Why I Want to Save Wildlife Archives - Nikela: Helping People Saving Wildlife

The easiest way to support your favorite charity this holiday season

Nov 25, 2016 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Nikela Blog, Why I Want to Save Wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife lovers Tagged: Amazon Smile, AmazonSmile, donate, donation, Favorite charity, giving is easy, holiday season

Forget the usual donation and help save lions, primates, pangolin and other African wildlife this holiday season by shopping on Amazon Smile. It’s that time of year again! Shopping, shopping, shopping. If you’re shopping for Christmas gifts or taking advantage of the bargains for yourself this holiday season, it doesn’t much matter. What does matter is that you don’t leave money on the table! Money that can be used to save lions, primates, pangolin and other African wildlife. It’s super easy. Use Amazon Smile to shop. Yup, it’s that simple. Each time you buy, Amazon makes a donation to charities like…

Amazon Smile: The perfect way to support your favorite charity without even trying

Aug 10, 2016 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Nikela Blog, Why I Want to Save Wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife lovers Tagged: Amazon Smile, AmazonSmile, donate, giving is easy

Without spending a penny you can donate to save lions, primates, pangolin and other African wildlife when you shop with Amazon Smile. Amazon is one of the most widely used websites in the world. You might use it to buy all kinds of things you need for your home, work and fun. What you might not know is that Amazon will make a donation to charities like Nikela every time you make a purchase? Yes, 0.5% of your order value is donated in your behalf to your favorite charity, hopefully Nikela. All you do is shop on smile.amazon.com. If you…

What Does The Ideal Non-Profit Volunteer Look Like?

May 21, 2015 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Nikela Blog, Nikela Volunteer, nonprofit, vegetarian, Why I Want to Save Wildlife Tagged: Nikela volunteer, nonprofit, volunteer

We love ’em! At Nikela the ideal non-profit volunteer has little to do with age or even experience. “I would love to help. What can I do?” In the past five years over 300 people have asked this question one way or another. Of those about a third take the next step, of those about another third join the ride, get their hands dirty, and hearts changed. Nikela is a virtual nonprofit helping people saving wildlife in Africa. We are run by volunteers, from the founders (Russ and I) on down no one gets paid in dollars, only royally in…

The Kruger Park Affair – Why I Want to Save Wildlife

Apr 15, 2015 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: conservation, elephant, leopard, Poaching, rhino, Why I Want to Save Wildlife, wild animals, wildlife conservation, wildlife lovers Tagged: elephant, Kruger National Park, Leopard, rhino, Tamarin McCartin, Why I Want to Save Wildlife

Tamarin visits the Kruger Park in Africa, falls in love, has her heart broken, but is not defeated. “The bush is your mistress. She’ll pull you away, make you long for her. But she’ll never be your wife.” This was how our guide, Frank, tried to describe Kruger National Park. By the afternoon of our second day I understood. The connection was profound, and the heartbreak like nothing I’ve ever felt. Within minutes of entering the park Frank stopped the vehicle so we could visit a bull elephant only a few meters from the road. My heart was pounding, and…

Why I Want to Save Wildlife – Danielle Jackson

Nov 13, 2013 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: African elephant, Animal Poaching, conservation, endangered, Nikela Blog, Poaching, Volunteers, Why I Want to Save Wildlife, wild animals, wildlife conservation, wildlife lovers Tagged: Danielle Jackson, Nikela volunteer, volunteer, volunteer blog post, Why I Want to Save Wildlife

No matter where in the world you live you can do something to help save endangered species in Africa. “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem” -Charles Rosner Volunteers find us in so many different ways. Danielle read about us on Volunteer Match and offered her writing expertise to help us with our mission, which is to do our small part to protect now and educate for the future, so that Africa’s wildlife is preserved for yet another generation. Enjoy her story… you may be inspired to become part of the solution. Why I want to save wildlife… Unlike guest…