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Nikela News: Rhinos, Lions, Poachers and a Remarkable Vet

Mar 29, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: African elephant, Animal Poaching, Bird of Prey, Cheetah, conservation, elephant, endangered, leopard, lion, News, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino calf, rhino poaching, wild animals, Wildlife, wildlife conservation Tagged: animal poaching, Asia, birds, illegal trade, illegal trafficking, LA, lion, Malaysia, New York, organized crime, parrots, rhino, rhino horn, syndicates

Wildlife trafficking, rhino poaching, heroes, poachers, SA government, LA and New York. What do they all have in common? To bring you the latest news, stories and videos here are two brief clips discussing two broad topics: “What’s Happening to Africa’s Rhino?” and “Wildlife Trafficking: Who Does it? Who Allows it?” This covers the latest Rhino News, from the South African Governments official statement on the Rhino Crisis, a new huge wildlife conservation area involving 5 countries (notably not South Africa), a controversy over selling rhino horn powder in the new reserve! Several arrest reports and the sad tale of…

Rhino News: Poaching Deaths Pass 100 – Increase in Arrests – Less Drugs More Pain

Mar 9, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, conservation, endangered, News, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching, South African wildlife, Wildlife, wildlife conservation Tagged: Anti Poaching Intelligence Group, Chris Mercer, ebook, erport, illegal trafficking, OSCAP, rhino, rhino poaching, WAR

Rhino poaching escalates in South Africa. Death toll passes 100. Organized crime crack down, more arrests. Wildlife trafficking from SA via USA to China. As there is so much RHINO NEWS to cover I’m simply hitting the highlights giving you links to detailed articles. Poaching Death Toll Passes 100 After only two months of 2012 the rhino losses are already horrendous. This endangered species will once again soon hover on the very brink of extinction. As of this writing another 8 carcasses were found. Where the killings are happening – reports provided by OSCAP [Outraged SA Citizens Against Poaching] Map of the…

Nikela asks: Save Rhino “A” by Killing Rhino “B”?

Jan 11, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: Ian Player, illegal trafficking, poaching, rhino, WWF

Rhino trophy hunting continues in the name of funding conservation despite 778 rhinos killed in South Africa by poachers for the illegal wildlife trafficking trade in 2010 and 2011. Depending on who you listen to, around 445 rhino were lost last year (2011) in South Africa due to animal poaching. The horn’s brutally hacked off and sold for millions via illegal wildlife trafficking, primarily in the Asian market. These losses are a 35% increase over the previous year (2010 a then record breaking 333 were killed.) That’s 778 rhino lost to poaching in two years! According to World Wildlife Fund…

Animal Poaching: Hunger, Greed or Ego?

Dec 6, 2011 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Canned hunting, leopard, lion, Nikela Blog, rhino, wildlife conservation Tagged: animal poaching, bushmeat, Buyelwa Sonjica, Chris Mercer, illegal trafficking, IUCN, Leopard, lion, Michael Tobias, rhino, Simon Stuart

Part 3 in Series on Animal Poaching. What’s at the heart of animal poaching? Three experts’ opinions: local bushmeat, rhino horn trade, trophy and canned/captive hunting, illegal wildlife trafficking, organized crime. What’s at the Root of Africa’s Wildlife Loss? This is the third in our Series on addressing the serious topic of poaching in Africa. Opinions amongst the experts vary greatly as to who and what is at the root of Africa’s wildlife loss. Poaching, whether for bushmeat, harvesting the latest commodity, or labeled trophy hunting all impact the continued decline of Africa’s wildlife, especially the rhino, lion and leopard….

Rhino Need Body Guards!

May 6, 2011 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching Tagged: illegal trafficking, legalize, rhino, rhino horn, rhino horn trade, rhino poaching, South Africa, WWF

Rhino, rhino poaching, rhino horn, legalize rhino horn trade, de-horn rhino, South Africa, Joseph Okori WWF Since we started the Nikela Rhino Rescue revolution I’ve had this photo as my wall paper. Today as I looked at it I felt a deep sadness. Here is this gentle beast along with kudu, zebra and wildebeest absolutely free, living like they all deserve to be living. However, in reality no rhino in South Africa is free anymore. Even those roaming “free” in the great Kruger National Park or expansive reserves and sanctuaries are living under constant threat. “Is today the day they get…