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The Illegal Wildlife Trade: a Multibillion Dollar Global Business of Cruelty and Destruction

Apr 21, 2015 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching Tagged: ebook, ebook review, illegal trade, organized crime, Pallavi Sharma, wildlife trafficking

eBook Review: An insiders perspective of the cruel and organized global business of illegal wildlife trade. If you, like me, are concerned about the survival of all the unique species of animals and plants on the planet, you may already know that after habitat loss, wildlife trafficking is the second biggest threat to their existence. What I didn’t know, and was shocked to read, was that the global illegal wildlife trade is big business, ranked as the fourth highest revenue generator in international crime. So, all those page filler stories, occasional mentions on the local channels about the smuggling of…

You Matter! Let Freedom Ring for All Living Beings

Jul 4, 2014 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Elephants, Lions, Rhino Tagged: 4th of July, bombings, crime syndicates, Fort McHenry, FOURTH of July, organized crime, Revolutionary War, terrorists, The Star Spangled Banner, US State Department

In the USA the Fourth of July is a celebration of FREEDOM. May we find ways to allow all living beings to live free in their own environment. Individuals Matter It was at a very small fort, Fort McHenry, where soldiers kept the American flag flying with their very lives during a pivotal battle of the Revolutionary War. As the bombs from the attacking ships pounded the fort the out numbered patriots knew keeping the flag aloft was a matter of victory or defeat. One by one they took their turn. Out in the bay on a ship an observer…

Full Moon Villains and Heroes Race for South Africa’s Rhino and People

Jul 30, 2013 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Rhino Tagged: filmmakers, game ranchers, illegal trade, organized crime, poacher's moon, police, rangers, researchers, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife trafficking

The Full Moon is prime time for rhino poaching for the illegal wildlife trade by crime syndicates. It is also red alert time for the ‘good guys’. Stop the moon! The Poacher’s Moon! If only we could stop the waxing of the moon this month! Once wildlife and nature lovers looked forward to the rising of the full moon. It was a time for the best night viewing on game drives, from blinds and watch towers. However, today the rising of the full moon heralds pain and death for rhino in the reserves of South Africa. This year to date…

Why legalizing the Trade of Rhino Horn is Only Good for Their Owners

May 8, 2013 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Elephants, Rhino Tagged: endangered rhino, game farm, game ranch, game reserve, illegal wildlife trade, legalized rhino horn trade, organized crime, poachers, poaching, preserving, rhino owners, syndicates, wildlife trafficking

To legalize or not to legalize the trading of rhino horns to save the black rhino, white rhino from extinction in South Africa? Despite the huge lobby to legalize rhino horn trade as a means to curb the poaching of endangered rhino and stop the wildlife trafficking and illegal trade, we at NIKELA remain opposed. We are not wildlife conservationists, we do not own rhino, and we have no financial stake in whether rhino horn is traded or not. As citizens of our planet, as humans who care for wildlife and the protection of habitats and ecosystems we are fully committed…

Rhino Poachers Take Advantage of Security Lapses

Oct 27, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Rhino Tagged: Anti Poaching Intelligence Group, illegal trade, Kevin Beswick, law enforcement, organized crime, rhino, rhino poaching, security, training, wildlife trafficking

Organized crime is poaching Africa’s rhino to extinction partly because law enforcement is neither trained nor organized. From one of our trusted INTEL and anti-poaching sources we hear that “Experienced Security Operatives” support the belief that Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) Rhino poaching is on the rise due, inexperienced enforcement efforts ignoring the basics of good security practice. Note the red italicized sections (by our source) of the following article and how they support this sad premise. This situation must be addressed if we have any hope of saving South Africa’s rhino from the poacher’s onslaught. Security Lapses Aid Rhino…