Ulovane | Environmental Training

Welcome to the APRIL 2012 Ulovane Mail ! In this months newsletter: April students arrive Student Space – Milan to the African Bush…a crazy adventure Course details for the rest of 2012 and 2013 dates Fast Fact – Eland And of course a few awesome photos….    CLICK HERE   Candice and the Ulovane Team www.ulovane.co.za [...]

1st Update April 10 Week Students This first week has been particularly hectic, getting used to our new home whilst studying for our first exam has been a challenge but one accepted by all of us new recruits. The view from the camp is enough to distract anyone but the most hardened soul from study. [...]

  Welcome to the March 2012 Ulovane Mail !    In this months newsletter:     Farewell January 10 week students Student Space – final word from January 10 week students Upcoming courses Fast Fact – Fresh Water Mussels And of course a few great photos….    CLICK HERE   Until Next time,   Candice and [...]

The first two days of this week were fun, tiring and dirty… Conservation Management… (when we go out and mend roads, help with bush encroachment control, prevent erosion)… In short, it is a time where we get our hands… and sometimes more… dirty! On Monday, while Annie was taking our poor Asher who had tick [...]

We are almost done now; wrote our last “normal” exams and looking more or less forward to our FGASA exam and our mock and assessment drives. It’s a strange feeling that it is nearly over by know and we had great time with a lot of fun and a lot of work and hopefully we [...]

It is with a heavy heart that I post this blog today! Sarah and Jandre are enjoying their last day at Ulovane and on Amakhala Game Reserve, tonight we will throw a huge farewell for them, in true Eastern Cape style – with plenty of tears and speeches and tommorrow they will head of to [...]

Cheetah family Thinking back about this last week, I suddenly realized that we have already (!!) reached the middle of the course… and how, like during all good things, time flies here! But this isn’t very surprising, seeing how interesting and intense our program is. We all had a really good week last week, because this week [...]

Me-time, at last. End of week four. I was really looking forward to be alone, time to think, enjoy nature and just be….Alone.. I was dropped off at a spot called Klipgat, proberly the most beautiful spot on Amakhala Game Reserve! It is difficult to describe this paradise spot, it has a waterfall, a pan [...]

It’s the end of our third week during our level one nature guide course.  The week started off bright and early with Sarah keeping us on the edge of our seats during the mammals, taxonomy and ethology lectures well most of us anyway. After the lectures we went on a game drive in Amakhala game [...]

A warm Ulovane Welcome to our January intake! The students have hit the ground running – there is so much to do, see, learn, experience, enjoy – I think the first couple of weeks are always overwhelming! Once you have settled though, Ulovane does become your home away from home and the last thing on [...]