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EcoTraining Field Guide (FGASA & CATHSSETA)

Every minute of your 55 days on this course will be a learning experience, as you are constantly exposed to the bush. It covers a broad spectrum of subjects, using a mix of formal lectures as well as time out in the field.

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February 18, 2021Pongola

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EcoTraining Trails Guide (FGASA)

Explore the wilderness of the majestic Makuleke Concession in the famed Kruger National Park or Mashatu in the Northern Tuli Reserve in Botswana on foot, on a 28-day Trails Guide course (FGASA-accredited), where the majority of your time will be spent conducting bush walks in big game country.

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February 28, 2021Karongwe, Pridelands & Selati

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EcoTraining Professional Field Guide

If you love the idea of taking safari lodge guests from all over the world out on walking and game drive safaris into Africa’s wild places, finding wildlife for them, and teaching them fascinating facts about the animals and ecosystems, then EcoTraining’s Professional Field Guide course is for you.

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February 1, 2021All Camps

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Safari Guide Mike Anderson

Why Become a Game Ranger or Safari Guide

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January 13, 2021

Do you want to know why you should become a Game Ranger or Safari Guide? EcoTraining instructor Michael Anderson explains in more detail.

A time during Covid

Being a Field Guide Student in the Covid Pandemic

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January 5, 2021

"Christmas 2019, which is now over two years ago, I was sitting with my family in Germany around the Christmas tree. Now in The Year of Covid, I have a completely different Christmas story to tell." A year in the bush during a Pandemic by Anna Elisabeth Franz.

Life Lessons Learnt in 2020

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December 31, 2020

EcoTraining Camp Manager, Emma Summers reflects on the year that has passed and shares her positive view on the lessons learnt throughout the year.

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10 Ways To Save Wildlife & Why We Should Do It!

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December 19, 2020

In order for ecosystems to be balanced and thrive, it’s essential that all living animals are properly protected. Wildlife is a term which relates to wild animals and undomesticated animals, such as insects and birds.

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@mopatelphotography recently completed his Apprentice Field Guide Theory component with us this past December. We loved learning about his passion for photography and the wilderness around him. We cannot wait to see the wonderful things to come from Mo. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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