Game Rangers Go Wine Tasting

Posted by Zazu Oxpecker - January 25th, 2010

In the afternoon, the game ranger students took a break from animal conservation work and took the jeep to the exclusive Shamwari Lodge. Hospitality is just one of the areas that future game rangers have to be versed in and in this instance the students were going to learn about the best of South Africa’s wine. South Africa’s wine country is located in the Western Cape, with Shamwari Game Reserve located in the Eastern.

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New Year, New Skills

Posted by Zazu Oxpecker - January 22nd, 2010

Yesterday morning saw a new arrival of students at the Shamwari Game Reserve, here to carry out animal conservation work .This large group of visitors had decided that the best possible start to the New Year was learning a new skill. So, they had signed up to the reserve’s popular Game Ranger Training Course. Those that successfully complete this course receive their FGASA stage one certificate, the first step to becoming a qualified ranger in a South African Game Reserve. Of course, not everyone who studies for their FGASA qualification decides to become a ranger. Returning to England with a …

Looking Back On 2009

Posted by Zazu Oxpecker - January 14th, 2010

Voorspoedige Nuwe Jaar! That’s Afrikaans for Happy New Year and I hope that for all of you 2010 is a good one. The week before New Years is for me a time to get contemplative and look back on the past year remembering both the good times and the bad times. Whilst sitting on my favourite Baobab branch stuffed full of Christmas rice and peas, I started looking back on the past year trying to find my favourite memory of 2009 to share with all of you. 2009 saw me starting this blog and catching up with old friends like …

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