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Learn more at https://abt-edu.com African jacanas are conspicuous and unmistakable  birds . They are about 30 cm long, but females are larger than males. They have chestnut upperparts with black wingtips, rear neck, and eyestripe. The underparts are also chestnut in the adults, only in juveniles they are white with a chestnut belly patch. The blue bill extends up as a  coot -like head shield, and the legs and long toes are grey. The jacana has evolved a highly unusually  polyandrous  mating system, meaning that one female mates with multiple males and the male alone cares for the chicks. Such a system has evolved due to a combination of two factors: firstly, the lakes that the jacana lives on are so resource-rich that the relative energy expended by the female in producing each egg is effectively negligible. Secondly the jacana, as a bird, lays eggs and eggs can be equally well incubated and cared for by a parent bird of either sex. This means that the rate-limi...

Learn more at https://abt-edu.com DURATION: 21 Days Full-time   Start your career in conservation under the mentorship of renowned conservationists, ex-Kruger Park rangers and veterans in in the field; or just join the course for a life changing wilderness experience…the choice is yours, but one thing is certain - what you will learn and experience is priceless!!!   This “feet-wet & hands-dirty” course has been developed to teach students the fundamentals of sustainable and responsible wildlife management as they actively partake in the daily running of a wilderness concession located in the world famous Greater Kruger Park!!!   COURSE CONTENTS:   Conservation Action Planning, Laws & Legislation, Bio-diversity Conservation, Natural Resources Protection, Veld Management, Ecological Processes & Principles, Plant & Animal Care, Land Degradation, Invader Plants, Bush Encroachment, Road Maintenance, Fire Management, Animal Health Monitoring...

Learn more at https://abt-edu.com DURATION: 21 Days Full-time   The FGASA APPRENTICE THEORY INDABA is all about ensuring that the highest's standards are maintained in the introduction of new guides to the   industry?   The FGASA APPRENTICE THEORY INDABA brings ‘self-study” and part-time students together, once month, for three weeks in the bush at the AFRICAN BUSH TRAINING campus to attend lectures on all the modules prescribed by FGASA for the   Field Guide Level 1 (NQF2) qualification.   During the three weeks in the bush our qualified and registered FGASA trainers will ‘walk’ you through the syllabus preparing you the best they can for the national exam sittings.   Although the focus is primarily on theoretical training we also do practical work in the Kruger National Park to ensure that students are able to put the theoretical knowledge learned in the classroom into practice when operating out in the bush.   STUDENT FEE: R ...

Learn more at https://abt-edu.com Duration: 3 Months Full-time   Join the ‘Conservation Services’ community today and contribute to wildlife conservation in Africa... The aim of this course is to provide students with the skills to succeed in a rapidly-changing nature conservation environment where innovation is key. Graduates are equipped with a comprehensive range of technical, managerial, research, communication and life skills for employment in the field of nature conservation. The purpose of this qualification is to supply the nature conservation industry with people who can competently contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and provide knowledgeable assistance to natural resource and reserve managers.   QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDED: Wildlife/Reserve Management, Wilderness Protection (Anti-poaching), Field Ranger Training, Game Ranching/Game Breeding, Wildlife Rehabilitation, Wildlife Research, Conservation Action Planning, And much more... Contact us at in...

  Here are a few interesting facts : Butterflies and moths are part of the class of insects in the order Lepidoptera. Butterflies are flying insects with large scaly wings. Like all insects, they have six jointed legs and three body parts: the head, the thorax and the abdomen. The wings are attached to the thorax and they also have a pair of antennae, compound eyes and an exoskeleton. The butterfly starts its life as an egg, laid on a leaf. The caterpillar (larva) hatches from the egg and eats leaves or flowers. It loses its skin many times as it grows, increasing greatly in size. Eventually it turns into a pupa, or chrysalis and finally a beautiful adult butterfly emerges and the cycle continues. An adult butterfly has a very short life: just three to four weeks. However, the entire life cycle of a butterfly can range between 2 and 8 months, depending on the species. It might sound strange to us humans, but butterflies rely on their feet to taste food. Their feet have taste sensor...

