Wildlife Margrit, Author at Nikela: Helping People Saving Wildlife

Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic Moses rescues highly endangered Pangolin from Poachers

Jul 1, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Illegal trade, Moses, Nikela Blog, Pangolin, Poaching, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: Moses Arineitwe, pangolin rescue, pangolin rescue mission, Uganda

“I have another call…!” This is a familiar message from Moses the man who rescues highly endangered pangolin from poachers in Uganda. Nikela sponsors these rescue missions. Getting funds to Moses quickly is of the essence. Moses relies on support for transportation, reward monies, and pangolin rescue supplies. Care to help save pangolin? DONATE Now This time it’s another successful rescue. One of Moses’ informants had spotted the pangolin in the farm fields close by a neighboring village about 30 kilometers away. The unwary pangolin was of course at high risk for being caught. Two things happen when a pangolin…

Resolving Human Wildlife Conflicts: What is working and what is not in this northern part of Tanzania

Jun 24, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation Tagged: beehive fences, farmers, human-wildlife conflict, Moses Ryakitimbo, saving elephant

In the early part of 2019 Moses Ryakitimbo reached out to us for help. Resolving human wildlife conflicts is his life’s work. In his late twenties, with a team and a strategy in mind we paid attention. Actually Moses reminded us that we’d planned to meet in early 2017 near Arusha during our 2016-2017 Africa Tour. Sadly due to a comedy of errors it never happened. I was delighted his interest and passion for resolving human wildlife conflicts had not waned. Now, after working with Moses in resolving human wildlife conflicts for over a year, he is figuring out what-is-and-is-not…

Nikela Provides more Hand Wash Buckets and Masks to Fight COVID-19

Jun 9, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Moses, Nikela Blog Tagged: Coronavirus, Covid-19, face masks, hand wash buckets, Moses Arineitwe, personal protection, reformed poachers, Saving Wildlife, Uganda

Moses in Uganda is his village’s go-to-man. It’s not surprising that hand wash buckets and masks to fight COVID-19 were requested. Now Moses is not wealthy. He is an ordinary villager with an extraordinary heart and a super charge of tenacity. Several years back, shortly before we visited him in Uganda in early 2017, Moses stumbled upon something remarkable. After his first March to Save Elephants and Rhino poachers approached him. They told him they would gladly give up the poaching life if they had alternative money making options. This was all Moses needed. He reached out to his friends…

What do Trophy Hunting and COVID-19 have in common?

May 26, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: elephant, lion, Nikela Blog, trophy hunting Tagged: Cecil the lion, Coronavirus, Covid-19, pandemic, trophy hunting, Voortrekker

Both trophy hunting and COVID-19 are about death and preserving life… or are they? This morning, while on my walk through a city park outside of Dallas, Texas I was unexpectedly back in Africa. The familiar squawking of a fledgling bird on the path ahead. The twittering wings and wide beak with mother bird poised to deliver breakfast. I’d not stopped quickly enough, or maybe it was the dog at my side that spooked them. They flew off into the nearby tree. I continued to watch the magical scene. For some reason it threw me back to a confusing experience…

Wildlife conservation like COVID-19 is not a Once-off deal

May 13, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation Tagged: Arusha National Park, beehive fences, beehive project, human wildlife conflicts, Moses Ryakitimbo, Tanzania

You can’t wear a mask once and feel you’ve protected yourself against Covid-19. You need to wear that mask every time you go out to the grocery. Similarly wildlife conservation can’t survive when we make just one donation. Of course, one-time donations are super welcome, much appreciated and helpful. However, they can’t sustain wildlife conservation. By sponsoring beehives folk like you have helped Moses create beehive fences with 56 beehives. These fences along the perimeter of the Arusha National Game Reserve are significantly reducing human wildlife conflict. Thanks to caring people like you elephants, buffalo and other unwanted wildlife is…