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Happy Birthday Nikela! Look What’s Happened!

Apr 28, 2015 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Bird of Prey, Bird of prey sanctuary, birds of prey, conservation, Ebooks, endangered, leopard, Nikela Blog, Nikela Volunteer, Raptors, rhino, social media, Vervet monkeys, Volunteers, vulture, wild animals, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Issues, Wildlife Rangers Tagged: happy birthday, Margrit, Nikela, Peter, Philippines, RUSS, Shannon

Five years ago this month Margrit and Russ founded the nonprofit Nikela to help people saving African wildlife. Five Years It’s hard to believe that it has been five years! Six really since that visit to the African Bird of Prey Sanctuary… the one that sparked it all. Well actually it was the years previous to that… The five Russ and I spent in the Philippines. Once upon a time those islands must have been a tropical paradise, with the most colorful birds, unique primates and abundance of reptiles filling the forests. A National Geographic Magazine article stated that the…

Second Wind: Adventure of Personal Discovery

Dec 14, 2014 · by Russ · In: Nikela Blog, Second Wind Tagged: adventure, African Wildlife, Land Rover, Overlanding, Philippines, RUSS, Second Wind

Russ takes you on a journey most only dream about and shows you how you too can find your Second Wind. I know, when you read the first Second Wind post you thought, “This is impossible!” But be honest, first you were deeply tempted and had run through some possibilities of your own… RIGHT?!? Now you’re here again trying to believe. Well, we have proven that it is absolutely doable! However, like any new adventure the learning curve takes some getting used to; remember your first bike ride. After the initial wobbling the amazing experiences start kicking in. I must admit…