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How to identify animal tracks

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Animal track identification is not as easy as one would think. There are a few aspects to take into consideration before making a final conclusion.
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EcoTraining’s AGM: learning business lessons from lions

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In May, the entire EcoTraining team gathered at our Karongwe camp for our Annual General Meeting. It was to be a radically different and inspirational event with guest motivational speaker Ian Thomas transforming the team into a powerful lion pride.
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Charley Boorman’s sidekick and manager, Billy Ward, joins EcoTraining’s Field Guide course

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We partnered with Charley Boorman to send his friend and business partner, Billy Ward, on our Field Guide course to become a professional Safari Guide. We followed Billy's training throughout his 55-days on course and have been amazed by the competency of him and his group of fellow students.
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EcoTraining’s future even brighter and stronger with two new directors

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EcoTraining, Africa’s leading provider of field guide and nature training courses, is getting bigger and bolder with the addition of two new directors.

Walking in the bush: Anything can happen!

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Knowledge is key, but situational awareness during a walk in a big game area is even more important. During this walk, the group had three amazing encounters but without the necessary skills the game walk could have gone horribly wrong...
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Course spotlight – Wilderness Trails Skills

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We had the privilege to host Bev Tucker, a journalist from Lowveld Living on a Wilderness Trails Skills course and it made an unforgettable impact on her life.
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Witnessing a kill – and then a robbery

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It's not every day that one gets to witness a lion kill – but seeing what happened next was something truly special.
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Thoughts from the African wilderness

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Have you ever had the sheer pleasure of just lying down under a big, old, shady tree with some grass as your mattress and your trails backpack as your pillow, closing your eyes and dozing off to the sounds of the African bush?
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‘Tree’mendous fun facts: Earth Day 2016 – the importance of trees

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The entire theme of Earth Day 2016 revolves around the importance of trees. Most of the time we take trees for granted, and never quite realise the importance of trees in our lives.
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Wildlife photography: some of EcoTraining’s best pictures

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EcoTraining students and staff get the opportunity to capture the wildlife photographs that most people only dream of.
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EcoTraining in Kenya: recent photos

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EcoTraining offers courses in Kenya. See some of our recent photos from here.
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Makuleke finally gets some rain

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Makuleke got its first taste of some decent rain last week, and almost instantly the bush transformed into a completely different place.
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Makuleke as I see it …

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In this blog Vaughn will take you on a journey to the bush and make you want to leave everything behind, to get that same down-to-earth experience he describes.
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Show-stoppers

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EcoTraining is about the small things; we all know this, and we truly believe it. The mechanisms evolved over millennia by the coexistence of organisms know no bounds: the relationship between figs and their wasp pollinators, the unique adaptations of an antlion larva to locate its prey and the fascinating behaviour exhibited by the polyandrous African jacana, are just some of the majesties awaiting a student on one of our courses.
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The day of the jackal

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We at EcoTraining spend countless hours poring over books written by a variety of experts, to try and explain animal behaviour to prospective field guides. We have a wealth of knowledge at our fingertips on some of the most iconic animals in the world.