How I became a bush pilot

01/06/21 • 44 min

Hey friends, we had a little bit of winter break. Nevertheless, let's kick off 2021 with a brand-new episode. This time I am telling the story of how I became a bush pilot. We're starting way back in my childhood and the fascination for aeroplanes, learning how to paraglide with YouTube tutorials and google in my twenties and finally becoming a licensed pilot in 2018!

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Moving a lioness across Botswana

Sirgas journey to freedom

Today, I am telling the story of how we moved Sirga 850km across the country to her new reserve. It was a major challenge, dotted with all kinds of setbacks along the way. Moving a predator does not only require the cooperation of wildlife authorities, but also the help of many people to make it happen.

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How to manage a wildlife area

Take a look behind the scenes

Our 75km2 area is dwarfed by the neighboring Kalahari Transfrontier Park, it's a tiny speck of land that we call home. From a different perspective it's breathtakingly huge. Come and take a look "behind the scenes" and find out what it takes to manage a wildlife area in africa!

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I am Val, and you’ve been listening to the Kalahari Diaries.