Primates, vervet monkeys, baboons are shot, poisoned and snared by farmers and locals in South Africa, Karin Saks rescues, rehabilitates and advocates for their survival. Maggie Sergio, former Director of Advocacy and Wildlife Solutions for WildCare in San Rafael, CA spent three years focused on solving human-wildlife conflicts, and educating the public about how to
Arrests, courts and convictions. Over 200 white and black rhino dead in South Africa since beginning of 2012. Killed for their horn. Animal poaching reached epidemic proprotions due to illegal trade, syndicates, organized crime, trafficking. Information provided by a confidential source in South Africa. First off, the notorious Groenewald gang rhino poaching case, best known for the
WAR, Warriors for African Rhino, initiates campaign to save the endangered rhino in South Africa, please sign the petition, get your SA embassy involved, send a letter and get President Zuma to lead the charge. This morning we received an urgent plea to arms from our friends at WAR [Warriors for African Rhino] to join the campaign
Connected: Trophy hunting, animal poaching, wildlife trafficking, organized crime, rhino horn trade and now lion bones! Can you see it now? Stockyards along the highway filled with lions, rhino and who knows what next! Picture this: Lions squeezed into a stockyard or chicken coop style enclosure fed just the right calcium solution, and dose of antibiotics
Jessica leaving for South Africa mid May will deliver a donation check to Shannon’s bird of prey center near Pietermaritzburg, KZN. Jess, another Nikela Volunteer is going to South Africa! She will be delivering a donation check to one of our projects, namely Shannon’s bird of prey center. We have 14 days before Jess
Micah van Schalkwyk skydives to save endangered rhino from poaching, wildlife trafficking, illegal trade, fundraising. Micah van Schalkwyk is an amazing young women who though deathly afraid of skydiving, does it anyway to raise funds to stop rhino poaching. Here is her story… Five Skydives for Rhino I will never forget the day one of my dearest
War on vervet monkeys and Baboons, primates viewed as vermin is shot, poisoned and snared in South Africa, Maggie, Nikela Volunteer, visits Karin Saks. It was with great anticipation that I awaited this afternoon. You see Maggie just returned from her trip to South Africa and had much to share with me about her time
Wildlife trafficking, rhino poaching, heroes, poachers, SA government, LA and New York. What do they all have in common? To bring you the latest news, stories and videos here are two brief clips discussing two broad topics: “What’s Happening to Africa’s Rhino?” and “Wildlife Trafficking: Who Does it? Who Allows it?” This covers the latest
Rhino poaching runs rampant, about 150 dead rhino this year. SANParks and the South African government fail to stop wildlife trafficking, illegal trade of endangered rhino. The Parliamentary Rhino Hearings. SANParks pulls out when about 50% of the rhino’s poached are occurring in South Africa’s premier game reserve, the famous Kruger National Park.
Rhino poaching escalating daily, 135 rhino dead as of March 19, 75 in Kruger National Park, endangered rhino on the brink of extinction in South Africa, what’s going on? Wildlife trafficking, organized crime, illegal trade. Every day I wake up dreading to see how many rhino were attacked and killed for their horn by
