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Orphaned rhino calves: Good and Bad news from the bush

Mar 28, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino calf, rhino poaching Tagged: Baby rhino, Natalie Rogers, orphaned rhino calves, rhino poaching, Rhino Revolution

“How are things with the orphaned rhino calves” “Well, there’s good and bad news” Natalie Rogers with Rhino Revolution replied. The Good News The five post release orphaned rhino calves “are doing fantastically”. On March 31st, 2017 we visited the rhino orphanage to make a donation. Natalie kindly spent an hour showing us around and explaining the challenging work of saving orphaned rhino calves. [Read/Watch our visit with Natalie] [Get a glimpse of what these tiny babies go through read “Through the eyes of a rhino calf”.] Then last spring the five were ready to leave the orphanage and move…

A visit with Vet Nurse Natalie who raises orphaned rhino calves

Jan 3, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Animal Poaching, Illegal trade, Nikela Blog, Poaching, rhino calf, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: Natalie Rogers, rhino calves, rhino orphange, rhino poaching

Heartbreaking yet rewarding work to raise orphaned rhino calves whose mothers are brutally killed by poachers in South Africa. “You can deliver it yourself if you like.” “Really?!” We were at Patrick Jordan’s office in Hoedspruit with 10,000 ZAR for the rhino orphanage. Rhino orphanages are not open to the public. For one, these traumatized rhino calves are kept away from unnecessary human contact. The goal is to return them to the wild once old enough. Secondly, keeping these young ones safe is top priority. With rhino poaching running rampant in South Africa even rhino calves with tiny horns are…

Why Legalizing the Rhino Horn Trade Seems To Be More About Money Than Conservation

Aug 30, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Ecosystem, Nikela Blog, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: farming rhino, John Hume, legalized rhino horn trade, Natalie Rogers, Peter Milton, rhino horn, rhino horn trade, rhino poaching

The debate regarding legalizing the rhino horn trade has raged for a while now. It first raised its head as a solution to end the relentless poaching of rhino for their horn. Rhino horn, especially wild rhino horn, is highly prized in some Asian countries. For ages it was used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Some believed it would cure anything from cancer to the common cold. However, in recent years it has become more of a status symbol for the new rich. Owning a rhino horn is probably not unlike owning a Rolex watch in the western world. However, this…

What is Wildlife Poaching and how can we diminish it?

Jun 20, 2017 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, Nikela Blog, rhino, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: elephant poaching, Liz Hoyle, Lynn Clifford, Peter Milton, rhino poaching, wildlife poaching

Wildlife poaching is not new, it has taken on many forms over the eons of time, yet today is more destructive than ever before. Across the whole of Africa, many species are under a serious threat of extinction due to a proliferation of poaching. Having recently written about the wildlife poaching crises for several species, it’s a refreshing change to be able to write about those dedicating their lives to diminishing it and saving the lives of iconic animals like lions, elephants and rhinos. Wildlife poaching has become more and more sophisticated over time: as poaching cartels are increasingly being…

Botswana Budget Cuts Imperil Rhino Anti Poaching

Apr 25, 2017 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching, Nikela Blog, Poaching, rhino, rhino poaching, wildlife conservation Tagged: Botswana, budget cuts, Conservation Action Trust, Oscar Nkala, rhino poaching

Long known for its topnotch success in protecting its rhino population Botswana’s budget cuts may change all that. Botswana’s world acclaimed anti-poaching success story is being threatened by budget cuts that have forced the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) to curtail patrols of the crack Rhino Squad. The cuts have also created a huge backlog in unpaid farmer compensation claims arising from the human-animal conflict. Environment, Natural Resources and Tourism minister Tshekedi said that DWNP anti-poaching operations were hard hit by government austerity measures which resulted in a reduction of the ministry’s 2017 budget from P213 million to…

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Orphaned rhino calves: Good and Bad news from the bush

A visit with Vet Nurse Natalie who raises orphaned rhino calves

Why Legalizing the Rhino Horn Trade Seems To Be More About Money Than Conservation

What is Wildlife Poaching and how can we diminish it?

Botswana Budget Cuts Imperil Rhino Anti Poaching

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