Learn more at https://africanbushtraining.com 3 Months Full-time This Course prepares students for active participation in the African Eco-tourism and Game Lodge industry, by nurturing competent guides, with well formulated career paths in the various speciality fields of a professional guide.  This includes a good knowledge and understanding of the African wilderness and the development of vitally important additional skills such as bush craft, snake handling, first aid, tracking, birding, wildlife photography and environmental education. COURSE CONTENTS: FGASA Apprentice Field Guide (NQF2), Snake Handling, First Aid, Environmental Education, Bush Craft/Survival, Wildlife Photography, Wilderness Tracks/Signs, Advanced Birds Birding Contact us at info@africanbushtraining.com

Learn more at https://africanbushtraining.com COURSE TYPE: Full-time Training DURATION: 25 Days STUDENT FEE: R 29 000:00 INCLUDED: Meals, Accommodation, Study Material, Meals, Accommodation, Study Material, ABT Shirt, Cap & Certification COURSE CREDITS:The course is fully endorsed by CATHSSETA, FGASA (Field Guide Association of Southern Africa) and accredited by the ISCI (International Students Conservation Initiative) COURSE MODULES: Geology: Rocks & Soil Ecology: Processes & Principles Astronomy: Stars & Planers Weather & Climate Botany: Grasses, Scrubs & Trees Mammals: Animal Studies Ethology: Animal behaviour Birds & Birding Freshwater Fish Reptiles: The scale ones… Arthropods: Insects, Scorpions, Spiders, etc. Conservation Management Amphibians: Frogs & Toads Early Human Habitation Wilderness Tracking & Bush Craft And much more... Contact us at info@africanbushtraining.com

Learn more at https://africanbushtraining.com COURSE TYPE: Full-time Training DURATION: 21-Days STUDENT FEE: R 26 700:00 INCLUDED: Meals, Accommodation, Study Material, Uniform Contribution Membership-, Exam-, Assessment- & Moderation- Fees   COURSE CREDITS: This course is accredited and fully endorsed by the ISCI (International Students Conservation Initiative).   COURSE MODULES: Introduction to Wildlife Management Conservation Action Planning Laws & Legislation Bio-diversity Conservation Natural Resources Veld Management Ecological Processes & Principles Plant & Animal Care Land Degradation Invader Plants Bush Encroachment Road Maintenance Fire Management Elephant Management Animal Health Monitoring Game Fencing And much more… OR CHOOSE  COURSE TYPE:   I-LEARN Distance Learning & Full-time Contact Training DURATION & STUDENT FEE: PHASE 1: R 8 000:00 (I-LEARN Online Classes) PHASE 2: R 1...

Learn more at https://africanbushtraining.com Course Overview   COURSE TYPE : Full-time Training DURATION: 55-Days STUDENT FEE: R 64 500:00 INCLUDED : Meals, Accommodation, Study Material, Uniform Contribution, Membership-, Exam-, Assessment- & Moderation- Fees COURSE CREDITS : The course is fully endorsed by CATHSSETA, FGASA (Field Guide Association of Southern Africa) and accredited by the ISCI (International Students Conservation Initiative)   COURSE MODULES : Geology: Rocks & Soil Ecology: Processes & Principles Astronomy: Stars & Planers Weather & Climate Botany: Grasses, Scrubs & Trees Mammals: Animal Studies Ethology: Animal behaviour Birds & Birding Freshwater Fish Reptiles: The scale ones… Arthropods: Insects, Scorpions, Spiders, etc. Conservation Management Amphibians: Frogs & Toads Early Human Habitation Wilderness Tracking & Bush Craft And much more... Contact us at info@africanbu...

