

BY: Tommy Curley, Bushwise Student 2020 Another early start this week with our first two exams, botany and introduction to guiding....

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...

There has been great excitement this past week here at the Mahlahala Campus. Between lectures on radio procedures to botany, basic...

Week two at Toro campus kicked off with a two-day wilderness first aid course. Role-playing with several snake bites, broken limbs, and...

It is a very daunting task that lies ahead of everyone at Bushwise. Nonetheless, it is where we all start our amazing journey. Even...

Bushwise is growing! In 2020 we have welcomed a record number of 32 students completing the long term comprehensive course with us. Split...

After a long day (or two) of travelling, we arrived at the new Toro campus located inside Makalali game reserve. With views overlooking...

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...

Tensions were running high on campus as every student prepared for their final FGASA exam, and practical drive. A lot of preparation took...

Along with mock drives preparing us for our assessment drives, the first little bit of rain came, preparing us for the summer rains; or...

As we all returned from our respective destinations after an off week, for many of us (well, me at least) there was distinct trepidation....

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...

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...

‘Friday PM-BOTANY REVIEW’, these words stood etched onto the board in the ‘not so functional’ whiteboard markers that never quite work...

Humans have been super predators for some time, and animals have thus developed an instinctive understanding of this fact which in turn...

This last week we were treated to an amazing opportunity to visit a raptor rehabilitation centre near Dullstroom. With great...

As humans, we recognise our champions and those with very special achievements with a gold medal or a Nobel Peace Prize. Some humans with...

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...