After lockdown, Australians seek to learn survival skills in the bush

Wilderness survival instructor Gordon Dedman teaches students about signalling for rescue during a basic skills course, which has seen an increase in demand since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Ingleside suburb of northern Sydney, Australia, May 31, 2020. Picture taken May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Learning Australian bush survival skills is becoming popular as city folk turn to nature with the easing of the coronavirus lockdown, organisers of a course outside Sydney said.

The Bushcraft course teaches basic survival skills like foraging for food and water, and also offers insight into traditional indigenous cultures. The course filled up soon after the lockdown began to be eased late last month, and there is a lot of demand, the organisers said.