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Out and About with Silke

Mar 8, 2015 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: All Posts, Nikela Volunteer, wildlife conservation Tagged: Paige Bircham, rehabilitation, Silke, Vervet monkeys

We take you out and about with premier primate rehabber Silke at Bambelela. A brief history Since 2010, Nikela has followed the incredible Silke von Eynern and her teams’ care of animals in need. Silke resides in Limpopo, South Africa, a province filled with majestic mountains and indigenous forests, rich in beauty and wildlife but sadly inhabited by many animals in need. In 2003, driven by a fervent desire to help wild animals, ‘Bambelela’ was established, a center to rehabilate and release animals back into the wild. An abandoned vervet monkey ignited Silke’s love for these particular creatures and she…

10 Facts About African Elephants With Photos and Videos

Apr 20, 2022 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Moses Ryakitimbo, peacemaker bees

What a privilege to watch African Elephants! These 10 Facts about African Elephants are from what we’ve learned from personal observation, our Wildlife Heroes and some research. The photos and videos were either taken by Russ or myself. Enjoy! 10 Facts About African Elephants 1. SIZE. The African Elephant is the largest living land mammal on the planet. There are basically two species of African Elephants: The larger Bush or Savannah Elephants and the smaller Forest Elephants. Some of the former, have adapted to dry, arid Namibia and are called Desert Elephants. Although they have really large feet, and…

Video Playlist: All About Saving Elephants with Bees and Ending Conflict

Oct 7, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: African elephant, beehives, bees, Moses Ryakitimbo

It all started quite small… Moses Ryakitimbo saving elephants with bees. Now after 100 plus beehives sponsored by Nikela the crops are growing and the farmers are happy. A farmer… Mr. Baraka said, “I have seen miracles I never thought could happen. Staying in peace with elephants and bees helping out the process. It’s a miracle.” Enjoy the video playlist. There are clips of elephants, the entire beehive construction and installation process, and how you can put your name on a beehive. It all started back in early 2019. Moses reached out to us at Nikela. He had a…

#1 Overlanding Africa: The Prep and Route Planning I Safari 2018-2019

Published on Aug 15, 2018

Category: Overlanding Africa: 2018-2019

As always it takes tons of preparation for Overlanding Africa, even though this is not our first tour. There's paperwork to secure, things to buy we can't find along the way, And money to disperse to…

Preparing to Overland Africa to save wildlife from South Africa to Ethiopia and back

Jul 17, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Safari Travels Tagged: 2018-2019, Land Rover, South Africa to Ethiopia, Traveling Africa

Today we begin our eight month journey. We fly from Dallas Texas in the USA to Doha Qatar in the Middle East on to Johannesburg, South Africa. The entire journey will take about 30 hours. This is about preparing to overland Africa 2018-2019. Why do we do this? In our small way we’re about helping people saving wildlife. Preparing to overland Africa to save wildlife in our old Land Rover requires a few things: Like securing a carnet de passage for border crossings (sort of a vehicle passport), a Comesa (third party auto insurance), updated vehicle registration, buying hard to…