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Vulture Rescue: He was found hanging upside down in dead tree

Sep 20, 2018 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Bird of Prey, Nikela Blog, vulture, wildlife conseration Tagged: African White Backed Vulture, Andre Botha, SANParks

There are so many wildlife stories with sad endings. When I came across Andre Botha’s post on Facebook about this remarkable vulture rescue it simply had to be shared. The Vulture Rescue told by Andre Botha On Tuesday morning while busy with fieldwork in the Kruger National Park, I was contacted by the State Veterinarians and Veterinary Wildlife Section of SANParks about a vulture that was found hanging in a tree near Skukuza in the Kruger National Park. I drove out to the site expecting to find a dead vulture suspended from a tree that needed to be recovered and…

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….

The Next Ten Years for Africa’s Most Endangered Species

Aug 8, 2017 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: African elephant, Animal Poaching, Cheetah, endangered, Gorilla, Nikela Blog, Poaching, rhino, vulture, wild animals, Wild dogs, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: cheetah, elephant, endangered species, mountain gorilla, penguin, rhino, Riverine Rabbit, TuskPhoto, White Backed Vulture, wild dog, wolf

TuskPhoto looks ahead at what’s in store for Africa’s most endangered species and their findings have few surprises. There are worries that more wildlife species might be extinct in regions of Africa in the next 5 to 10 years. Some rare species, like the Bubal Hartebeest, Dodo bird and the Western Black Rhino, have already been lost. Sadly the day may not be far hence when Africa’s most endangered species will only be seen in textbooks or as fossils in museums. The reasons for this slide towards extinction range from habitat loss and poaching for body parts to human-wildlife conflict…

What it takes to save a wildlife species

Apr 20, 2016 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, Bird of Prey, Bird of prey sanctuary, endangered, Nikela Blog, Shannon, vulture, wildlife conservation Tagged: African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, Bearded Vulture, bird of prey, endangered specie, raptor, save a wildlife specie, Shannon

Wildlife conservationists attempt to save a wildlife species close to extinction, namely the Bearded Vulture. High up in the rocky crags of the Drakensberg Mountains the last of the majestic Bearded Vultures build their nests. The Bearded Vultures pair for life and lay two eggs. However, only one chick ever survives. The one that hatches first sits on the second upon emerging from the egg. Biologists and researchers have found that in species like the Bearded Vulture, the second egg can be harvested and saved. Right now, according to Shannon with the African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, it is time…

How You Helped People Saving Wildlife in 2015

Feb 4, 2016 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, Baboon, Bird of Prey, Bird of prey sanctuary, birds of prey, Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Pangolin, poisoning, Raptors, rhino, South African wildlife, Vervet Monkey, vulture, wild animals, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Rangers Tagged: African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, Bambelela, Baye, Dance to be Wild, Free to be Wild, FreeMeKZ, Marnus, rescue rehab, Roz, Shannon, Sheila, Silke, walking for lions, Wildlife center

At first blush it didn’t look like much until I began listing all the ways you helped people saving wildlife. Who’d have guessed six years ago as Russ and I sat enthralled watching Shannon’s birds of prey and sadly learning how their numbers where dwindling that we’d be so caught up in the movement? The movement to get involved and help. Like for most, it took some time to figure out our place. However, as we look back since the founding of Nikela in 2010 the basic drive, mission if you will, hasn’t changed. Nikela began with the vision of…