“Ambassadors for their kind” is what Shannon calls the birds of prey who cannot be returned to the wild. At the Bird of Prey Sanctuary, in Kwazulu Natal South Africa, about 150 injured and wrongfully caged birds are treated, nursed back to health and released each year. Those that stay behind at the Sanctuary, like Jelly Bean, worm their way into the hearts of visitors like me and you just have to help. How tragic it would be if her species disappeared! This could readily happen without educational and conservation efforts like those of Shannon and Ben. Get involved! As NIKELA…
Officially Incorporated!
Today NIKELA is officially incorporated as a non-profit. Now the paperwork for 501(c)3) status can be filed. NIKELA like the spring is slowly budding. Come the summer this fledgling worldwide network of wildlife lovers funding private wildlife conservation and education efforts in South Africa will be underway. If you are a wildlife enthusiast, have connections to South Africa and want to get get on the band wagon, let me hear from you.
How NIKELA came to be…
Passing the half century mark created some interesting anxiety for me. Especially, when I spent the next five years abroad living, a very different life than I had imagined or planned I would. On returning home I did some introspection and realized how blessed my life had been. When I asked myself the question, “What would I regret most if I died tomorrow?” the answer was somewhat surprising. My biggest regret had nothing to do with my marriage or that I’d not spent enough time with my kids and their families. It wasn’t that I hadn’t been a good person or a contributing citizen. It…
