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Becoming a game ranger is ideal for those wanting to pursue a conservation related career, but it does require quite a versatile skill set. Being a ranger does project the facade of being quite a glamorous career. After all, you spend your time…

Tuesday 24th September 2013 Our instructor Graham swapped our bush walk this morning for an exercise in solitude.

We set off along the river bed and then every hundred metres or so he dropped us off. The idea was that we would simply sit there for the…

Wednesday 11th September 2013

During the pro-field guide course with EcoTraining they try and simulate what it would be like working in a lodge. This means long hours and seven days work for five weeks in a row (although we’re doing nine weeks). We are…

Tuesday 10th September 2013

Just as we were finishing our pre-walk briefing we heard lion on the other side of the river bed. From that point on it was hot pursuit through the bush for about an hour. JP was simply tracking her by ear, heading towards the…

Monday 9th September 2013

Following on from yesterday’s lecture on bird identification we used the morning game drive to put the processes into practice and spent four hours ticking off the birds.

We’ve also been taught to use the process when…