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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….

How lights help farmers save the last wild lions

Jun 19, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Nikela Blog, wildlife conseration Tagged: human-wildlife conflict, lions, Philipo

Almost daily the death of another lion is splashed across the media. With the wild lion population plummeting to dangers levels, some say 20,000 while others as few as 2,000, the killing has to stop. Philipo and Patti are among those who discovered that lights help farmers keep lions away from their livestock. [See four testimonials from farmers below.] Apparently lights are associated with humans. Humans with torches. Of course lions are no dummies, so for lights to deter lions they must appear to be moving. Enter the random flashing light. There’s nothing too amazing about a flashing light. However,…

The problem of an elephant bull who wants to stay home

May 2, 2018 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog Tagged: Conservation Action Trust, elephant bull, human-wildlife conflict, Riff Raff

In Africa an elephant dies from a poacher’s bullet every 15 minutes. But in South Africa’s private reserves they’re breeding like bunnies and there’s trouble up ahead. The scramble head off the death sentence of a persistent elephant bull called Riff Raff is a synecdoche. It began with an unsanctioned two-strand electric fence. The wires were strung across the centre of the Greater Makalali Pidwa Private Nature Reserve in Limpopo to keep out elephants the owner of the northern sector said were were no longer welcome. There was a drought. The fence cut through the traditional home range of Makalali’s…

How one man saves refugee elephants from raging farmers in Uganda

Jan 23, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: elephant, elephant, Human Wildlife Conflict, Moses, Nikela Blog Tagged: human-wildlife conflict, Moses Arineitwe

Farmers’ reality in Uganda Human wildlife conflict strikes again as refugee elephants raid farmers’ crops and Moses saves both. Imagine you’re a farmer in Uganda, Africa. You work a small plot of land outside of a National Park. The weather is frequently against you as the rains stay away far too long. You family relies on the mealies and sorgham you grow. Failure is not an option for your family’s survival. This year everything goes wrong. The rains come late. When your crop finally starts to grow a small herd of elephants raids your fields. Not only are half the…

A Surprising Visit to Kaokoland to see the Vanishing Desert Lions – Part 3 of 4

Oct 18, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, lioness, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation Tagged: desert lions, human-wildlife conflict, Inki Mandt, Izak Smit, Namibia, saving lions

Izak and Inki continue their report on their journey through Namibia to see the vanishing desert lions. Our journey with Izak and Inki in search of the vanishing desert lions continues. These two amazing people are with Desert Lions Human Relationship Aid (DeLHRA) and are determined to protect Namibia’s lions from human-wildlife conflicts. [If you missed them… catch up with Part 1 and Part 2] Izak continues his story… We left the Okongwe area and were happy to see quite a bit of game roaming the plains to the South Western side of Giribes Plains. Clearly game was just congregating and…