Stories from Africa Archives - Nikela: Helping People Saving Wildlife

Saving Wildlife Traveling Africa VIDEO PLAYLIST ~ 2018-2019

Sep 5, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Baye, Nikela Blog, Silke, Stories from Africa Tagged: #NikelaAfrica, 2018-2019 Safari, South Africa to Ethiopia

From South Africa to Ethiopia in an old Land Rover with a rooftop tent. Margrit and Russ are off again saving wildlife traveling Africa. More videos added weekly Meet awesome wildlife heroes – See beautiful wild animals – Experience a few mishaps The adventures begin in the USA. Preparations galore. Then an exceptionally long flight to Johannesburg. Landy gets readied for the arduous journey. Documents of all kinds are secured. Margrit and Russ need their ‘tune up’, after-all, they’re old! Then the adventure begins in earnest. Wildlife heroes old and new. Cold, rainy and warm weather saving wildlife traveling Africa….

A few insights into the wildlife poaching status in Tanzania

Dec 26, 2016 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Nikela Blog, Poaching, Stories from Africa, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: future of wildlife conservation, Ngorongoro Crater, rhino, Serengeti, Tanzania, wildlife conservation

These are strictly my observations during our visit regarding the wildlife poaching status in Tanzania. Wildlife by the thousands, no millions! But with the losses across the continent what is the wildlife poaching status in Tanzania? Tanzania’s 16 national parks comprise a total area of more than 42,000 km2. About 38% of the country is set aside as protected. These reserves are home to a large variety of wildlife species. Reportedly, 430 species and subspecies comprise the country’s more than four million wild animals. These include zebras, elephants, wildebeests, buffaloes, hippos, giraffes, antelopes, dik-diks, gazelles, elands and kudus. A ranger’s…

Where have all the trees gone in Malawi?

Dec 6, 2016 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Nikela Blog, Stories from Africa Tagged: brick building, Charcoal, environment, Lake Malawi, Malawi, trees

Malawi a small poor African country once considered a jungle is now nearly treeless. “Where did all the trees go?” Before making our journey north from South Africa Russ read a book about Malawi. An early explorer from about a hundred years ago traversed the jungles of this small African country. He writes of thick undergrowth, mountains teeming with wildlife, lush green and hundreds of birds. Russ awaited our time in Malawi with great anticipation. Clear cut land. Burnt trees. Dry fields. Dusty roads. Even the supposed forests in the mountain areas of Mulanje, Zomba and Chelinda have only few…

Zero Wildlife to Thriving Big 5 Game Reserve – Impossible?

Nov 28, 2016 · by Russ · In: #NikelaAfrica, Nikela Blog, Stories from Africa, wildlife conservation Tagged: #NikelaAfrica, African Parks, endangered species, Majete Game Reserve, wildlife conservation

What a great idea! Revitalize and restock old African National Parks often poached to extinction. The challenges are insurmountable but “African Parks” creats Big 5 Game Reserve throughout Africa. Gain the Political Will of Governments. Helping them remember how these parks are their heritage, the beauty of nature, the wonder of wildlife, a boost to their economies, and long term help to their people. There are great benefits to a Big 5 Game Reserve. Sure the parks were a white man’s thing of little interest to African rulers, but now they are beginning to cherish them as well. What about the…

A Heartbreaking Story of a Pangolin and the Cruelty of Poaching

Oct 8, 2015 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: #LuvWildlife, Africa Wildlife Conservation Tour 2014, endangered, Nikela Blog, Pangolin, Stories from Africa Tagged: Lisa Hywood, pangolin, Tikki Hywood Trust

Lisa Hywood of the Tikki Hywood Trust, who rescue Pangolins from captivity and poachers, shares a personal story of dealing with the horrific treatment of these unique animals. THT050 – the tale of Phoenix….. 20 Aug 2015 Today the Tikki Hywood Trust received yet another Ground Pangolin – a trend that is on a terrifying rise in our Country and indeed worldwide. Although our process of receiving these innocent victims has become more streamlined and efficient (through unsolicited experience) nothing could have really prepared us for what we saw today. The standard routine of being called by the authorities to collect…