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A Look at One Anti-Poaching Strategy that is Working

Sep 11, 2013 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: African elephant, Animal Poaching, conservation, endangered, Illegal trade, Nikela Blog, Poaching, rhino, rhino calf, rhino poaching, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: Air Ranger, anti-poaching, drone, Peter Milton, rhino, rhino calf, rhino poaching, strategy, UAV

Rhino, elephants and other endangered species threatened by wildlife crime and trafficking have a quiet hero, Peter Milton. “It’s a cry you’ll never forget!” Although Peter Milton, wildlife ranger and protection strategist, faces tragic rhino poaching scenes all to regularly, he tells us that coming upon an orphaned calf bellowing for its dead mother is heart breaking. Peter says it’s a sound you don’t forget and keeps you going during those dark days you wonder if you’re making a difference. Peter Milton and his team with SPOTS (Strategic Protection of Endangered Species) truly do make a difference. When we…

Help us buy an Air Ranger to Stop the Rhino Poachers

Feb 7, 2013 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, endangered, Illegal trade, Nikela Blog, rhino poaching, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: Air Ranger, anti-poaching, donate, drone, Peter Milton, poaching, rhino, SPOTS, thermal imaging camera, UAV, volunteer, Wendy Sotos

Drones, UAVs or Air Rangers may be the solution to stop poachers of endangered rhino and other wildlife species. Not even a week into 2013 and rangers at Kruger National Park already found their first casualty of the New Year. Near the South African border with Mozambique, the rangers found the carcass of an endangered white rhino. Not far away, the rangers found a high-caliber hunting rifle and a bag full of rhino horns. South Africa’s largest, and best-known safari destinations, Kruger National Park, covers more than 7500miles. The game reserve (an area of land set aside for conservation purposes)…

Tiny Glimpse into What Rhino Rangers are up Against

Dec 13, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, endangered, Illegal trade, Poaching, rhino, rhino poaching Tagged: anti-poaching, bushveld, Peter Milton, rangers, South Africa, Texas

Thick brush, no trails, night vision goggles and powerful guns, enter poachers and rangers in the fight for the rhino. This past weekend my husband Russ and I spent several hours hiking in a rather remote Texas State Park. The cedar and scrub oak were dense as we made our way along the trail. This got me thinking. Here we are walking in broad daylight and we can barely see the startled deer or the small birds twittering in the brush. What a challenge Peter, his team, and other anti-poaching rangers have! Here they are, usually at night with the task…

WWF Report: Sad Status of Rhino in South Africa

Nov 3, 2011 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: rhino, rhino poaching Tagged: anti-poaching, Kevin Bewick, rhino, WWF

WWF report, rhino poaching in South Africa hits record high, via Kevin Bewick, Anti Poaching Intelligence Group. November 3, 2011 – More rhinos have been killed in South Africa in the past 10 months than were killed in all of 2010, new poaching numbers reveal. Statistics from South Africa National Parks show that 341 animals have been lost to poaching so far in 2011, compared to a record total of 333 last year. South Africa’s grim milestone comes on the heels of an announcement by WWF last week that rhinos have gone extinct in Vietnam. The carcass of Vietnam’s last…

Rhino News: Vietnam Moves Against Wildlife Trafficking

Oct 3, 2011 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: African elephant, Baboon, endangered, leopard, lion, News, rhino, rhino poaching, Vervet monkeys, vultures, wild animals, Wildlife, wildlife conservation Tagged: anti-poaching, rhino, Rhino News, rhino poaching, Vietnamese, wildlife conservation

Since World Rhino Day this past September 22nd, Vietnam has been in the news for moving against wildlife trafficking… here is the latest development which is good news for protecting wildlife in Africa. Vietnam Biggest Cities Act against Wildlife Trafficking Vietnam’s Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will organize two exhibitions on improving the public awareness on illegal wildlife trafficking Sept 23-24, the Voice of Vietnam Radio said. The events are co-held by the Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) and the U.S. Agency for International Development, and are funded by Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST) Program. The…