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10 Facts About African Elephants With Photos and Videos

Apr 20, 2022 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Moses Ryakitimbo, peacemaker bees

What a privilege to watch African Elephants! These 10 Facts about African Elephants are from what we’ve learned from personal observation, our Wildlife Heroes and some research. The photos and videos were either taken by Russ or myself. Enjoy! 10 Facts About African Elephants 1. SIZE. The African Elephant is the largest living land mammal on the planet. There are basically two species of African Elephants: The larger Bush or Savannah Elephants and the smaller Forest Elephants. Some of the former, have adapted to dry, arid Namibia and are called Desert Elephants. Although they have really large feet, and…

Video Playlist: How One Man Stops Poaching by Providing Other Options

Nov 2, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching Tagged: Moses Arineitwe

Moses Arineitwe lives in Uganda. Moses trades shovels for spears. Life in this part of south eastern Uganda isn’t easy. Poaching is pretty much a way of life. Poachers hunt elephants and pangolin, hippo and bush pig. If it moves and has meat it’s pretty much fair game. Moses made a bold move. What if he provided alternative livelihoods… would it make a difference? The ‘proof is in the pudding’ they say To date Moses engages 38 former poachers in a variety of alternative livelihood options. Enjoy the videos in this playlist and you too might be amazed. You can…

Why Protecting Lions in Southern Africa is Rather Challenging

Oct 21, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Lions Tagged: Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, Kruger National Park, Marnus Roodbol, saving lions

Isn’t the Lion the King of the Jungle? So, why is protecting lions in Southern Africa even an issue. For decades lion populations have been dwindling. According to Dereck Joubert (of National Geographic fame) the number of lions on the continent of Africa have dropped from around 450,000 to less than 20,000. And that’s in about 60 years! What can be done to stop the decline? Protecting Lions in Southern Africa With the reduction of wild places (lions’ living space) and human wildlife conflict (lions preying on livestock) there are no easy answers or quick fixes. However, in 2014 we…

Rare Black Rhinos Video Clip to Celebrate World Rhino Day 2021

Sep 22, 2021 · by Jim Camomile · 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…