Lynn Clifford | Nikela: Helping People Saving Wildlife

Rescuing highly endangered Pangolin in Malawi

Mar 10, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Pangolin Tagged: Lynn Clifford, Malawi, ranger scout, rescuing pangolin, wildlife trafficking, Wildlife trafficking trade

An update from our Wildlife Hero in Malawi. We had no idea Lynn too was rescuing highly endangered pangolin. According to Lynn’s March 2021 Newsletter COVID -19 created an increase in wildlife poaching and illegal cutting of trees for charcoal. However, despite the challenges Lynn and her team of dedicated Ranger Scouts have had many successes. One being the rescuing of highly endangered Pangolin. Where in the world is Malawi? This from Lynn’s March 2021 Newsletter 2020 saw a massive surge of arrests of poachers trafficking pangolins from Mozambique and Zambia into Malawi. Pangolins are the world’s most trafficked mammal,…

Would You Measure Success Like This Brave Woman Does?

Sep 30, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Lynn Clifford, ranger scouts, saving elephants

How do you measure success? By how much money you earn? By the car you drive? By the clothes you wear? One woman measures success by how many elephants she saves! It’s been four years now that we met Lynn in Malawi. She was recovering from a gyro-copter crash. She’d been flying over the Thuma forest counting elephants when things went wrong and the small helicopter went down. However, Lynn is not one to let ‘minor’ setbacks hold her up! Over the ten years Lynn has been at the helm saving elephants in the Thuma Forest in Malawi she has…

VIDEO PLAYLIST: Meet a few truly amazing Wildlife Heroes

Sep 2, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Human Wildlife Conflict, Rescue Rehabilitation Tagged: Baye Pigors, Lynn Clifford, Marnus Roodbol, Moses Arineitwe, Moses Ryakitimbo, Silke von Eynern, video playlist, wildlife heroes

Gosh! 84 on this video playlist! Tons of opportunities to meet a few super Wildlife Heroes. You know, the sort of people you feel honored to be around. The one in a million kind of people… dedicated, passionate, experts in their field… and yes, a bit nutty and definitely not mainstream. For us it’s a privilege to call them friends. You’re invited to personally meet them, and to get a small taste of the great work they do to save and protect wildlife. Enjoy this video playlist. Enjoy meeting a few truly amazing Wildlife Heroes… Moses rescues the highly endangered…

How the Baby Elephant Lost His Trunk to Animal Poaching

Mar 4, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Elephants Tagged: elephant poaching, Lynn Clifford, Malawi, ranger scout

Animal poaching is never pretty. Wildlife of all sizes can fall prey to being brutally killed for its meat or other valued body parts. Rhino get poached for their horn. Elephants for their tusks. Pangolin for their scales. Lions for their paws. And the list goes on. The poacher frequently uses primitive means to bring down his prey. Some have told us they use spears while others prefer laying snares. Both are cruel. Both generally deadly. Snares are made out of wire. The wire is carefully bent into a series of loops that constrict when the animal steps into it,…

Helping People Saving Wildlife – 2019 Nikela Report

Jan 28, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict, Lions, Pangolin, Safari Travels, Vervet Monkeys Tagged: Baye Pigors, beehive fences, Lynn Clifford, Moses Arineitwe, Moses Ryakitimbo, pangolin rescue mission, ranger scout, Silke von Eynern

Despite challenges 2019 was a banner year helping people saving wildlife… thanks to donors like you. Every year is a surprise! A surprise as to who donates and to whom we donate to. As we personally meet with every Wildlife Hero we give to (except two this year) who gets how much is a rather fluid thing. The coolest thing is when we can hand deliver a donation. It by-passes bank fees and it allows money to be put to use to save and protect wildlife immediately. Plus, nothing beats seeing the appreciative smile of a Wildlife Hero! Helping People…