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Six Crucial Solutions to Save the Endangered Pangolin Now

May 31, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Nikela Blog, Pangolin, Poaching, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: endangered species, Lisa Hywood, Tikki Hywood Trust, wildlife trafficking

It’s a most unusual creature. It has scales covering most of its body, walks on it’s hind legs and eats ants. It’s the pangolin. Sadly, if we don’t step up our game to save the endangered pangolin this obscure creature will go extinct. In Zimbabwe we met Lisa Hywood. Lisa a slender, energetic woman instantly gains your respect. She’s one of those rare people who empowers all around her. No wonder she’s the endangered pangolin’s greatest hope. Here’s what we learned from Lisa. The Big Problem Pangolin are caught in the bush and sold in the lucrative illegal wildlife trade….

Meet Shannon who saves the lions of the skies including Bearded Vultures

Oct 11, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, endangered, Human Wildlife Conflict, Raptors, wildlife conservation Tagged: Bearded Vulture, endangered species, lions of the skies, saving vultures, Shannon Hoffman

Bearded Vultures are beautiful birds and their survival is in jeopardy. Thankfully there are people like Shannon intent on saving the species. Some folk are devoted to their dog others to their cat. Well, Shannon not only loves the birds in her care she has devoted her life to save these lions of the skies. Little did Russ and I know how much our lives would be changed that first time we met Shannon at the African Bird of Prey Sanctuary outside of Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. Shannon and her former husband Ben rescue and rehabilitate birds of prey. That’s…

The Next Ten Years for Africa’s Most Endangered Species

Aug 8, 2017 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: African elephant, Animal Poaching, Cheetah, endangered, Gorilla, Nikela Blog, Poaching, rhino, vulture, wild animals, Wild dogs, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: cheetah, elephant, endangered species, mountain gorilla, penguin, rhino, Riverine Rabbit, TuskPhoto, White Backed Vulture, wild dog, wolf

TuskPhoto looks ahead at what’s in store for Africa’s most endangered species and their findings have few surprises. There are worries that more wildlife species might be extinct in regions of Africa in the next 5 to 10 years. Some rare species, like the Bubal Hartebeest, Dodo bird and the Western Black Rhino, have already been lost. Sadly the day may not be far hence when Africa’s most endangered species will only be seen in textbooks or as fossils in museums. The reasons for this slide towards extinction range from habitat loss and poaching for body parts to human-wildlife conflict…

A Reformed Poacher Saves an Endangered Pangolin in Uganda

Jul 29, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, endangered, Illegal trade, Nikela Blog, Pangolin, Poaching Tagged: animal poaching, endangered species, Moses Arineitwe, pangolin, Uganda, wildlife trafficking

A happy ending for this endangered pangolin shows that education and awareness programs do pay off. “They have a pangolin. Come right away!” Moses doesn’t waste anytime finding transportation over to the remote border crossing near his home. A border crossing between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. One of his reformed poachers observed a couple of folk looking for buyers for a pangolin. The pangolin (or scaly anteater) is one of Africa’s most trafficked mammals. Shipments of literally thousands of them have been intercepted enroute to Asia. Their scales, which are basically made of keratin like our…

Six surprisingly beautiful African vultures – Photos and Video

Mar 22, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #LuvWildlife, African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, Bird of Prey, Bird of prey sanctuary, Nikela Blog, Poaching, poisoning, Shannon, vultures, wildlife conservation Tagged: African Birds of Prey Sanctuary, Bearded Vulture, birds of prey, Cape Vulture, endangered species, Hooded vulture, palm nut vulture, threatened species, vultures, White Backed Vulture, White headed vulture

Up until recently I thought all vultures ugly, until I saw these beautiful African vultures at African Bird of Prey. If you’re like most people the word ‘vulture’ conjures up this image of a scrawny looking bird with a long bare neck and uglier head. You remember, like the two dense birds in original Jungle Book movie. The two of “What do you wanna do?” “I dunno what do you wanna do?” fame. However, vultures are really not ugly and really not dense. Sadly some are in serious trouble and are either threatened or endangered. Largely due to habitat loss,…