AFRICAN BUSH TRAINING

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://africanbushtraining.com COURSE TYPE : Full-time Training DURATION: 11-Days STUDENT FEE : R 14 700:00   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 Game Ranching Ecosystems Planning & Management Nutrition in game animals Genomics as a tool for the wildlife industry Predator Management Game Capturing Methods Diseases & Parasites Animal Health Monitoring Species Accounts And much more… Contact us at info@africanbushtraining.com

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...

Let's start with the basics: Millipedes are not worms, nor are they  insects . Insects have six legs, and obviously millipedes have many more. It turns out scientists did not choose the Latin prefix in their name, "milli-," meaning 1,000, as a way to convey the precise number of legs these organisms have. Their colloquial nickname "thousand leggers" is not accurate either. Millipedes fall within a phylum of organisms called  arthropods , a category that includes invertebrates as diverse as spiders, scorpions and butterflies. All arthropods have in common a hard exoskeleton, segmented bodies and jointed legs. What distinguishes millipedes is that for each segment of their body, they have two pairs of legs, instead of one pair as you would see with, say, centipedes. This gave way to the more accurate name used by scientists:  diplopoda , meaning "double foot." Having so many legs is part of what makes millipedes so adaptive.  Fossil evidence suggests  th...

Learn more at https://africanbushtraining.com Searching for wild animals with a  safari vehicle, that’s what  ‘Game Drives’ are about... Morning game drive Wild animals are mostly active in the early mornings and late afternoons. That’s why the Game Drives always start early, about 5 o’clock in the morning. Game drives last 3 to 4 hours and include an extensive breakfast. Coffee and snacks are also included in the Game Drive. Afternoon game drive At around 16:00 o’clock the ‘afternoon game drive’ sets off, and also takes about 3 to 4 hours. Stops for snacks and drinks are often included, drinks appropriately called ‘sundowner drinks’, considering you’ll enjoy them simultaneously with the sunset. Afterwards, you’ll continue the ride in the dark, after the sun has set.  This enables you to admire the animals in both day and night. The Game Drive safari can be wrapped with up by a South African dinner, where you can relive and share your experience b...

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,...

Learn more at https://africanbushtraining.com ©Hannalize Van Der Colff The Antlion,  also known as Lacewings, are neither ant nor lion. It is actually the larvae of about 2000 species of the family myrmeleontidae. It got its name due to the fact that they are predators and mainly feed on ants. Antlions are found in sandy areas such as dry woodland, sandy river banks and even on roads. Antlion larvae eat small arthropods, while adults of some species eat pollen, nectar or other small insects. The  antlion  larva has a robust fusiform body, a very plump abdomen, and a thorax bearing three pairs of walking legs. Antlion larvae are very popular for their hunting habits. These tiny predators will dig small pits and wait under the sand with just its jaws above the surface waiting for insects such as ants to pass by. When the unsuspecting prey falls into the pit and try to escape, the antlion will alternate the sides of the pit causing it to collapse and bring their prey even cl...

Learn more at https://africanbushtraining.com They roam African savanna and desert lands and get most of their water from the plants they eat. Though they cannot fly, ostriches are fleet, strong runners. They can sprint up to 69 kilometers an hour. They may use their wings as "rudders" to help them change direction while running. An ostrich's powerful, long legs can cover 3 to 4 metre in a single stride. These legs can also be formidable weapons. Ostrich kicks can kill a human or a potential predator like a lion. Each two-toed foot has a long, sharp claw. Ostriches live in small herds that typically contain less than a dozen birds. Contrary to popular belief, ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand. The old saw probably originates with one of the bird's defensive behaviors. At the approach of trouble, ostriches will lie low and press their long necks to the ground in an attempt to become less visible. Their plumage blends well with sandy soil and, from a distanc...

Invasive alien species are plants of exotic origin, which are invading areas that were previously ecological niches containing only indigenous vegetation . Invasive alien plants are a significant problem in South Africa as they have negative impacts on the environment by decreasing both surface water runoff and groundwater recharge, causing direct habitat destruction, intensify flooding, and increasing the risk and intensity of wildfires (Görgens and Van Wilgen, 2004).  With invasive plants having high evaporation rates, they often use more water than surrounding indigenous plants, which has a direct impact on stream flows and groundwater reserves. In South Africa, an estimate of 1.44 billion m 3  of water is lost to invasive plants annually. To put it in perspective, this amount of water loss is enough to provide 3.38 million households with four inhabitants with water for a year or to irrigate 120 000 hectares of cropland (WWF, 2016). According to the Biodiversity Act 1...

Tortoises Live on land. Have clawed feet. Heads are drawn back into the shell.  Tortoises and terrapins do not have teeth. Instead they have a beak or smooth cutting edge on the upper jaw, and a serrated cutting edge on the bottom jaw, both of which are composed of horn-like material. Tortoises all have eyelids as well as external ear openings, which are covered by a thin skin-like tissue called the tympanic membrane. Compensating for poor hearing, tortoises have a good sense of smell, very good vision and are able to distinguish certain colours. Water is stored in an anal sac called the bursa. This water is used when needed to soften the soil for egg- laying or reabsorbed for bodily functions. The gender of the hatchling is determined  by the egg incubation temperature : females at higher temperatures  (31 to 34°C) and males are produced at lower temperatures.(26 to 30°C) The leopard tortoise is a member of the Small 5 (along with the rhino beetle, th...

                                                                                                                         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 ...

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...

Go to our website at www.africanbushtraining.com   A rigorous and demanding course central to the development of lodge managers and leaders of hospitality teams . Compiled and w ritten in collaboration with CATHSSETA (Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education Training Authority) & TRIDEN Hospitality Staff Investment Projects - this ground breaking course is the 　first of it’s kind and one of the most concise Lodge Management learning programmes currently available… The intent of the GAME LODGE MANAGEMENT COURSE is to explore and analyse the operational principles and practices when running a game lodge. The functionality, interrelationships and management of the various lodge divisions and departments are examined - including general team leadership and people management. Drawing upon the experience and expertise of various well respected facilitators and prominent role-players in the African Safari Lodge industry , this course is ideal f...

For more information go to www.africanbushtraining.com So you want to be a Professional Field Guide...? Sign up for this 55-day 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 Programme (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. ...

For more information go to www.africanbushtraining.com ETHOS, TRADITION & VALUES Africa’s leading Field Guide, Wildlife & Hospitality Management School...     ABT is one of the industry's most innovative and exciting seats of learning, with our head quarters based in Phalaborwa and main campus located in the 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, DISCIPLINE and VALUES and this is underwritten by 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 Lear...