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Saving Elephants: One Man and a Bunch of Beehives Stop Human Wildlife Conflicts

Feb 19, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: All Posts, Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict, Poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: beehive fences, human wildlife conflicts, Moses Ryakitimbo, saving elephants

You’re kidding right? Beehives stop human wildlife conflicts with elephants? Elephants are large animals and need space to live. The home range for wild African elephants can extend up to 6,835 square miles, which is about the size of Kuwait. Now that’s a lot of land! How can beehives stop human wildlife conflicts with elephants? Human populations in Africa are exploding. In Tanzania, where Moses Ryakitimbo mitigates human wildlife conflict, the population has grown by 9 million in six years! From 50.8 in 2014 to an estimated 59.7 in 2020. Now that’s a lot of people! Tanzania, probably best known…

What Do Poverty, Poaching And a False Economy Have in Common

Sep 24, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: All Posts, Animal Poaching, Poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: alternative livelihood, beekeeping, Moses Arineitwe, stop poaching, Tilapia fish farming

What is a false economy? Vincent Barkas with ProTrack (a formidable anti-poaching operation) probably explains it best. In areas around large populations of wildlife villages spring up. Some are home to poor farmers and a host of the unemployed. While others oddly enough sprout larger cement block homes and even a few late model cars. Then the real extreme… Rolex watches and designer clothes. As time goes on the poor are less poor and the well-to-do move closer to filthy-rich. What has happened? Poaching has taken hold. The syndicates who deal in illegal drugs and guns are also into smuggling…

Protecting five orphaned rhino requires a multi-faceted anti-poaching strategy

Sep 25, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, All Posts, Poaching, Rhino, rhino poaching Tagged: anti-poaching rangers, Natalie Rogers, orphaned rhino, poaching, race horses

From rescued tiny babies five orphaned rhino now live free and safe, but not without a huge cost and challenge to protect them and the other wildlife from poachers. The Hoedspruit area is a warm and sunny place in the spring. Well, the day we went to visit Natalie at the Rhino Revolution Rehabilitation Center it was anything but. Natalie has become one of our favorite wildlife Heroes. The very day before leaving for her annual trip home (in the UK) she was more than happy to spend several hours with us. And, that is after she’d been called out…

Meet the Anti-Poaching Helicopters in Kruger National Park

Sep 18, 2018 · by Russ · In: #NikelaAfrica, Animal Poaching, Poaching, Rhino Tagged: anti-poaching, endangered species, illegal trade, rhino, rhino calf, rhino poaching, wildlife trafficking

Tell me, what do Warren Buffett, Asian syndicates, and Rhino horn have in common? Anti-Poaching helicopters! And the war on Rhino poaching in the Kruger NP South Africa. Recently we got a glimpse into this important aspect of the war. A good friend Sheila of ‘Dance To Be Wild’ fame introduced us to Byron and his young family located on the front lines in Kruger. They are living the dream. Howard Buffett, Warren’s son, donated $24 million in 2014 to help stem the tide of Rhino poaching. Part of which bought and outfitted anti-poaching helicopters to transport rangers and wounded…

How we’ve helped and what we’ve seen so far – Africa Safari 2018-2019

Aug 23, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, All Posts, Poaching Tagged: Africa Safari, Ann Reilly, Byron Sclanders, Kruger National Park, Natalie Rogers, Overlanding Africa, Shannon Hoffman, Silke von Eynern

A little over a month ago we arrived back on African soil. It’s been a wild ride of preparations, meeting some of our wildlife heroes and viewing some amazing animals and birds. Our Africa safari north, from South Africa to Ethiopia and back, has definitely begun. Prefer to listen… Before leaving the Johannesburg area we stopped by Bambelela. This wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center is nestled in the mountains outside of Bela Bela. We arrived at a time of grieving. Gert, Silke’s companion and wildlife rehab partner had passed away suddenly about 10 days before. However, as always we were…