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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….

Why in this forgotten forest in Malawi the elephant population is growing

Dec 13, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, Lynn, Nikela Blog Tagged: anti-poaching, elephant poaching, Lynn Clifford, Malawi, ranger scouts, save elephants, Wildlife Action Group

There is a team working hard in Malawi and it’s paying off as the elephant population continues to grow each year. From almost zero to over 140! Lynn and her team of ranger scouts protect these forgotten elephants in the Thuma Forest in Malawi. Not too many years ago the elephants were all gone as the surrounding population kept pressing in on their home. For the last few years Lynn and her team have changed much of this. They stop the elephant poaching for their ivory and the tree poaching to fuel the charcoal industry. Nikela sponsors a ranger scout…

Five Top Ways People Protect Wild Animals in Africa

Aug 23, 2017 · by Russ · In: Animal Poaching, Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Nikela Blog, Poaching, rhino, rhino calf, Vervet monkeys Tagged: African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, anti-poaching, Bambelela, Baye, human-wildlife conflict, Moses, Moses Arineitwe, Natalie, Natalie Rogers, Peter, Peter Milton, protect wild animals, rhino orphanage, Sanctuary, Shannon Hoffman, Silke, Silke von Eynern

It’s no longer a secret. African animals are in trouble. Giraffe populations shrunk by 40% over the past decade. Lions have gone from 450,000 to less than 20,000 in my lifetime! The statistics for most endangered species and others are horrible. The big question is… Can ordinary people protect African animals and make a difference? Absolutely, here is what we’ve found. Five Top Ways People Protect Wild Animals in Africa As a ‘know it all’ engineer, I thought, “How hard can it be to protect wild animals in Africa? We’ll just get people together and work things out.” Looking back it was…

2 Essentials to Saving African Elephants in Malawi

Jan 17, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Animal Poaching, conservation, Ecosystem, elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog, Poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: animal poaching, anti-poaching, Lynn Clifford, poaching, ranger scouts, saving elephants, WAG, Wildlife Action Group

It takes a special breed of people for saving African elephants in Malawi right now and they must have these two essentials. “Sorry I’m late!” She says walking in all smiles. A large scarf covers her right shoulder. Only three weeks earlier Lynn Clifford, Field Manger for the Wildlife Action Group project in Malawi, was involved in a gyrocopter crash. She and the pilot were tracking elephants in the Thuma Forest Reserve when they ran into trouble and crashed. Both are lucky to be alive. However, this almost pales in comparison to what this courageous and determined woman faces on…

The Man Behind This Year-Long Anti-Poaching Boot Camp

Nov 15, 2016 · by Russ · In: #NikelaAfrica, Animal Poaching, Nikela Blog, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: anti-poaching, anti-poaching rangers, Anti-poaching training, Nkwe Tactical Training Academy, Simon Rood

An eye-opening glimpse into an anti-poaching boot camp and the man behind it. We were welcomed to the Nkwe Anti-Poaching camp by two rather plump lazy looking Jack Russell dogs and a teeny tiny scruffy little thing full of wags and wiggles. These three are also unlikely track stars running 4 kilometers through the bush each morning with their Camp owner. “Impossible!” I said, “Especially the tiny one”. But Simon indicated, “They just don’t know any better and do quite well.” As I thought of it, this is a marvelous metaphor of the African Wildlife community and in this case…

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Update on Five Wildlife Heroes to Watch This Year 2018-Part 1

Why in this forgotten forest in Malawi the elephant population is growing

Five Top Ways People Protect Wild Animals in Africa

2 Essentials to Saving African Elephants in Malawi

The Man Behind This Year-Long Anti-Poaching Boot Camp

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