The Learner Hunters & Guides Qualification: What is involved?
Training to become a hunter or guide in Zimbabwe begins with examinations leading to the formal qualification of "Learner Hunter/Guide". This…
Introduction to the Catalogue
Relevant books and other study materials are available for sale that you might find helpful in your preparation for the Learner…
Study Methods & Materials
There is no text book to prepare you for these examinations. There are, however, many useful sources of the necessary information.…
Syllabus Information
Three of the papers have a list of topics you are expected to be familiar with. The General Paper, however, can…
Professional Hunters & Guides Qualification: What’s involved?
The process of getting a Professional Hunter or Professional Safari Guide qualification in Zimbabwe is extremely demanding and the qualification is…
Canoeing (Special Paper)
Candidates for the Learner Hunters and Guides examination may also choose to write an extra Canoeing (Special Paper) at the same time…
Request A Topic
These articles are designed to give helpful background information to you people who are preparing for the Learner Hunters and Guides…
Kazungula Bridge
This article is taken from the site https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/kazungula-bridge Big ideas.Once a week. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Why Africa’s newest super-bridge…
Pin-tailed Whydah
(Interestingly, the name 'whydah' is derived from a small town named 'Ouidah' on the coast of the ancient kingdom of 'Whydah'…
Lizard Buzzard
Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus (Genus: Kaupifalco, after Johann Jakob von Kaup [1803-1873], German zoologist and author; Species: monogrammicus, Latin = mono, single; grammicus = mark i.e. with a single mark, signed,…
Choosing a Rucksack or Backpack
The bulk of the guiding done in Zimbabwe involves being based at a lodge or driving to a place with a…
Choosing a Sleeping Bag
If you are taking clients into the bush overnight one of the types of equipment you will need is sleeping bags.…
Examination Papers, June 2021
Firearms FA.JUNE.21 - QU.1 Give 3 examples of insufficient headspace. 3 mks FA.JUNE.21 - QU.2 In the case of a Firearms…
Choosing A Camping Tent
This topic has occurred in recent papers, because the correct choice of camping equipment will have a tremendous impact on the…
Sabi Star & Runde Star: Specially Protected Plants
In this article we are going to look at two flowering shrubs that grow in the southern low-veld of Zimbabwe, the…
Invasive Alien Species in Zimbabwe
As humans have moved about the planet they have taken with them, deliberately or accidentally, pathogens, animals and plants. Some of…
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens (dendro, Greek = tree, picos, Greek = pecker; fuscescens, Latin = becoming brown) Hohodza, chingogogo, chigogodza (Shona); Pic cardinal (French); Pica-pau-cardeal (Portuguese)Drumming: http://www.xeno-canto.org/173496Call: http://www.xeno-canto.org/280247 I have seen…
