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Helping People Saving Wildlife – 2019 Nikela Report

Jan 28, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #LuvWildlife, #NikelaAfrica, elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Land Rover, lion, News, Nikela, Nikela Blog, nonprofit, Pangolin, Poaching, Vervet monkeys, Wildlife, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Rangers, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: Baye Pigors, beehive fences, Lynn Clifford, Moses Arineitwe, Moses Ryakitimbo, pangolin rescue mission, ranger scout, Silke von Eynern

Despite challenges 2019 was a banner year helping people saving wildlife… thanks to donors like you. Every year is a surprise! A surprise as to who donates and to whom we donate to. As we personally meet with every Wildlife Hero we give to (except two this year) who gets how much is a rather fluid thing. The coolest thing is when we can hand deliver a donation. It by-passes bank fees and it allows money to be put to use to save and protect wildlife immediately. Plus, nothing beats seeing the appreciative smile of a Wildlife Hero! Helping People…

Why Canned Hunting is the Ultimate Human Betrayal

Oct 9, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Welfare, Canned hunting, lion, lion, Nikela Blog Tagged: Born Free Foundation, canned hunting, stop the killing, trophy hunting

It may start off innocently enough. However, it ends in the ultimate human betrayal. The Ultimate Human Betrayal A lion cub is born in captivity. He is snatched from his mother and raised by a human. This human lets him out of his small enclosure to be petted and cuddled by other humans. Photos are taken. The little cub gets very tired and confused. As he grows up the petting continues, until finally one day he gets too big and too dangerous. He is moved to a larger enclosure. It almost seems semi wild. He is just adjusting to his…

What is the difference between Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare?

Aug 7, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Welfare, Bearded Vulture, elephant, lion, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation Tagged: animal welfare, wildlife conservation

“Aren’t they one and the same thing?” For quite some time I thought wildlife conservation and animal welfare were concepts that could be used interchangeably. However, I was dead wrong. Although on the surface it may seem that both wildlife conservation and animal welfare are about saving and protecting furry and feathered creatures… each has a different premise. Wildlife Conservation can be defined as… “Wildlife conservation activities relate to the protection of plants and animal species, and their habitats. Conservation efforts are made with a goal to preserve nature, and endangered species for the future generations.” (According to the US…

Drought conditions and what it means for wildlife in 2019

Jun 11, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Marnus, Nikela Blog Tagged: Botswana, human wildlife conflicts, Marnus Roodbol, Namibia, wildlife conservation

The rains that never came leave much of Namibia and Botswana in drought conditions. This could lead to a serious increase in human wildlife conflicts. Marnus spends much of his time in the bush. He works with the local people, with researchers and government officials. All this in his never ending challenge to protect lions and their home. Most recently his concern has included the weather, the rains that never came and what it means for wildlife. Marnus reports from the field Throughout most of Namibia and Botswana, the rain that was supposed to fall during 2019 never truly arrived….

A wild place where the road goes on forever – that’s Namibia

Apr 2, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Marnus, Nikela Blog, Poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: Marnus Roodbol, Namibia, Nyae-Nyae Conservancy, saving lions

A Wild Place It’s a wild place this north eastern section of the country where Marnus saves Lions. It’s desert yet not. There’s grass but even after the rain it looks parched and dry It’s flat from horizon to horizon in the huge pans. If you stand on a coffee can you could probably see 360 degrees. It’s where water fills the dry salt pans about once a year, on a good year. It’s we’re amazingly many wild animals live. Animals that have adapted to the harsh conditions. It’s here in the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy that Marnus lives in a tent….