The time is slowly arriving for the students to say Goodbye and for New Learners to arrive, It was a wonderful year, we learned a lot, cried a lot and worked a lot and Now the Time has come to reap the rewards, so i am making this post a tribute to the student before Graduation day on 20/01/2012.
I will start with my First Group
Johan Wessels, Arno Smith, Elani Smith, SanetHowe and Morne Wilken.
We had lots of fun together, Arno kept us Entertained, Sant Kept us on the Edge of our seats, Johan brought spunk, Morne made us wonder and Elani was all smiles
S you Can see there is Johan doing his Pre-Trail Briefing and his virtual drive( Wow you have really Grown
Johan am proud of you Good luck!!!)
GROUP 2
Karen Muller, Moira Cronje, Sulize van Zyl, Zanderi van Zyl
What can I say there was so much fun and laughter with this Group maybe is because it was all Girls and trust me this is the most Organized Group that I worked with, everything was always done on time, shows you that if you strike a woman you strike a rock
As you can see a picture of me with a telescope that night I was giving a class on Astronomy and it was fun and hilarious, because a dove flea past and it was in the middle of the night and Karen thought that it was a shooting star and i corrected her by telling her it was a dove and everybody burst out laughing because she said it with such Excitement. I will never forget you ladies you were like my sisters and I will Enjoy playing the Guidance counselor and having our girl talk. Karen you kemp us Grounded, sulize you made us thirst for knowledge and be good at what we do because that is what you represented, Moira You werte the Go- Getter and always made sure thing were smooth and perfect, Zanderi you made us see that anything is possible if you believe. Good luck Ladies!!!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Nature Guides in action
That is one of my students Laure in action, during a drive with Guests and she is busy Explaining to guests how we control Ticks in the bush using spray plates that animals step on and it releases amipor on the fur of animals and kills the ticks.We make sure the method works by enclosing water holes with Thorny bushes like Sickle bush and leaving an open space where they can walk through and get sprayed.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Me and Matilda had A Special thing
Me and Matilda have a special relationship even when i had no food to offer she come and nibble on my ear and guest loved her because she was such a sweet heart and loved to be fed, she had the most beautiful lashes i had ever seen and I envied her like you would not believe. When she first came to the center she was small and was afraid of people, but the Milk trick worked because she consumed Atleast 12 liters a day. She will always be my angel LOL!!!
Remembering the Good Old days
These Chitas were so sweet and Aggressive residents of the Wildlife center, they found them in the wild and believe their mother was killed by lions and they eventually got older and we had to release them< Chitas are becoming scarce in the Wild due to the fact that farmers of Game shoot them because they kill Expensive Antelope such as Sables and Roan. Cheetah - ACINONYX JUBATUS Sizes:
Length:
Head and body-4.3-4.9 ft
Tail-2 to 2.5 ft.
Shoulder Height:
2.3-2.8 ft
Weight:
75-150 lbs.
Lifestyle:
Habit:
Female solitary; male lives in small groups
Diet:
Gazelles and other antelope; also hares, rodents, gamebirds and sometimes larger prey such as the zebra.
Lifespan:
Up to 12 years in the wild, longer in captivity
Breeding:
Sexual Maturity:
20-24 months
Mating Season:
Throughout the year
Gestation:
90-95 days
Litter Size:
Up to 8, but usually 2 to 5 cubs
Origins:
The cheetah is the most primitive of all cats, evolving approximately 18 million years ago.
Appearance:
The cheetah has a tall, slim, long-legged build. It has a yellowish-brown coat with darkbrown spots and a long white-tipped tail. The cheetah's spots help to camouflage it in its environment.
Special Characteristics:
The cheetah has no natural enemies. The cheetah's paws have only semi-retractable claws, the only of its type amongst the species of cat, and offer the cat extra grip in its high-speed pursuits.
Speed :
A fully grown cheetah can reach speeds in excess of 60 mph.
Food:
The cheetah's favourite prey is the gazelle. It also preys on the impala and the antelope, and other grazing animals.
Cheetah are usually carnivores although they might sometimes might eat fruit like watermelon. The medium size animals they eat include:antelope, fawns, gazelle, deer,etc. The smaller animals they eat are, rabbitts, birds, hares, frogs, etc. As I said before they are known to eat fruit like watermelon. Also, their diet includes lizards and eggs.
Habitat
Cheetahs like to live in the open area. Because of their liking for that, they usually are found in the grasslands, desert-like plains, savannahs, and like areas that have tall grass. These are the reasons because they usually are found in some places in Africa. Before, they were found in some parts of India and all over Africa, but now only maybe 20-30% of Africa. It hunts mainly by day. It follows its prey from a distance. It selects old, injured or young animals whose speed will be impaired.The cheetah can be found in open grassland and nearby forests in all parts of Africa, the Middle East, and south-central Asia.
Life Span:
The cheetah can live anywhere from 10-15 years in the wild.
Future of the Cheetah:
The cheetah is an endangered species. Its habitat is being destroyed by humans and there is also the problem of poachers. Zoos and federal parks provide many cheetahs with a haven where the survival of its species can be assured. Governmental laws have also been implemented to protect the cheetah.
Distribution:
Cheetahs are mostly found in South and East Africa, the Middle East, and Southern Asia.
Related Species:
There are 5 subspecies of cheetah in the genus Acinonyx: four in Africa and one in Iran. The endangered subspecies, Acinonyx jubatus venatiecus lives in Asia.
Computer Room( Resource center)
I have enjoyed taking care of the computer room and I must say it is a very hectic, dealing with students leaving their files papers and even valuable things, stressing over writing test and me playing their Mother was not easy but it was a lesson learned take note that managing students is not easy.
My prime responsibilty was to make sure
*The place is neat and clean
* invigilate students when they write exams
* technical difficulties faced using computers
but I ended up doing so much more.Lets see what 2012 has in store for us, hopefully good things
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Week 2
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The second week is where various things are covered such as Ecology, tree's and Amphibians.
The have to know the following with trees:
This what they need to know about Ecology
*What an Ecosystem is?
*what is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
For Amphibians they need the following:
Friday, April 29, 2011
Future Guides
i have not Updated my blog in a while, but i have so much to share om what has happened in the last three months
February my first sites guide arrived in class and i was just running around trying to make sure everything goes in order. I could see from the look in their eyes they were nervous
Week 1
We started of with mammals: there learners had to learn how to identify various Mammals, birds and grasses
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February my first sites guide arrived in class and i was just running around trying to make sure everything goes in order. I could see from the look in their eyes they were nervous
Week 1
We started of with mammals: there learners had to learn how to identify various Mammals, birds and grasses
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