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Why Marnus loves the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy and the Hope for Lions

Feb 6, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Ecosystem, lion, Marnus, Nikela Blog, wild animals Tagged: ecosystem, Marnus Roodbol, Namibia, Nyae-Nyae Conservancy, saving lions, walking for lions

Hot, dusty, flies, in the middle of nowhere, yet stunningly beautiful! This is The Nyae Nyae Conservancy in Namibia. A harsh, remote, totally ‘get-yourself-lost’ kind of place. This vast land has provided for the local Ju/’ Hoasi (Bushpeople) and her wildlife for decades and still does her best today. However, during Marnus’ recent spoor tracking survey there is good and bad news. The Bad News: Few lions, leopards and other predators were found. On top of this, its unknown how much wild prey (antelope and smaller mammals) remain in the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy. This is bad news for both the Bushpeople,…

What is Animal Poaching? Why is it so Devastating to Wildlife?

Jan 30, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, leopard, lion, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino calf, rhino poaching Tagged: Africa, animal poaching, Lynn Clifford, Moses Arineitwe, Natalie Rogers, poaching, rhino, series

Part 3 in the Nikela Series on Animal Poaching, and what its doing to endangered species, rhino, pangolin, lions, leopards, and primates in Africa [Parts of this article first published November 5th, 2011] What is Animal Poaching? Although poaching is a worldwide issue impacting wildlife, this article’s focus is on the continent of Africa. Africa’s wildlife has seen tremendous decline over the past 50 years. Lions from 450,000 to less than 20,000. Giraffe populations down by 40%. One elephant being poached every fifteen minutes. And the sad statistics go on and on. Some of the decline is due to habitat…

A Journey With Marnus Who Loves Wild Lions – The Present

Jan 9, 2019 · by Russ · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Marnus, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation Tagged: Africa's lions, endangered species, human-wildlife conflict, wild lions, wildlife conservation

We all love wild Lions, right? Maybe even up close and personal like the farmers in Botswana? Fortunately, Marnus loves them enough to face all the challenges needed to protect and help wild lions. Definitely one of our favorite heroes. His four years in the Botswana bush were raw and commendable. In that crucible he learned what works and what doesn’t. (See Marnus Loves Wild Lions Part 1) Presently he is involved in a new ambitious project in Namibia. Spending a grueling 2017, he worked to determine if rewilding the Nyae Nyae Conservancy was feasible. He initially assessed the Lion…

A Journey With Marnus Who Loves Wild Lions – The Beginnings

Dec 5, 2018 · by Russ · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Marnus, Nikela Blog Tagged: Botswana, human-wildlife conflict, Marnus Roodbol, Namibia, saving lions

Tell me? Who has the will or courage to single-handedly protect 60 wild lions from poachers and irate farmers in the bush of Africa? Well, Marnus loves wild lions so he did for over 3 years. Now if you connections to heavy pockets it could be a bit easier. Some conservation projects start with high level connections to government and lots of caring people. Thus they find tons of funding, have new kitted Land Cruisers and other cool stuff. Then they hire lots of staff and get to work. It would still be a tough job though. What if you…

How your donations are saving lions in Tanzania

Aug 21, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Nikela Blog, Protect lions with lights, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: farmers, human-wildlife conflict, Philipo Ormorijei, predator conflict, save lions with lights, Tanzania

From the field, how your charitable donations are saving lions from being killed by angry farmers. Lights on bomas really do keep them away and alive. Recently with your help we sent $1,000 to help buy lights. Enough lights to outfit two bomas. This report just in from Philipo from the bush THE REPORT ABOUT PIYAYA On 8/8/2018 I was at Piyaya Village in Loliondo District. I have tried to communicate with Village chairmen and good luck I met with them. We have seen that Piyaya is very remote places. People don’t know anything about lights, they’re also afraid of…

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Why Marnus loves the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy and the Hope for Lions

What is Animal Poaching? Why is it so Devastating to Wildlife?

A Journey With Marnus Who Loves Wild Lions – The Present

A Journey With Marnus Who Loves Wild Lions – The Beginnings

How your donations are saving lions in Tanzania

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