Appearance The Brown Headed Parrot is another green bird with a brownish grey head. It has yellow under the wings at the front which unfortunately can only be seen properly when in flight. The iris is a greyish yellow. Brown heads have a basically whitish beak, with black on the tip of the upper mandible. How much black is present depends on the individual. Some brown heads have yellow eyes but they are a dark, grayish yellow. Others have light gray eyes even as adults. All juvenile brown heads have dark gray, almost black eyes, which lighten to their adult color by the time the bird is a year old. Brown heads have a brown shade of gray which gradually fades into the green on the neck. The brown head's scientific name, cryptoxanthus, means literally 'hidden yellow' and refers to the yellow coloring on the underside of the wing. Brown heads are small parrots. They're about 9' long including the short tail. Diet They feed on a variety of seeds, nuts, berries, flowers,...

©Ludique Swart COURSE OVERVIEW The 3-MONTHS GUIDING COMBO PROGRAM prepares students for active participation in the African Eco-tourism and Game Lodge industry, by nurturing competent guides, with well formulated career paths in the various speciality field of a professional guide.  This includes a good knowledge and understanding of the African wilderness and the development of vital skills such as bush craft, snake handling, first aid, tracking, birding, wildlife photography and environmental education. The course has been structured to include the national skills programmes as required by the South African Tourism Act, to be recognized and registered as a legal nature and tourist guide. These skills programmes are trained using the syllabus of the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) for the Apprentice Field Guide (NQF2) Qualification and is fully endorsed by CATHSSETA (Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education Training Authority). In ad...

                                                                                                                         2 YEARS = 21 Certificates + 1 Year Volunteer/Work Placement There are few global sectors as large, lucrative or resilient as the Field Guiding, Wildlife and Hospitality industry. An incredibly diverse sector that creates millions of job openings each year, offering career opportunities that are enjoyable, accessible and rewarding in the extreme. Property owners and employers throughout Southern Africa and Africa are constantly on the lookout for talented managers and leadership figures to add to their ranks.   More importantly, the wildlife and hospitality se...

Visit our website at www.africanbushtraining.com “Today, protected areas cover just 15 percent of land and 7 percent of the ocean.” National Geograpic Blog. n.d. Thu. 31 January 2019. © africanconservation.org A wilderness area is a space where Nature has been left completely undisturbed. The land is as it always has been. That means no farming, no buildings, no roads - no  development of any kind. Whilst it is possible to visit wilderness areas, their typically vast expanses, isolated locations and lack of infrastructure usually means these areas are void of people, too. The giraffe is one of Africa’s most recognisable and iconic animals and the tallest land mammal. While giraffes are commonly seen on a safari, people are unaware that the numbers of these majestic animals are crashing dramatically outside of protected areas due to habitat loss, illegal hunting and human-wildlife conflict. There are nine subspecies of giraffe, each confined to specific regions ...

DON'T DELAY YOUR BUSH CAREER...STUDY ONLINE!!!   www.africanbushtraining.com   I N T R O D U C T I O N   World-wide research has revealed that students who are exposed to a blended learning approach outperform students who work in an online only environment. ABT's retention, success and completion rates for our distance learning courses are some of the most highly rated in Africa . Getting the learning mix and balance right is very important!!! AFRICAN BUSH TRAINING (ABT) has chosen to create blended 　teaching and learning opportunities by going beyond the classroom ’. This is in line with the practices of the best universities globally. We have done this, because at the end of the day, our students’ success is what matters most ’... says Mr. Johann Jurgens - the ABT Principle.     WHAT IS I-LEARN?   I-LEARN ONLINE is a blended learning division of African Bush Training. The blended learning initiative combines online studies and ...

Go to our website at www.africanbushtraining.com Birding as a hobby has grown tremendously in popularity in the past decade, and these days, visitors that come to the African wilderness areas want to do more than simply spot large game. Owing to this development on the ecotourism front, we have developed our five-day Birding in the Bush course. From the theory of birds and bird identification, to going into the wild to experience it by physically identifying and learning about bird behavior on drives and walks guided by professional ABT instructors. We are confident that any person, with the appetite to learn, will leave us enriched, and with greater confidence in being able to pass on the wonders and beauty of South African bird life to family, friends or clients. SUBJECTS Evolution Anatomy and physiology Habitats and environments Bird identification Bird behavior Ethics And much more.. Contact ABT at info@africanbushtraining.com

