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Why Marnus loves the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy and the Hope for Lions

Feb 6, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Ecosystem, lion, Marnus, Nikela Blog, wild animals Tagged: ecosystem, Marnus Roodbol, Namibia, Nyae-Nyae Conservancy, saving lions, walking for lions

Hot, dusty, flies, in the middle of nowhere, yet stunningly beautiful! This is The Nyae Nyae Conservancy in Namibia. A harsh, remote, totally ‘get-yourself-lost’ kind of place. This vast land has provided for the local Ju/’ Hoasi (Bushpeople) and her wildlife for decades and still does her best today. However, during Marnus’ recent spoor tracking survey there is good and bad news. The Bad News: Few lions, leopards and other predators were found. On top of this, its unknown how much wild prey (antelope and smaller mammals) remain in the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy. This is bad news for both the Bushpeople,…

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…

The Last of Our Surprising Visit to find the Vanishing Desert Lions – Part 4 of 4

Nov 3, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Nikela Blog Tagged: desert lions, Helping Desert Lions, Inki Mandt, Izak Smit, Namibia

Desert lions are elusive and few. Izak and Inki share their amazing quest to find them in Namibia. Sadly it all adventures come to an end. Here is the Part 4 of Izak and Inki’s amazing visit in search of the desert lions of Namibia. 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 any… catch up with Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3] Izak’s story continues… We have never been lucky enough to have seen the Huab Pride in the Mikberg area. We always had to be…

Questionable killing of Namibia’s Desert elephants by trophy hunters

Nov 1, 2017 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: elephant, Nikela Blog, trophy hunting, wildlife conservation Tagged: Conservation Wildlife Trust, desert elephants, elephants, Namibia, trophy hunting

Two of the only five remaining mature Desert Elephants bulls that occupied the Ugab region of Namibia have recently been hunted. Tsaurab and Tusky, along with another juvenile bull Kambonde were shot in the midst of an international outcry and ongoing petitions attempting to halt the killings – an uproar brushed off by the Namibian Ministry of Environment & Tourism (MET) as a “fabrication and misunderstanding over the issuance of permits for the destruction of problem-causing animals”, stating also that the killing of a problem-causing animal is “often the last resort after other alternatives have been tried”. However, with 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…

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Why Marnus loves the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy and the Hope for Lions

A Journey With Marnus Who Loves Wild Lions – The Beginnings

The Last of Our Surprising Visit to find the Vanishing Desert Lions – Part 4 of 4

Questionable killing of Namibia’s Desert elephants by trophy hunters

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

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