Limpopo Field Guiding Academy Wages War on Recession!

Are you struggling to pay the bills? Feeling the crunch? No spare cash for that Field Guiding course you wanted to do...or to send your loved one on?

Well enough is enough! Fuel price hikes, inflation, the cost of living going through the roof have all had a knock-on effect - to the point that very few people have spare cash lying around. Limpopo Field Guiding Academy (LFGA) have taken it upon themselves to stand up and fight this vicious cycle. Something had to give, and we have decided to slash our rates - that's right - we are going back two years in time and offering industry rates from 2010.

Its common knowledge in the field guide training industry that prices go up each year in line with inflation. Its unavoidable if we as service providers are to survive in the industry. Its also common knowledge in the industry that Limpopo Field Guiding Academy are industry leaders in field guide and game ranger training. Our special mix of products and services have set the tone in the training world for the past 10 years. Nowhere else can learner field guides get the same exposure to various guiding and tracking applications such as nature guiding, track and sign interpretation, birding skills, basic dangerous game training and first aid - all within your FGASA endorsed Level 1 training course!

So spread the news you can now do the following courses at 2010 rates:

• FGASA Endorsed 2 Month Course:  R31 500 (was R33 900)
• 3 Week Course  R11 990 (was R13 190)
• 4 Week Course R15 750 (was R17 300)
• Correspondence Course R3 000 (was R3 300)

And many more courses like weapon handling, birding, track and sign and more....all at 2010 rates!

Our courses are the only ones to be both FGASA and AFGA endorsed - The Professional Standard for Africa. 

Visit our website at www.limpopotraining.co.za or email Linky at info@limpopotraining.co.za

or phone us on +27(0)14 740 0153 or +27(0)72 625 4709.

Don't delay - spaces on course are limited. Make the most of our War on Recession now!!

WEBS OF STEEL: The Golden Orb Web Spider is not the largest spider, but makes the largest and strongest web. It gets its name from the golden colour of its silk.

The web can run from the top of a tree 6m high and up to 2m wide. Unlike other spider webs, the Golden Orb Web Spider's web is not dismantled often and can last several years.

Designed to catch large flying insects, the web is slightly angled. It is not a perfect wheel and is usually off-centre. To make its web, the spider releases a thin thread into the wind. When it catches on something, the spider walks along it trailing a stronger non-sticky thread. It repeats the process in the centre of the line to form a strong Y-frame. Around this, it spins the rest of the web out of sticky capture silk. The silk is so strong that it can trap small birds, which the spider doesn't eat. These trapped creatures often destroy the web by thrashing around. To avoid such damage, the spider often leaves a line of insect husks on its web (like the safety strip across glass doors!); or builds smaller barrier webs around the main web. Role in the habitat: Like other predators, the spiders control the population of prey. They are in turn preyed upon by other creatures such as birds. In New Guinea, some tribes consider them a tasty treat. The Golden Orb Web Spider's venom is generally harmless to humans and they rarely bite even if we blunder into and destroy their webs. The bite is just a scratch. They are clumsy on the ground. In modern times, the Golden Orb Web Spider's silk is set to become a major product. The silk is almost as strong as Kevlar, the strongest man-made material which is drawn from concentrated sulphuric acid. In contrast, spider silk is drawn from water. If we could manufacture spider silk, it would have a million uses from parachutes, bullet-proof vests, lightweight clothing, seatbelts, light but strong ropes, as sutures in operations, artificial tendons and ligaments. Studies are now being done to have genetically engineered plants produce fluid polymers which can be processed into silk! Spiders are not used to produce silk fabric because Silkworm Moth caterpillars produce twice as much silk and are easier to manage (for example, they don't eat each other up!!).

School leaver’s camp – Grade 11 and 12

Come and join us for a 1 or 2 week general Field Guiding exposure course at Mabula Game Reserve, Limpopo Province.

Week 1 – Basic Dangerous Game exposure : 24 – 30 June 2012

Price: R 4 395

Week 1 exposes you to the big 5, both on foot and per vehicle.

Pupils will be taken on guided walks into Rhino, Hippo, Buffalo etc. by a professional fully qualified FGASA (Field Guides Association of Southern Africa) Trails Guide and shown all the different aspects of conducting guided walks in a Big 5 area. Vehicle approaches will also be done on Lion and Elephant.

Week 2 – General Field Guiding exposure week: 1 – 7 July 2012

Price R 4 395

Week 2 offers a chance at experiencing first-hand what it takes to become a field guide.

He/she will be taught general bush knowledge and skills. A Great opportunity to see if you have what it takes to become a Field Guide.

If both weeks are taken we offer a discount. The complete 2 week option price comes to R 7 990.

Prices include all meals and accommodation.

The school leaver’s camp offers pupils a GREAT opportunity to explore Field Guiding as a career.

He/she can then come and join our course immediately after matric in order to complete the full National Qualification in Field Guiding. Once qualified as a FGASA level 1 guide, you are then legal to guide anywhere in Southern Africa.

Field Guiding as a career is a wonderful opportunity for those who have a love for nature and want to live and work in the best possible place on earth!!