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Orphaned rhino calves: Good and Bad news from the bush

Mar 28, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino calf, rhino poaching Tagged: Baby rhino, Natalie Rogers, orphaned rhino calves, rhino poaching, Rhino Revolution

“How are things with the orphaned rhino calves” “Well, there’s good and bad news” Natalie Rogers with Rhino Revolution replied. The Good News The five post release orphaned rhino calves “are doing fantastically”. On March 31st, 2017 we visited the rhino orphanage to make a donation. Natalie kindly spent an hour showing us around and explaining the challenging work of saving orphaned rhino calves. [Read/Watch our visit with Natalie] [Get a glimpse of what these tiny babies go through read “Through the eyes of a rhino calf”.] Then last spring the five were ready to leave the orphanage and move…

Shoot to Kill Policy Saves Rhino in Swaziland

Jan 31, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conseration Tagged: anti-poaching rangers, George Mbatha, Rhino paching, Swaziland

Another visit to Swaziland brings a surprise chat with George Mbatha, Chief anti-poaching ranger at Hlane National Park. “Much trouble with poachers!” George tells us. “Oh no!” Is my first response. More dead rhino! However, fortunately I am wrong. In June, three would-be poachers were shot dead by wildlife rangers in Hlane National Park in Swaziland. In August, six poachers tried to kill rhino for their valuable horn. Two were killed, one wounded and capture, and the three others apprehended. In December, two poachers after bushmeat, were shot and killed. At first blush this shoot to kill policy may seem…

A visit with Vet Nurse Natalie who raises orphaned rhino calves

Jan 3, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Animal Poaching, Illegal trade, Nikela Blog, Poaching, rhino calf, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: Natalie Rogers, rhino calves, rhino orphange, rhino poaching

Heartbreaking yet rewarding work to raise orphaned rhino calves whose mothers are brutally killed by poachers in South Africa. “You can deliver it yourself if you like.” “Really?!” We were at Patrick Jordan’s office in Hoedspruit with 10,000 ZAR for the rhino orphanage. Rhino orphanages are not open to the public. For one, these traumatized rhino calves are kept away from unnecessary human contact. The goal is to return them to the wild once old enough. Secondly, keeping these young ones safe is top priority. With rhino poaching running rampant in South Africa even rhino calves with tiny horns are…

What is true wildlife rescue and rehabilitation anyway?

Oct 25, 2017 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching, Illegal trade, Nikela Blog, Poaching, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Liz Hoyle, Natalie Rogers, rehabilitation, rescue center, rescue/rehab, rhino orphanage, Rhino Revolution

Visitor beware! Not all wildlife rescue and rehabilitation is what it appears to be. Take a look at what it really is. We live in a world where conservation is indispensable in the survival of animals everywhere. With so much negativity surrounding animal tourism which sometimes goes under the guise of ‘conservation efforts’, just what is true wildlife rescue and rehabilitation and how can we tell the difference between an organisation saving a species and an organisation making money from them? In my quest to find these answers, I spoke to some of the people working tirelessly to save the…

Why Legalizing the Rhino Horn Trade Seems To Be More About Money Than Conservation

Aug 30, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Ecosystem, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: farming rhino, John Hume, legalized rhino horn trade, Natalie Rogers, Peter Milton, rhino horn, rhino horn trade, rhino poaching

The debate regarding legalizing the rhino horn trade has raged for a while now. It first raised its head as a solution to end the relentless poaching of rhino for their horn. Rhino horn, especially wild rhino horn, is highly prized in some Asian countries. For ages it was used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Some believed it would cure anything from cancer to the common cold. However, in recent years it has become more of a status symbol for the new rich. Owning a rhino horn is probably not unlike owning a Rolex watch in the western world. However, this…

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Orphaned rhino calves: Good and Bad news from the bush

Shoot to Kill Policy Saves Rhino in Swaziland

A visit with Vet Nurse Natalie who raises orphaned rhino calves

What is true wildlife rescue and rehabilitation anyway?

Why Legalizing the Rhino Horn Trade Seems To Be More About Money Than Conservation

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