Rangers Diary
Pumba Private Game Reserve is home to a unique group of young dynamic individuals, who all have a common interest in nature and conservation. Whether they have individually studied it as a career, or have established an interest in conservation while operating as professional Field Guides - All of Pumba Private Game Reserves Rangers are affiliated with the Field Guides Association of South Africa and they uphold a high degree of professionalism by setting very high standards of grades, of which all of our Field Guides are striving to obtain. The standards vary from the Local Guide Qualification to Level 3 Trails Guide, Field Guides wanting to become more specialist can further their careers by doing the Specialist Skills and Knowledge professions in Dangerous Animals, Birding and Flowers. All the Field Guides and the reserve benefit by having an on site National Field Guiding Assessor, ensuring that a high degree of professionalism is maintained.
It is an exciting era to be apart of, for our Rangers. The world is ever changing with the boom in the human population, global warming, and the never ending story of species extinction. All these factors play a vital role in conservation on the reserve, and within our communities bordering us. Rangers are allocated on an ongoing basis – interesting research projects to do. These not only benefit the reserve, but also the more well known International Institutes such as the Avian Demographic Unit, The South African Botanical Institute, and the Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology, to name a few. In between game drives and additional guest activities, each ranger is out in the field wanting and waiting to make a difference in ensuring that our reserves’ flora and fauna prosper.
As the months go by at Pumba Private Game Reserve, tap into the minds of these young individuals, as they reveal the inside stories of their guiding and conservation experiences on the reserve.
Meet our Ranger’s, learn about their past, present and their passions. See how they love and interact with nature and the home they have come to know at Pumba Private Game Reserve.
