The rhino wars have been raging for years across Africa. Now this amazing short film “Sides of a Horn” brings a whole new gut wrenching perspective to the forefront. This tastefully done film by Toby Wosskow takes us behind the scenes into a local village and into the life of a family. A family caught on either side of the rhino wars. Watch it now and please share…
“Can you put me in touch with Moses?” wrote Christophe from BBC NewsDay. He was curious about bees saving elephants. Well one thing led to another and Alan was assigned to interview Moses over the phone to learn about his work in Tanzania with bees saving elephants. Alan asks Moses how he got started into this work, where he got the idea to use bees to keep elephants away from farmer’s crops, and what successes he has seen. Nikela sponsored the first ten bee hives that are already producing results. Right now we’re getting ready to send additional funds to…
“Of course!” Was Christophe’s (with BBC NewsDay) response when I asked if he was interested in interviewing Moses regarding rescuing endangered pangolin. Sadly the harmless little scaly anteater is the planet’s most endangered mammal! In some places it is eaten as a delicacy while in Asia its scales are the prize. Thousands of pangolin are poached from the bush. Fortunately there are people like Moses willing to intervene before the sale is made. He is successful in most cases and with the help of the Tikki Hywood Foundation, the Ugandan Wildlife Authorities and us here at Nikela, these rescued endangered…
In an Open Letter John Varty, a Global Environmental Activist, suggests a disconcerting scenario that led to the deaths of the beloved elephant Voortrekker and Cecil the Lion. Both these iconic animals were killed by trophy hunters. The former in Namibia and the latter four years ago this month in Zimbabwe. John shares some back story to put trophy hunting and what leads up to killings of Voortrekker and Cecil in a larger, darker context. With John’s permission his open letter follows. An Open Letter to Pohamba Shifeta, Minister of Environment and Tourism in Cabinet of Namibia and Dr Alfredo…
Ever stop to think how hunters impact us hikers? “All trail users must be aware… and dress accordingly.” This was the word of caution on a sign along a popular trail on public forest land in the state of Arkansas. Now this is not about being prepared for rapid weather changes, which do occur in national forests, it’s about hunting! Why do hunters continue to have the right of way? This morning on our walk we spotted two white tailed deer across the wooded ravine. They didn’t turn their beautiful big ears towards us. They didn’t hesitate before calling the…
