elephant Archives - Nikela: Helping People Saving Wildlife

Saving Elephants: How a Dream Became Reality in Tanzania

Nov 11, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation Tagged: bee hives, bees save elephants, human-wildlife conflict, Moses Ryakitimbo, saving elephants

“I am a youth aged 29 years, deeply passionate with saving elephants, wildlife conservation and rescuing all animals. How can I get support from Nikela?” We get numerous requests for funds throughout the year. However, this email from Moses Ryakitimbo was somehow different. Sadly we’d missed meeting Moses while we were in Tanzania in early 2017, but that didn’t deter him. When he was ready to put his plan into action he reached out. Unlike many others his plan was simple, practical, doable and within Nikela’s reach of providing assistance. Moses himself was young, dedicated, strategic and tenacious. Where others…

Alternative Livelihoods: The Key to Stop Wildlife Poaching

Oct 27, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, Illegal trade, Moses, Nikela Blog, Pangolin, Poaching, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: alternative livelihood, animal poaching, Moses Arineitwe, Uganda, wildlife poaching

It’s easy to tell someone to stop wildlife poaching. But its much harder to provide alternative livelihoods to make it really happen. Wildlife poaching has been around forever. Snaring, spearing and shooting wildlife for both the wildlife trafficking syndicates and the bush meat trade are not new. However, what is new is the scale at which wildlife is being poached. Many species, including the iconic rhino, the little known pangolin, the mighty elephant, and even the ‘king of the jungle’ the lion, are being poached at alarming rates for their body parts. Three Ways to Stop Wildlife Poaching There are…

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…

Would You Measure Success Like This Brave Woman Does?

Sep 30, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation Tagged: Lynn Clifford, ranger scouts, saving elephants

How do you measure success? By how much money you earn? By the car you drive? By the clothes you wear? One woman measures success by how many elephants she saves! It’s been four years now that we met Lynn in Malawi. She was recovering from a gyro-copter crash. She’d been flying over the Thuma forest counting elephants when things went wrong and the small helicopter went down. However, Lynn is not one to let ‘minor’ setbacks hold her up! Over the ten years Lynn has been at the helm saving elephants in the Thuma Forest in Malawi she has…

Installing Beehives to Stop Elephants is Not Enough

Sep 8, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog, Sustainability, wildlife conservation Tagged: beehive fences, monthly maintenance, Moses Ryakitimbo, saving elephants, saving farmer's fields

Human wildlife conflict is a real concern for farmers bordering the Arusha National Park. Installing beehives to stop elephants is not enough to keep them out of the farm fields. Beehives need regular attention to remain productive and useful. Moses Ryakitimbo determined that servicing the beehives monthly is about right. About eighteen months ago farmers in this area near Arusha, Tanzania were in real trouble. Elephants from the protected area found maize and other crops rather tasty. Entire herds descended on the farms leaving little for the farmers. Moses heard about their plight. Being the sort of man who cares…