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…
It all starts by picking the right area where poaching and human wildlife conflict are issues. Then marching for elephants and pangolins can lead to a reduction of both wildlife conservation problems. Here’s how it works for real. Moses has been marching for elephants and pangolin every year since 2015. Each time he targets villages surrounding a National Park. Poaching and human wildlife conflicts are huge issues in such areas. Wildlife of all kinds (of most serious concern is the highly endangered pangolin) are poached for bush meat and the wildlife trafficking trade to Asia. Poachers are easily recruited from…
How can this harmless little critter be the world’s most endangered species Pangolin. “As of last week, 38.2 tons of pangolin scales have left Africa this year. One pangolin is poached from the wild every five minutes, and it’s likely that the African pangolin will be extinct in two decades.” According to an article in News24 The article goes on to say… “The pangolin’s decimation is caused by a loss of habitat, the bush meat trade in central and West Africa and, most pressingly, a demand from Vietnam and China for pangolin meat and scales. The meat is considered a…
Will giraffe populations survive humanity? They are as iconic as lions, rhinos and elephants and their long-term existence in the wild is under similar threat, however the world’s tallest animals get much less public attention or protection. In dire straits Giraffes are in decline in many parts of Africa as a result of habitat loss due to humans. However, what many people don’t know, is the species remains driven towards extermination by two types of hunters: those so poor, they kill for food , and those so rich, they kill for sport. According to the International Union for Conservation of…
The Risks This latest news from Moses in Uganda. Moses saves pangolin from the wildlife trafficking trade. Albeit heroic we have no idea the risks and dangers involved in stepping in to intervene. (We personally met Moses up in Uganda in early 2017… he is for real.) This from Moses [Via his FB page and shared with permission] Been having lots of issues in regard to the recent pangolin rescue. The man we got the pangolin from expected 5,000,000 Uganda shillings ($1400)after selling the pangolin. I tried explaining and explaining to no understanding so had to somehow use force to…
