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Fall In Love With Seven Of Our Wildlife Heroes

Nov 9, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, African elephant, Animal Poaching, Baye, Bird of Prey, Bird of prey sanctuary, birds of prey, conservation, endangered, Free to be Wild, Illegal trade, lion, Nikela Blog, Pangolin, PODCAST, Shannon, Silke, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: Baby rhino, Baye Pigors, Bearded Vulture, elephant, lion, Lynn Clifford, Moses Arineitwe, Natalie Rogers, Philipo Ormorijei, poachers, Shannon Hoffman, Silke von Eynern, vervets

Each so different, yet each the same in their passion for Africa. They are wildlife heroes everyone should get to know. WATCH the VIDEO LISTEN to the AUDIO You ever hear about the efforts of the big wildlife conservation organizations? You ever wonder if your small donation really matters or makes a difference? We sure did. That’s one reason we travel Africa in our old Land Rover looking for the little guys and gals. Those amazing people that are on the ground saving one critter at a time. They are our heroes. For these people saving Africa’s wildlife a few dollars…

How one man is saving wildlife by reforming poachers in Uganda

Feb 8, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Animal Poaching, conservation, Nikela Blog, Poaching, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: Bwindi, Moses Arineitwe, poachers, poaching, reforming poachers, Saving Wildlife, Uganda

We’d heard that its possible, reforming poachers and giving them viable alternatives, however, I was dubious until I met Moses and his group. “As you drive to Buhoma Gate we are on the way in Rugando village.” Well, Rugando isn’t on our GPS or map. So we drive to our camp outside Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest. A couple of days later after a few back and forth messages and a bit more information we try again, driving north and watching the kilometers. At the 6k mark we slow way down. Somebody will surely spot us. A motorbike pulls up beside…

True Story: Wildlife Rangers Tracking Rhino Poachers

Sep 25, 2015 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, conservation, Ebooks, endangered, Peter, rhino, rhino poaching, Wildlife Rangers Tagged: Air Ranger, Peter Milton, poachers, rhino, rhino poaching, UAV, wildlife ranger

A story from the ebook by Peter Milton, “Wildlife Ranger: A Journey of Courage and Conviction” about his life in the bush fighting poachers and saving rhino and elephants. From the eBook, “Wildlife Ranger:…” The static crackle of the radio woke me from a shallow sleep. “Sierra Charlie come in…” I heard them bantering back and forth as I unzipped the fly screen of my small bush swag, climbed out and put on my shirt and boots. Sleep had eluded me again, but I am sure nobody else on this operation had slept either. But now, looks like we were…

Wildlife Rangers Face Bigger Threats Than Poachers – Government Officials

Jul 6, 2015 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: African elephant, Animal Poaching, conservation, Illegal trade, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Rangers Tagged: animal poaching, anti-poaching rangers, governments, poachers, Rory Young, wildlife ranger, Zimbabwe

What governments don’t want us to know about their covert efforts to stop wildlife rangers instead of poachers. Chilling stories from wildlife rangers and their work to stop poachers are not new, however, most recently startling stories of their greater enemy… governments are coming to light in Zimbabwe. Rory Young steps forward and boldly exposes what is really happening in the fight to stop wildlife trafficking in Zimbabwe and his family’s escape from harm. (Although we were sent photos of Rory and his family we chose not to post them for safety reasons.) Rory’s Exposé To say that I am…

Heartbreak, Hope and Harmony: Stories of a Wildlife Ranger in Africa

Apr 7, 2015 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Africa Wildlife Conservation Tour 2014, Animal Poaching, conservation, Ebooks, endangered, Illegal trade, Peter, Poaching, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: ebook, ebook review, Pallavi Sharma, Peter Milton, poachers, rhino, rhino horn, rhino poaching, SPOTS, wildlife conservation, wildlife ranger

eBook Review. Hold on and take a roller-coaster journey into the heart and life of a wildlife ranger named Peter Milton. The scene unfolds in the dark of an operations base somewhere in the wilderness of Africa. A highly trained and dedicated team, after many days of tracking its quarry, readies stealth teams, drones, and high tech equipment to zero in on its target. The tension and stress are palpable, the success of this job critical to halting an incredibly destructive and growing threat in the region. Then the command is given – “Time to Fly!” Sound like an excerpt…

Fall In Love With Seven Of Our Wildlife Heroes

How one man is saving wildlife by reforming poachers in Uganda

True Story: Wildlife Rangers Tracking Rhino Poachers

Wildlife Rangers Face Bigger Threats Than Poachers – Government Officials

Heartbreak, Hope and Harmony: Stories of a Wildlife Ranger in Africa

Modern Wildlife Ranger

More Skilled Warrior than Quiet Conservationist