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

In this blog, Bushwise students Daisy Gleeson and Tyler Delhougne talk about two of their favourite African antelope species. Often...

Willem (WH) was camp manager at our Mahlahla campus, a duty that every Bushwise student has at least once during a course. In this blog,...

Let’s dive deep into facts about lions, from pride dynamics to hunting practices. This blog was written by Chulu Msofe, a Bushwise...

This blog is by Daisy Gleeson, a Bushwise student who hails from London and has travelled between the UK and South Africa a few times in...

In this blog, Bushwise Trainer Darryn Murray discusses gratitude versus gratuity. This delicate question is one that often arises with...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run a bush camp? In this blog, Bushwise student Chulu Msofe shares his experience as camp...

So you want to become a field guide in South Africa (or further abroad). You might have read that there are a few different avenues you...

This blog was written by Bushwise student Trevor Hinze, whose week as camp manager coincided with the first week of game drives. Read...

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...

In January this year, Bushwise and the Southern African Wildlife College launched an exciting new collaboration. With a shared goal of...

Sleepout on a Bushwise course, a rustic safari camping experience, is something you’ll remember your whole life. Trainer Darryn Murray...

The Safari Guide of the Year 2022 competition was nothing short of spectacular. The five finalists spent the week showing off their...

Writing and photos by Annie DuPre, Bushwise Copywriter, currently pursuing her master’s in conservation studying African wild dogs on...

Bushwise trainer Wayne Lubbe is based at our Mahlahla campus, near the Greater Makalali Game Reserve. In this post he tells his story of...

BY: Luke Potterton Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and manage a group (of their...

BY Juandre Grobler, Bushwise field guide student Camp manager blogs are written by our current students who each get a chance to lead and...

Divan Mclachlan and Heindre Gericke, students on a Bushwise course, recall some of their favourite experiences so far – including...

In this blog, Nico (trainer with Bushwise and finalist for Safari Guide of the Year 2022) describes animal social structures. Discussing...

Bushwise student Petri Oberholster shares how he’s learning to identify the nearly endless species of fauna and flora you’ll see in the...