World Rhino Day Archives - Nikela: Helping People Saving Wildlife

Is this how you’ll feel when wild lions go extinct?

Jul 20, 2016 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: lion, Marnus, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation, World Rhino Day Tagged: glasses, grandkids, lion, Marnus, wild lions

The morning sun and the stars at night are always going to be coming around, but what about wild lions? Three years ago it was finally time. For several years I’d needed those little spectacles on my nose they call reading glasses while working on the computer or pouring over a good book. It wasn’t until road signs became a bit fuzzy and I began straining to see the shape of a bird’s beak that I conceded it was time. So off I went to have the doctor peer into my eyes with this funny gadget. “Is this better than…

Wildlife Crime: Some Serious Players Getting in the Game

Sep 20, 2013 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: African elephant, Animal Poaching, conservation, elephant, endangered, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Trafficking, World Rhino Day Tagged: Hillary Clinton, Prince William, volunteers, Wendy Sotos, wildlife trafficking, world rhino day

Prince William and Former U.S. Secretary Clinton step up their support to end wildlife trafficking and stop the poaching of rhino and elephants in Africa. In celebration of World Rhino Day 2013 NIKELA Volunteer, Wendy Sotos writes… “Everyone contributes to the continued demand for illegal animal goods,” former U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said. “Wildlife might be targeted and killed across Asia and Africa, but their furs, tusks, bones, and horns are sold all over the world. Smuggled goods from poached animals find their way to Europe, Australia, China, and the United States. “I regret to say the United States…

Africa Wild Experience – Online Magazine Issues

Sep 18, 2013 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: conservation, endangered, lion, News, Nikela, Nikela Blog, Poaching, Raptors, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation, World Rhino Day Tagged: Africa Wild Experience, Nikela in the news, online magazine

A free monthly online interactive magazine promoting Africa, via stories, reports, photos, wildlife conservation news and more. Take a ‘trip’ to Africa. Look who’s featured in the August issue! (The one with the rhino on the cover) Nikela, and yours truly. Thanks Frank and Mike. Click on the cover and the magazine will open. Read/hear/see about: Wildlife conservation issues, awesome places to experience, stories from the bush and fabulous phototgraphs. Don’t forget to subscribe so you’ll get the next issue delivered right to your inbox. Africa Wild Experience is not produced or published by NIKELA. We cannot vouch for the accuracy of…

Why I love Africa, Wildlife and Especially the Rhino

Oct 8, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: African elephant, Animal Poaching, Cheetah, elephant, endangered, leopard, Nikela Blog, wild animals, wildlife conservation, wildlife lovers, World Rhino Day Tagged: Andrew Cairncross, Leopard, Love wildlife, poaching, rhino, Wild Dogs, wildlife lover, world rhino day, World Rhino Month

Shooting endangered and threatened African wildlife, rhino, leopard, Wild Dog, with his camera is Andrew Cairncross’ passion. As with most wonderful folks we meet, Andrew connected with Nikela online over a year ago when he first provided an amazing rhino image for use on an ebook cover (RHINO HORN by Chris Mercer). Most recently Andrew contributed several images to our World Rhino Month campaign which were used in multiple ways to spread awareness of the Black Rhino and White Rhino’s plight in South Africa. We invited Andrew to share his story, he graciously did. [More images below] Andrew’s story Living in…

World Rhino Day 2012 Backlash!

Sep 29, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation, World Rhino Day Tagged: Anti Poaching Intelligence Group, HAWKS, illegal trade, INTERPOL, organized crime, poaching, rhino, wildlife traffickiing, world rhino day, World Rhino Month

It’s almost as if the poachers, that includes all involved along the wildlife trafficking and illegal trade routes, are snubbing those protecting the rhino! “Two dead rhino have been found in northern KwaZulu-Natal…” “Four rhinos were killed for their horns… in the Eastern Cape…” “Nine rhino carcasses have been found in northern KwaZulu-Natal…” At least 15 rhino killed in a matter of four days since World Rhino Day. It’s as if organized crime is laughing in our faces with a mocking, “We’ll show you!” It’s infuriating, frightening, and close to devastating! One rhino here and one rhino there appeared to…