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Rare Black Rhinos Video Clip to Celebrate World Rhino Day 2021

Sep 22, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Rhino Tagged: black rhino, world rhino day 2021

Our first ever sighting of rare black rhinos in the bush. What a treat to sit and watch them browse. It’s a hot summer’s day in the Kruger National Park. We’re driving along a dusty road and it’s been a while without spotting anything besides the occasional impala herd. Then we see a stopped vehicle. This usually means there’s something to see. We slow down and approach slowly. The woman in the SUV waves us in and points towards our right. “Oh my!” There not more than a about 50 meters away are two rare black rhinos. (The location is…

How an Endangered Pangolin Rescue Mission works in Uganda

Sep 8, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Pangolin Tagged: Moses Arineitwe, saving pangolin

How a Pangolin Rescue Mission works It is Sunday morning around 9:25am. Moses Arineitwe receives a call from one of his informants. Another Pangolin Rescue Mission call out. Some locals found a pangolin in their garden. There is talk of capturing it for the pot. Moses lives in a village bordering the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Moses grew up with a love for wildlife. Not all his fellow villagers feel the same. From the small harmless pangolin to the mighty elephant, they’re all at risk from being poached. The pangolin for eating locally or for being sold to Asia where…

Needed Now: 18 Beehives to Protect Two Women Farmers Crops From Elephants

Aug 24, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: human wildlife conflicts, Moses Ryakitimbo, Tanzania

“The Elephants are Coming!” Imagine you’re a woman farmer. You’ve spent weeks tilling, planting, weeding and watering by hand with your children. Then you get word of a herd of elephants recently destroying your neighbors crops. Are they going to spare yours? You think you’re fine. There’s been no sign of the elephants for a few days. Then, shortly before harvest three elephants come calling. You want to run and chase them away. But you know better. All you can do is watch from a distance… When the elephants finally leave only a few stalks remain. What are you to do…

Would You Do This For a Few Bearded Vulture Eggs?

Aug 18, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Raptors Tagged: Bearded Vulture, bred 4 the wild, Shannon Hoffman

When soaring high above the cliffs the Bearded Vulture can easily be mistaken for an eagle. This magnificent bird is a bone eater and on the brink of extinction. Would you scale sheer cliffs to grab a Bearded Vulture egg? Every winter in South Africa Shannon Hoffman and her team venture into the Drakensberg and Maloti Mountains. These rugged mountains with sheer cliffs are home to some of the last remaining Bearded Vultures in Southern Africa. Here these gorgeous birds fly like eagles looking for bones. Like other vultures they are part of nature’s clean up crew. Unlike other…

The Mighty African Elephant Meets His Match and She’s Tiny

Aug 10, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: bee hives, Moses Ryakitimbo

When the mighty African elephant arrives at the waterhole everyone gives way. Even young elephant calves act tough and chase away antelope like kudu. Entire herds of sable wait or try very cautiously to get a drink. Yes, the elephant, large and small is definitely the ‘playground’ bully. Did you know? Animal Fact. Did you know that the elephant can be kept away by a tiny little fella. Or better said, a host of these yellow and black striped flyers. Yes, elephants, entire herds of elephants can be kept away from enticing crops by bees. Bees have proven to…