Matabele Ants known as Hissing Ants
A lesson about hard work and teamwork
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The Importance of Trees in our Ecosystem
In celebration of Arbor week, we would like to share our personal thoughts on the subject of trees and to ‘leaf’ you with something to think about.
Winter Camping in South Africa
Here are some great camping tips on how to keep warm in the chilly South African winter
The Makuleke Concession in the Kruger National Park is a Biodiversity Hotspot
Biological diversity or biodiversity is the variety of life around us, life of all kinds, from the largest animal to the smallest plant. Its complexity is measured in terms of variations at genetic, species and ecosystem levels.
10 Interesting facts about Elephants
Our EcoTraining unfenced bush camps are located in remote areas of beautiful concessions and game reserves. As such, our instructors and students are fortunate enough to experience frequent encounters with elephants, whether it be in camp or out in the wild.
What type of guide do you want to be?
FGASA (Field Guide Association of Southern Africa) and EcoTraining will help you plan your guiding career by sharing an overview of the various types of guiding and options available to you.
Malaria, getting you up to scratch
Now here is an itchy subject. Malaria affects millions of people around the world. The disease has been wiped out in some places but is still rampant in tropical areas of the world. ‘Mal aria’ was a description of the “bad air” that was found in swampy areas and thought to be the cause of the disease.
To Bumble About
“Travel has the ability to show us what we’re really made of, to expand our minds, hearts and spirits, and to transform us, among so much more. “
Superheroes without Capes
International Ranger’s Day is a day dedicated to the unsung heroes who protect our fragile wildlife, natural treasures and cultural heritage. We salute you!
From a cattle farm to a thriving game reserve called Selati
How the re-introduction of predators helped build a balanced, natural ecosystem.
Nashville, Tennessee Native, Kiefer, born to effect positive change in the world
Sometimes in life you don’t exactly know where you want to go or what you want to do, but you know the general direction. Other times, you know where you want to end up, but do not know how you want to bumble around until then.
A Father’s heart without dreams for his children is like a bird without wings
We share some lessons from great father figures in the bird kingdom.
A wilderness Photographer who became a professional Field Guide
People come to EcoTraining for a variety of reasons. Some want to become safari guides. Some want a gap year of adventure. Some just want to learn. Then you get some who want to be better photographers.
Course report: Wilderness Photography Course
To run a Wilderness Photography course, you have to find a location that offers a diverse selection of shooting opportunities. The Makuleke concession in the Norther Kruger Park is one of those special locations and it just proved perfect for the first photography course for 2018.
Hyenas are not the ‘Underdogs’ of Wild
If you look closely at them you will see their scars – proof of battles won and lost, proof that they are born survivors.
Bioturbation and how this contributes to the well-being of the planet
If bioturbation did not occur, plant growth would be severely reduced, thus negatively impacting the overall productivity of the planet. We owe a great deal to all these industrious animals for the preservation of our planet.
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you learn, sometimes life takes you on a new path
Sometimes, the hard moments in life forces you to rise above all odds and make the best of your situation. This is exactly what Jerry Sibiya did when circumstances left him homeless for a night.
Where will YOUR off the beaten path take you?
You don’t need to be born in Africa to have Africa in your blood. The longing to be connected with the African wilderness is a way of life for a lot of people from all around the world and an unexplained marvel.
Konica Minolta sponsors field guide students from the Good Work Foundation to train at EcoTraining
In August 2017, EcoTraining welcomed a group of eleven young individuals from the Good Work Foundation (GWF) bizhub Conservation Academy in Mpumalanga. Konica Minolta South Africa (KMSA) in partnership with GWF sponsored these previously disadvantaged candidates to pursue their dream of becoming accredited Field Guides.
The Masai Mara EcoQuest Course in Kenya
An interview with EcoTraining instructor Andreas Fox
A British Naturalist in the African Bush serving as a volunteer EcoTraining Back-up
“The reality is that these instinctive influences would have been a part of daily, world-wide, human survival in pre-historic times and in fact remain vital to some indigenous populations today.”
The many fascinating secrets of a baobab
The Baobab tree is more than what meets the eye. It holds fascinating secrets very little people know of. Read more to discover the many interesting facts about a Baobab tree.
