“Why would anyone want to kill them?” asked Juneau, my 7 year old grandson, when he learned about endangered species. Here are a few beautiful shots of those whose very lives depend on us. Compliments of my photographer friend Frank Van Egmond. Feel free to share. “
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YouTubes Most Popular Video
Who doesn’t love those fun video clips done by kids? They get some of the highest number of views on YouTube, into the millions. Which kid wouldn’t thrill at the opportunity to have their video be one of those popular ones? Here’s their chance. Invite the kids and teens in your life to enter our wildlife video contest. Not only will they have a great deal of fun, they’ll learn an appreciation for wildlife in the process, and their video may just be the one that makes a huge difference in the protection of wildlife. Please visit our Face Book…
Video Contest!
Win $100.00 Calling kids and teens! Get creative! Get published! You’re invited to have some fun and create a short video clip that will make a huge difference. Your video… No longer than 3 minutes, can be full of photos, drawings, dramatization, or whatever, as long as the viewer falls totally in love with one (or more) of South Africa’s beautiful wild animals or birds. If you’re the winner your clip will be the feature video on NIKELA’s new website to be launched in September. Who is NIKELA? NIKELA is a public charity helping the people who work so hard…
Nikela Website…
After talking to many fine designers and web marketers. After searching for those who give nonprofits a good deal we finally picked a company to create and get the Nikela site constructed. Now because one of the team is getting married tomorrow and off on his honey moon to the Virgin Islands it’s going to be a few weeks until it’s launched. In the meantime we’re super busy getting things in place to protect South African wildlife and make Wildlife Advocates out of those local students. Yes, once we made the decision Russ and I took off for a bit to…
Are you Part of a Hidden Disaster?
The disaster is not only in the Gulf of Mexico. BP and Obama are not the only ones to “blame”. Someone once said, “The world’s greatest threat is that good people do nothing!” Apathy, getting lost in our own small space, feeling soft and comfy… Sound familiar? By sitting back and doing nothing we allow our world to deteriorate and wildlife to vanish. Take your anger, disbelief, or worry about recent events and do something. If you’re like me you may not know where to start. There is so much need, so many organizations crying for help. Disaster relief starts…