human-wildlife conflict Archives - Nikela: Helping People Saving Wildlife

Why Marching for Elephants and Pangolin works every time in Uganda

Jun 25, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Illegal trade, Moses, Nikela Blog, Pangolin, snares, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Trafficking Tagged: building beehives, human-wildlife conflict, reformed poachers, saving elephants, saving pangolin, Uganda, wildlife poaching

It all starts by picking the right area where poaching and human wildlife conflict are issues. Then marching for elephants and pangolins can lead to a reduction of both wildlife conservation problems. Here’s how it works for real. Moses has been marching for elephants and pangolin every year since 2015. Each time he targets villages surrounding a National Park. Poaching and human wildlife conflicts are huge issues in such areas. Wildlife of all kinds (of most serious concern is the highly endangered pangolin) are poached for bush meat and the wildlife trafficking trade to Asia. Poachers are easily recruited from…

Botswana Reopens Hunting Ignoring Science to Gain Votes

May 25, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: conservation, elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog, Sustainability, trophy hunting Tagged: Botswana, Conservation Action Trust, human-wildlife conflict, politics, tourism, trophy hunting

Botswana reopens hunting. The government announced yesterday they are “lifting the hunting suspension in an orderly and ethical manner”. A decision that seemed inevitable, but nevertheless is an enormous blow for Botswana’s tourism and conservation reputation. Since President Masisi’s announcement last year proposing lifting the hunting ban, this whole process has been a well-orchestrated election campaign, casting hunting as the solution to Human Elephant Conflict, rural poverty and elephant population control. The Botswana Democratic Party has been in power since independence in 1966 but dropped to a record low of 46% of the voters’ support in the last election. By…

How bees save elephants from being killed by farmers in Tanzania

May 7, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: elephant, elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog, Poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: bees save elephants, human-wildlife conflict, Moses Ryakitimbo, Tanzania

You’ve heard about elephants being afraid of mice right? Come to find out that bees save elephants because… that’s who really scares them. “I am a wildlife activist, in fact a youth aged 29 years deeply passionate with wildlife conservation and rescuing animals. How can I get support from Nikela?” Moses wrote. Back in early 2017 we’d planned to meet up with Moses Ryakitimbo near Arusha in Tanzania. Unfortunately things never worked out. However, Moses didn’t give up. When he needed help for a project, where bees save elephants, he reached out. Unlike some who ask for help, Moses founded…

A Journey With Marnus Who Loves Wild Lions – The Present

Jan 9, 2019 · by Russ · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Marnus, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation Tagged: Africa's lions, endangered species, human-wildlife conflict, wild lions, wildlife conservation

We all love wild Lions, right? Maybe even up close and personal like the farmers in Botswana? Fortunately, Marnus loves them enough to face all the challenges needed to protect and help wild lions. Definitely one of our favorite heroes. His four years in the Botswana bush were raw and commendable. In that crucible he learned what works and what doesn’t. (See Marnus Loves Wild Lions Part 1) Presently he is involved in a new ambitious project in Namibia. Spending a grueling 2017, he worked to determine if rewilding the Nyae Nyae Conservancy was feasible. He initially assessed the Lion…

A Journey With Marnus Who Loves Wild Lions – The Beginnings

Dec 5, 2018 · by Russ · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Marnus, Nikela Blog Tagged: Botswana, human-wildlife conflict, Marnus Roodbol, Namibia, saving lions

Tell me? Who has the will or courage to single-handedly protect 60 wild lions from poachers and irate farmers in the bush of Africa? Well, Marnus loves wild lions so he did for over 3 years. Now if you connections to heavy pockets it could be a bit easier. Some conservation projects start with high level connections to government and lots of caring people. Thus they find tons of funding, have new kitted Land Cruisers and other cool stuff. Then they hire lots of staff and get to work. It would still be a tough job though. What if you…