Go to our website at wwww.africanbushtraining.com We would like to invite you to our unique 7-DAY LODGE MANAGERS LEADERSHIP COURSE as shown below. This intensive training programme will take head of departments-, potential-, and current managers to the next level of team leadership and people management. This intensive course focuses on all the key tools and techniques required of team leaders and managers to effectively lead and manage employees. Using real life examples and insights from experienced facilitators; students will leave with a practical toolkit of best practice team leadership and people management techniques. COURSE OUTCOMES This course is designed to equip trainees with the following skills: How to MOTIVATE STAFF effectively... Use ADVANCED COMMUNICATION to achieve desired results... Run and conduct EFFECTIVE MEETINGS... Use PERSONALITY PROFILING for accurate Candidate Selection & Screening (promotions or recruitment)... Introduce BEST PRACTICE MAN...

Go to our website at wwww.africanbushtraining.com DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A CUSTODIAN FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN AFRICA...? Our  Anti-Poaching  Course  is  based  upon  extensive  direct counter-poaching experience. It  provides  a  theoretical,  detailed  background  to  the  prevention  of poaching, theft and mutilation of game animals,  from a game reserve perspective. We explore what poaching and anti-poaching are and the 3 levels of poaching. We discuss the anti-poaching unit, how to set one up and the two main options to counter poaching:  active  &  passive  prevention. Examine  poaching  methods  and  the economics  of  poaching,  anti-poaching  equipment  and  the  various  anti-poaching action plans together with the legalities of anti-poaching. If you are a reserve owner, conservancy,  wild...

Go to our website at www.africanbushtraining.com ABT is one of the industry's most innovative and exciting seats of learning, with our head quarters based in Phalaborwa and main campuses located in the Northern Drakensberg and  Greater Kruger National Park. While ABT exhibits many features of the traditional 'Bush'  school, our uniquely robust approach to such issues as students’ personal growth and professional development continues to win the respect of educationalists worldwide. The school is built on TRADITION, ETHOS and VALUES and this is underwritten in everything we do at ABT... Founded by conservationist , veteran lodge manager and Kruger Park trails ranger, Mr. Johann Jurgens in the early 2000's, this school has grown from what started out to be a small scale training facility, to a leading provider of high quality Qualification- and Learning Programme- Certificate courses. In formulating his original concept for ABT thirty years ago, Principle Johann ...

Go to our website at www.africanbushtraining.com So do you want to be a Professional Field Guide...? Sign up for the 55-day Field Guide Course and enjoy living and working in the bush… The course is endorsed by the Field Guide Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) and the syllabus has been aligned with the unit standards of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) TG/NATSITEGD/02/0040 - Nature Site Guide National Skills Program (FGASA Apprentice Field Guide Qualification) The FGASA Apprentice Nature Guide Qualification is the most sought after qualification required by the guiding industry for employment. The FGASA Apprentice Course also contains the CATHSSETA Nature Site Guide qualification, which is the minimum requirement for guides to register as legal tour guides in South Africa. Beyond Southern Africa’s borders, the higher standard of the FGASA qualification also enjoys recognition in many other countries on and off the African Continent. At AFRICAN BUSH TRAINING,...

Go to our website at www.africanbushtraining.com Start your career in conservation under the mentor ship of renowned conservationists, ex-Kruger Park rangers and veterans in in the field; or just join the course for a life changing wilderness experience…the choice is yours, but one thing is certain - what you will learn and experience is priceless!!! Good veld management is needed to prevent land degradation and to ensure sustainable food production and biodiversity conservation. But good veld management relies on a good knowledge of ecological principles and veld management practices, something many land users did not have the privilege to acquire. This “feet-wet & hands-dirty” course has been developed to teach students the fundamentals of sustainable and responsible wildlife management as they actively partake in the daily running of a wilderness concession located in the world famous Greater Kruger Park!!! Understanding the fundamental concepts and theories behind mana...