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Raiding Elephants, Foes Now Friends and More Wildlife News from the Thuma Forest

Jul 3, 2018 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Lynn, Nikela Blog, wild animals Tagged: elephants, human wildlife conflicts, Lynn Clifford, Sheri Gann, WAG

For the past two years we’ve been involved with Lynn and her work in the Thuma Forest in Malawi. But we’ve never had so much good news to share before. Many thanks to Nikela Volunteer Sheri Gann for this informative summary: Raiding Bulls and a Mistaken Identity For many years now Chaka, our tuskless bull, has been blamed for breaking the fence line, raiding crops, and killing people. In February we had a spate of fence breaking and rangers tracked the elephant. We then hired a helicopter from African Parks and with the help of Dr. Amanda Said were able…

Wildlife Guardian Wages – Help Khumbulane at Free to be Wild

Mar 20, 2018 · by Russ · In: conservation, Nikela Blog, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: donate, Free to be Wild, wildlife guardian

Oh how we love you Khumblane. From the beginning he’s been a natural but Baye needs help to pay his wildlife guardian wages. Here’s more about him so you can feel as honored as we are to pay his wildlife guardian wages. A 6 month commitment so far but we would like to make it permanent. When you’re around Khumbu you smile a lot and enjoy the animals. But trust me, his real magic is helping Baye build and work this important Rescue Rehab Release Center in Zimbabwe. For the first few years he was her only help and is…

Forever a predator: A captive lion kills woman in South Africa

Mar 5, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: canned hunting, lioness, Nikela Blog, wild animals Tagged: captive lions, Kevin Richardson

Why is it that we humans never understand that even a captive lion is forever a predator… and can and will kill? Oh how horrible! Was my response as I read about the killing. One of Kevin Richardson’s lionesses attacked a woman. Kevin, a huge advocate for lions, campaigns against the captive breeding of lions. Some find this controversial. Kevin has a sanctuary for lions that can’t be released. However, Kevin doesn’t breed lions. He provides them with a forever home. As part of the lions’ enrichment he takes them for ‘lion walks’ on the Dinokeng reserve where the sanctuary…

Another successful Global March to save Elephant and Pangolin in Uganda

Nov 15, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Illegal trade, Moses, Nikela Blog, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: Global March, Moses Arineitwe, pangolin, save elephants, stop poaching, Uganda

Moses a former wildlife ranger is on a mission to stop animal poaching. Every year he organizes a Global March in his area in Uganda. Moses has this gift of persuasion A few years back Moses felt compelled to do more to save the wildlife in his area from poachers. He lives in a village north of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest in Uganda. He decided to get involved in the annual Global March to save elephants. After this first march animal poachers actually came up to Moses. They told him they wanted to stop killing wildlife. However, they needed…

Fall In Love With Seven Of Our Wildlife Heroes

Nov 9, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, African elephant, Animal Poaching, Baye, Bird of Prey, Bird of prey sanctuary, birds of prey, conservation, endangered, Free to be Wild, Illegal trade, lion, Nikela Blog, Pangolin, PODCAST, Shannon, Silke, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: Baby rhino, Baye Pigors, Bearded Vulture, elephant, lion, Lynn Clifford, Moses Arineitwe, Natalie Rogers, Philipo Ormorijei, poachers, Shannon Hoffman, Silke von Eynern, vervets

Each so different, yet each the same in their passion for Africa. They are wildlife heroes everyone should get to know. WATCH the VIDEO LISTEN to the AUDIO You ever hear about the efforts of the big wildlife conservation organizations? You ever wonder if your small donation really matters or makes a difference? We sure did. That’s one reason we travel Africa in our old Land Rover looking for the little guys and gals. Those amazing people that are on the ground saving one critter at a time. They are our heroes. For these people saving Africa’s wildlife a few dollars…

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Raiding Elephants, Foes Now Friends and More Wildlife News from the Thuma Forest

Wildlife Guardian Wages – Help Khumbulane at Free to be Wild

Forever a predator: A captive lion kills woman in South Africa

Another successful Global March to save Elephant and Pangolin in Uganda

Fall In Love With Seven Of Our Wildlife Heroes

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