A book that helps you introduce tourists to natural history
Live Mint“A nature guide can make or break a trip,” says Bengaluru-based freelance naturalist Payal Mehta, the co-author of Handbook for Nature Guides, a Nature Conservation Foundation initiative. Illustrated by Manasa Murari and designed by Janhavi Rajan, Handbook for Nature Guides talks about understanding nature guiding, being a good guide, getting to know guests, preparing for a wildlife experience, and guiding ethics, among other things, in simple, lucid, engaging prose, easily accessible to anyone interested in becoming a nature guide. “It was the first-ever online course for someone interested in becoming a nature guide,” says Mehta. It became a booklet that anyone interested in guiding can use.” Handbook for Nature Guides A good guide, she points out, goes far beyond introducing a tourist to natural history.
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