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What is Animal Poaching? Why is it so Devastating to Wildlife?

Jan 30, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, leopard, lion, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino calf, rhino poaching Tagged: Africa, animal poaching, Lynn Clifford, Moses Arineitwe, Natalie Rogers, poaching, rhino, series

Part 3 in the Nikela Series on Animal Poaching, and what its doing to endangered species, rhino, pangolin, lions, leopards, and primates in Africa [Parts of this article first published November 5th, 2011] What is Animal Poaching? Although poaching is a worldwide issue impacting wildlife, this article’s focus is on the continent of Africa. Africa’s wildlife has seen tremendous decline over the past 50 years. Lions from 450,000 to less than 20,000. Giraffe populations down by 40%. One elephant being poached every fifteen minutes. And the sad statistics go on and on. Some of the decline is due to habitat…

Saving the highly endangered Pangolin one at a time

Jan 23, 2019 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching, endangered, Nikela Blog, Pangolin, wildlife conservation Tagged: Conservation Action Trust, endangered pangolin, Natalie Rogers

Living in the African Bush Natalie goes about saving the highly endangered Pangolin one at a time. Slowly the tiny ball in the wooden crate began to unwind. Its scales moved and a pointy nose followed by two black button eyes emerged. Natalie was entranced. The baby pangolin unwrapped its tail, holding out its front legs and gazed at her, asking to be picked up. It was love at first sight. Natalie is a veterinary nurse, used to caring for all sorts of African animals (including orphaned rhino calves) – but this young pangolin is a first for her. Ramphy…

Beware: The Vile Practice of Hunting Wildlife with Dogs

Nov 28, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, illegal hunting, Nikela Blog Tagged: Marnus Roodbol, poaching

“Run little Duiker run!” I yelled to myself. The yelping dogs were too far down the hill for me to do anything. Someone was hunting wildlife with dogs. Once before I’d been able to intervene. A little buck came running passed the Landy in our camp. “That’s odd!” I thought. Then two dogs I’d never seen before in pursuit. I ran towards them yelling. They turned and ran. At least for a few yards. Hopefully this gave the duiker enough time to get away. Today however, things didn’t turn out well. On returning from our morning walk I caught sight…

World’s worst elephant poaching countries let off the hook by CITES

Oct 10, 2018 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, Nikela Blog Tagged: CITES, Conservation Action Trust, EIA, elephant poaching

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, China, Thailand and the Philippines, some of the world’s worst elephant poaching countries and illegal ivory traders have been allowed to exit a key international initiative set up to curb the mass slaughter of elephants. They have been allowed to exit the National Ivory Action Plan (NIAP) process at recent meeting of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), because they have supposedly substantially achieved their National Ivory Action Plans. The Problem… However, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) strongly disagrees with the so-called success. It says key gaps remain in terms of implementation on the ground…

Rhino poaching drop may mean we’re running out of rhinos

Oct 2, 2018 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching Tagged: Conservation Action Trust, Department of Environmental Affairs, rhino poaching

A strategic report on poaching just released by the Department of Environmental Affairs shows a rhino poaching drop, and that fewer rhinos and more elephants are being killed. Of concern, however, is what the report leaves out. Until August this year, 506 rhinos were poached in South Africa, 333 in the Kruger National Park. That’s 185 fewer than the same period last year. At the same time poaching incursions into KNP increased from 1 702 last year to 1 873 this year. Taken together – higher incursions and fewer kills – it’s bad news, meaning there are fewer and fewer…

Animal Poaching

What is Animal Poaching? Why is it so Devastating to Wildlife?

Saving the highly endangered Pangolin one at a time

Beware: The Vile Practice of Hunting Wildlife with Dogs

World’s worst elephant poaching countries let off the hook by CITES

Rhino poaching drop may mean we’re running out of rhinos

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