Cheetah – The Fascinating, Ferocious Feline

Bushwise Student

Mar 21, 20235 min read

Cheetah – The Fascinating, Ferocious Feline

This blog was by Bushwise Professional Field Guide student Aeden Kuhl. As part of their training, each student submits a researched blog...

Baobab: The mighty and iconic upside-down tree.

Bushwise Student

Mar 15, 20234 min read

Baobab: The mighty and iconic upside-down tree.

This blog was written by Bushwise Professional Field Guide student Elea Gourgousse. As part of their training, each student submits a...

Addressing Desertification: Solutions for a Greener Future

Bushwise

Mar 7, 20232 min read

Addressing Desertification: Solutions for a Greener Future

This blog about desertification was by Bushwise Professional Field Guide student Kholofelo Sebola. As part of their training, each...

A scrub hare isn’t a bunny! And other interesting scrub hare facts

Bushwise Student

Feb 28, 20233 min read

A scrub hare isn’t a bunny! And other interesting scrub hare facts

This blog was written by Naledi Letshwiti, currently a Bushwise Professional Field Guide student. The information contained in this blog...

Marketing Team

Feb 16, 20233 min read

Aardvarks in the African Savanna

Explore the mystery and beauty of aardvarks with this blog by Bushwise student Zander Kok, who wrote this blog based on his own research....

Bushwise Student

Feb 10, 20233 min read

The real life magic of magic guarri

This blog is by Bushwise Professional Field Guide student Molly Swan. As part of their training, each student submits a researched blog...

Marketing Team

Feb 2, 20233 min read

This blog is toad-ally awesome

This blog about toads in the Lowveld was written by Bushwise student Brandon Leong. 3 min read Toad-ay I explored the wonderful world of...

Bushwise Student

Jan 31, 20233 min read

Antelope – What makes Kruger run

This blog was written by Bushwise student Reuben Genders, as part of his Professional Field Guide course. All research was compiled by...

Exploring the Night Sky near Kruger National Park: Uncovering the Legends of the Southern Skies

Bushwise Student

Jan 24, 20233 min read

Exploring the Night Sky near Kruger National Park: Uncovering the Legends of the Southern Skies

As a newcomer to the Southern Hemisphere, the night sky above South Africa was so different from what I was used to. The stars were...

Bushwise recommends: Podcasts on nature and wildlife

Annie DuPre

Jan 12, 20233 min read

Bushwise recommends: Podcasts on nature and wildlife

4 min read Podcasts are a great way to stay connected to conservation and nature through news and stories. But the sheer number of...

Louise Pavid

Jan 10, 20234 min read

A year of sightings: Bushwise 2022

Every New Year brings with it a sense of anticipation and hope. Hope for dreams to be fulfilled, hope for new opportunities and hope that...

Bushwise Student

Jan 3, 20233 min read

Africa’s iconic Big 5

This blog about the Big 5 was written by Ricardo Strydom, a Bushwise student on our Professional Field Guide course. As part of their...

Marketing Team

Dec 15, 20223 min read

THE SMALL THE SHY AND THE UGLY

This blog was written by Kerry Ross and Joshua Judd, who did their Bushwise Professional Field Guide course at our Mahlahla Campus. The...

Elusive species of the Lowveld Part 2: Secretive cats

Bushwise Student

Dec 8, 20223 min read

Elusive species of the Lowveld Part 2: Secretive cats

This is the second blog in a series of two about elusive species of the Lowveld (read the first one here). It was written by Bushwise...

Elusive species of the Lowveld Part 1: Aardvark, pangolin and porcupine

Bushwise Student

Dec 6, 20223 min read

Elusive species of the Lowveld Part 1: Aardvark, pangolin and porcupine

This is the first blog in a series of two about elusive species of the Lowveld (read the second one here). It was written by Bushwise...

On the trail: wildlife sightings on foot

Marketing Team

Nov 24, 20223 min read

On the trail: wildlife sightings on foot

This blog was written by Francois Theron, Header Trainer at our SAWC Campus near the Kruger National Park. Francois is especially...

Kruger National Park: history and wildlife

Marketing Team

Nov 1, 20223 min read

Kruger National Park: history and wildlife

This blog was written by Siphiwe Khoza, Bushwise Professional Field Guide student. Siphiwe is one of the scholarship students studying...

Marketing Team

Oct 27, 20223 min read

Migratory birds in South Africa

This blog about migratory birds in South Africa was written by student Shannon Scullion, part of our Bushwise Professional Field Guide...

Africa’s frogs: sightings from a lowveld campus

Bushwise Student

Sep 29, 20223 min read

Africa’s frogs: sightings from a lowveld campus

About 115 species of frogs and toads can be found in South Africa. Naturally it’s quite difficult to find them all, but in this blog...

Anthropomorphism and the safari experience

Bushwise Trainer

Sep 23, 20223 min read

Anthropomorphism and the safari experience

In this blog, Bushwise award-winning trainer Nico Brits discusses anthropomorphism (the act of attributing human qualities to animals) on...

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