John’s passion for wildlife was molded by his grandfather, who took him camping starting when he was three. Now with over 20 years working in the wildlife industry, John is a fully licensed Zimbabwean Professional Guide. He is committed to protecting Africa’s wilderness and says the way to do this is to engage visitors and promote the need for tourism that benefits local communities, who will in turn look after and care for the environment. John’s two personal fields of interest are birds and trees, and he’s become something of an authority on the latter in Zambezi National Park. According to one trip member, "John's knowledge, enthusiasm, and care for the environment and wildlife are contagious!"
John was an amazing leader. Knowledgable, open, caring. Shared his efforts and thoughts about the future of conservation, his country, and the people. Very impressive. He took amazing care of us and offered us many opportunities to have memorable and more unique experiences.
John is a consummate advocate and activist in the very best sense of those words. He was tireless in ensuring that we had varied, educational, and interesting experiences and adventures, and also a lot of laughs.
John's knowledge, enthusiasm, and care for the environment and wildlife was contagious.
