We headed out to the bush for classes about conservation management and weather. It was very interesting to see the different techniques employed by lodges and conservation parks in and around Kruger. The use of fire as a means of fauna rejuvenation in reserves. The studies and research employed in order to find the carrying capacities for areas. It’s similar to Irish farming in a lot of ways but with different flora and fauna. I guess you’ll never have the risk in Ireland of one of your animals eating you!
We learned about the hazards of setting fires and the dangers of bad management of these. A few years ago in Kruger they set fires in an area close to a village and the wind shifted direction. The fire squad appointed to control the fire wasn’t able to contain it and some women from the local village were burned to death. They started to burn area’s around the college last week and the rate at which the fire spread was impressive. It burned out area’s within minutes.
I had to go and sit a written test for a learners license. That was why I went and spent a day waiting to book the test a few weeks ago. It was a lot easier to do the exam than I expected. Mind you it’s not hard to get a good result when you have the answer paper the night before and when you sit down all the answers are already written in your question paper! Fixer did his job today. I have to go back and do the practical exam at some stage. I’ve been told that the practical won’t be difficult to pass either. My fixer said he started to sweat when he saw me taking so long answering the questions in the written exam as he just put down everything that had been marked on his question paper. He didn’t even look at the questions! Classic Africa.
We learned about the hazards of setting fires and the dangers of bad management of these. A few years ago in Kruger they set fires in an area close to a village and the wind shifted direction. The fire squad appointed to control the fire wasn’t able to contain it and some women from the local village were burned to death. They started to burn area’s around the college last week and the rate at which the fire spread was impressive. It burned out area’s within minutes.
I had to go and sit a written test for a learners license. That was why I went and spent a day waiting to book the test a few weeks ago. It was a lot easier to do the exam than I expected. Mind you it’s not hard to get a good result when you have the answer paper the night before and when you sit down all the answers are already written in your question paper! Fixer did his job today. I have to go back and do the practical exam at some stage. I’ve been told that the practical won’t be difficult to pass either. My fixer said he started to sweat when he saw me taking so long answering the questions in the written exam as he just put down everything that had been marked on his question paper. He didn’t even look at the questions! Classic Africa.
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