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Update on Five Wildlife Heroes to Watch This Year 2018-Part 1

Jul 29, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Nikela Blog, Pangolin, vulture, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: anti-poaching, elephant poachers, human-wildlife conflict, lights save lions, Lynn Clifford, Moses Arineitwe, Philipo Ormorijei, Silke von Eynern

Back in January 2018 we invited you to watch Five Wildlife Heroes making a difference for African animals. From saving wild lions from irate farmers in Tanzania to protecting elephants and their forest in Malawi. Much has been accomplished, some has been lost, and many have helped. But more is still needed to keep the poachers at bay and to reduce the human wildlife conflicts. Back in January we told you, that it’s not the big organizations Nikela seeks out, but the small ones run by amazing individuals that we consider wildlife heroes. Remember, we’ve personally met each of them….

Another Thank You Letter From Ranger Scout Felix For Our Sponsorship

Jan 25, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, elephant, Illegal trade, Nikela Blog Tagged: ranger scout, save elephants, Wildlife Action Group

For the second year in a row Nikela (with your help) is sponsoring Felix a ranger scout. Felix belongs to a team of ranger scouts who protect elephants in the Thuma Forest in Malawi. Dear Margrit and Russ The main aim of this letter is to say thank you for all your support and to tell you more about my job by Wildlife Action Group. Am still loving my job and and am really appreciating the support you are providing to me. With this support i managed to improve the living standards of my family and my self. i can…

How one man saves refugee elephants from raging farmers in Uganda

Jan 23, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: elephant, elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Moses, Nikela Blog Tagged: human-wildlife conflict, Moses Arineitwe

Farmers’ reality in Uganda Human wildlife conflict strikes again as refugee elephants raid farmers’ crops and Moses saves both. Imagine you’re a farmer in Uganda, Africa. You work a small plot of land outside of a National Park. The weather is frequently against you as the rains stay away far too long. You family relies on the mealies and sorgham you grow. Failure is not an option for your family’s survival. This year everything goes wrong. The rains come late. When your crop finally starts to grow a small herd of elephants raids your fields. Not only are half the…

A look at who opposed Trump lifting import ban of elephant trophies

Nov 21, 2017 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: elephant, Nikela Blog, trophy hunting, wildlife conservation Tagged: ban, Conservation Action Trust, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Donald Trump, elephant conservation, Humane Society, Leonardo DiCaprio, trophy hunting, United States, USFWS, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Bad news for elephants swept the internet like wildfire. However, the response was swift and the ban on elephant trophies may yet stay in place. US President Donald Trump and his Department of Interior Affairs Secretary Ryan Zinke have halted the reversal of a ban onLouzel Lombard Steyn importation of elephant hunt trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia. The sudden decision follows global outcry and protests from animal rights groups. The announcement was first tweeted by the American President, saying, “[I’ve] put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts. Under study for years. Will…

Questionable killing of Namibia’s Desert elephants by trophy hunters

Nov 1, 2017 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: elephant, Nikela Blog, trophy hunting, wildlife conservation Tagged: Conservation Wildlife Trust, desert elephants, elephants, Namibia, trophy hunting

Two of the only five remaining mature Desert Elephants bulls that occupied the Ugab region of Namibia have recently been hunted. Tsaurab and Tusky, along with another juvenile bull Kambonde were shot in the midst of an international outcry and ongoing petitions attempting to halt the killings – an uproar brushed off by the Namibian Ministry of Environment & Tourism (MET) as a “fabrication and misunderstanding over the issuance of permits for the destruction of problem-causing animals”, stating also that the killing of a problem-causing animal is “often the last resort after other alternatives have been tried”. However, with the…

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Update on Five Wildlife Heroes to Watch This Year 2018-Part 1

Another Thank You Letter From Ranger Scout Felix For Our Sponsorship

How one man saves refugee elephants from raging farmers in Uganda

A look at who opposed Trump lifting import ban of elephant trophies

Questionable killing of Namibia’s Desert elephants by trophy hunters

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