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Breaking News from Walking For Lions

Sep 2, 2016 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, lion, Marnus, Nikela Blog, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: human-wildlife conflict, lions, Marnus Roodbol, predators, walking for lions

A chance meeting leads to a warm friendship between Nikela and Walking For Lions. It was totally by accident that Marnus Roodbol with Walking For Lions and I met at the Mugg & Bean in Johannesburg in early 2014. I was impressed by his dedication, enthusiasm and knowledge right away. We simply had to support his work saving wild lions in Botswana. A year ago we ran a matching campaign and again in the spring of 2016 we contributed additional funds totaling around $3,500. Not a huge amount, but one of the things I like about Marnus is his ability…

Cheetah and Wild Dog Conservation: An Independent Perspective

Dec 15, 2015 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Human Wildlife Conflict, Nikela Blog, wild animals, Wild dogs, wildlife conservation Tagged: #NikelaAfrica, Botswana, cheetah, human-wildlife conflict, painted dogs, predators, Wild Dogs

While talking with experts is good, at times ordinary people provide valuable insights into Cheetah and Wild Dog Conservation.

Animal Predators: “Top-Down” Control and How It Affects Us All

Jun 17, 2015 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Cheetah, conservation, endangered, leopard, lion, Nikela Volunteer, poisoning, trophy hunting, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: carnivores, cheetah, ecology, ecosystems, Elizabeth Howells, predator control, predators

In most parts of the world animal predators have all but been eliminated, this may be upsetting ecosystems more than we realized before. “Shooting, trapping, and poisoning… getting rid of them however we can!” As you may have already heard, several species on our planet have dropped in numbers drastically over the years. Approximately 50 years ago there were over 100,000 lions (some say 450,000) roaming the earth, and recent studies show that there are as few as 30,000 in the wild today. Lions are not the only predator where numbers have drastically dropped. A century ago tiger numbers consisted…

Ripping the Heart Out of Wildlife Conservation

Oct 29, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Canned hunting, Cheetah, conservation, Illegal trade, leopard, lion, lioness, Nikela Blog, Poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: Bothma, Campaign Against Canned Hunting, Cape Town, caracal, cheetah, Chris Mercer, jackal, Leopard, lion, Ornajejag, poaching, predators, South Africa, wildlife conservation

October 25, 2012 the Wildlife Forum met in Cape Town to consider a Protocol which is nothing short of a declaration of war on South Africa’s wildlife, according to Chris Mercer. Every once in a while Chris Mercer, founder of the Campaign Against Canned Hunting and one of South Africa’s most informed wildlife activists, reports on wildlife issues of such great importance that we must post them in full. This report by Chris on the recent Wildlife Forum in Cape Town South Africa is such a one. Ripping the Heart out of Wildlife Conservation On Thursday 25th October the Wildlife Forum met in Cape Town…