rhino poaching Archives - Nikela: Helping People Saving Wildlife

Finding Gratitude in the Midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Nov 18, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Ebooks, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog, rhino poaching, Wildlife Rangers Tagged: Happy Thanksgiving, Moses Arineitwe, Moses Ryakitimbo, Peter Milton, Silke von Eynern

When every day seems more uncertain than the one before finding gratitude is probably the last thing on our minds. It’s been four months now since we were supposed to be back in Africa. Back on the road to visit our Wildlife Heroes. Back on the road in our old Land Rover living outdoors enjoying the wild (and not so wild) areas of Southern and Eastern Africa that we love. One solace is that we’re not alone in this. You, like us have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Like you, we’ve had loved ones get sick with this…

What Nikela can and cannot do to help people saving African wildlife

Oct 13, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Animal Poaching, Bearded Vulture, elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, News, Nikela, Nikela Blog, Pangolin, rhino, rhino poaching, Vervet monkeys, Wildlife, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: human-wildlife conflict, rhino poaching, wildlife heroes

Saving African wildlife has touched the hearts (and pocket books) of people from all around the world. Nonprofits and foundations of all kinds do research, anti-poaching and rescue rehabilitation work. Some of these organizations are huge with mega funding, others are small grass roots efforts with tiny budgets. Large or small, each of these organizations has saving African wildlife as their mission. Exactly what each does and how they do it varies greatly. For the donor, and wanna-be donor, this can be quite confusing. Some large organizations have equally large administrative costs. Some organizations are restricted by the wishes of…

How Nikela Helps Stop Rhino Poaching

Sep 22, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, endangered, Nikela Blog, Peter, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Trafficking, World Rhino Day Tagged: Air Ranger, drones, Peter Milton, Save the rhino, World Rhino Day 2020

When we first founded Nikela back in 2010 rhino poaching was just starting up again. Over the next few years the stats got really crazy as black and white rhino were targeted for their horn. Sadly, most rhinos die when their horn is brutally hacked off by poachers. Some argue that because rhino poaching has declined the threat is over. However, others attribute the decline to fewer rhino left to poach… making it all the more crucial to save those remaining. Most recently Nikela has assisted Peter Milton and his super team stop rhino poaching in Southern Africa. Thanks to…

Why do we have World Animal Days anyway?

Aug 18, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Welfare, elephant, lion, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: Marnus Roodbol, Moses Arineitwe, Peter Milton, World Elephant Day, World Lion Day, World Pangolin Day, world rhino day

From World Elephant Day to World Mosquito Day! You name the animal and it probably is one of the World Animal Days. Nope, not kidding! From the King of Beasts to the extinct Dinosaur and the highly endangered iconic Rhino to the common Frog…. A day is set aside on the calendar to celebrate and raise awareness for the species. Most World Animal Days appear to have sprung up in the last couple of decades. However, the first “World Animal Day” took place on March 24, 1925 in Germany. More than 5,000 people attended the event! It originated with Heinrich…

A New View of the Rhino Wars: The Short Film “Sides of a Horn”

Jul 16, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching Tagged: anti-poaching, Rhino Wars, short film

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…