To legalize or not to legalize the trading of rhino horns to save the black rhino, white rhino from extinction in South Africa? Despite the huge lobby to legalize rhino horn trade as a means to curb the poaching of endangered rhino and stop the wildlife trafficking and illegal trade, we at NIKELA remain opposed.
As the number of rhinos killed by poachers keep rising, more traumatized orphaned calves are in need of care, Karen Trendler, Kirsten Everett. Kirsten Everett takes us on a touching journey as she looks at the horrors of a poacher attack though the eyes of a young rhino calf. My mother and I were contently
At least 21 businesses use the rhino in their name, others use it as an icon or mascot. Do they understand that it is highly endangered due to poaching? Rhino! How many times a day do you see the rhino representing a business? Why did they chose the rhino as their icon and what might
Drones, UAVs or Air Rangers may be the solution to stop poachers of endangered rhino and other wildlife species. Not even a week into 2013 and rangers at Kruger National Park already found their first casualty of the New Year. Near the South African border with Mozambique, the rangers found the carcass of an endangered
Empowering anti-poaching rangers with drones to stop the poachers before they kill rhino and other endangered wildlife species in South Africa. On December 4th, 2012 “WWF received a $5 million grant as part of Google’s new Global Impact Awards, which provides support to organizations using technology and innovative approaches to address some of the toughest
Stop extinction! Protect endangered rhino and other African wildlife species from illegal trade and trafficking in South Africa. Watching Shannon fly her ambassador raptors in the clear South African sky was magical. Seeing her flinch as kids told stories of trapping and killing birds was painful. Hearing her dispel myths, open students’ eyes and touch
October 25, 2012 the Wildlife Forum met in Cape Town to consider a Protocol which is nothing short of a declaration of war on South Africa’s wildlife, according to Chris Mercer. Every once in a while Chris Mercer, founder of the Campaign Against Canned Hunting and one of South Africa’s most informed wildlife activists, reports on wildlife
Shooting endangered and threatened African wildlife, rhino, leopard, Wild Dog, with his camera is Andrew Cairncross’ passion. As with most wonderful folks we meet, Andrew connected with Nikela online over a year ago when he first provided an amazing rhino image for use on an ebook cover (RHINO HORN by Chris Mercer). Most recently Andrew contributed
Catching the wildlife traffickers and illegal traders to save endangered species, especially the rhino, requires skill, finesse, technology and most of all intelligence. Over the last few days we’ve been getting some eye opening information from one of our sources in the INTELLIGENCE world. Some is for sharing and some not. Have you ever stopped
It’s almost as if the poachers, that includes all involved along the wildlife trafficking and illegal trade routes, are snubbing those protecting the rhino! “Two dead rhino have been found in northern KwaZulu-Natal…” “Four rhinos were killed for their horns… in the Eastern Cape…” “Nine rhino carcasses have been found in northern KwaZulu-Natal…” At least
