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Why Nikela is Making Major Changes Going Into 2022

Nov 23, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Elephants, Features, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: beehives, Moses Ryakitimbo, peacemaker bees, saving elephants

Nikela is cutting back and narrowing our focus of helping people saving wildlife. Many changes going into 2022 are already being put in place. It’s going on 12 years since we launched Nikela to do our small part to help people saving wildlife in Africa. Thanks so much for being part of the ride. It’s been a grand journey, but as we’re not getting any younger and as COVID has significantly decreased donations it’s time to make some uncomfortable changes. Major Changes By the end of 2021 we will wrap up all projects except Moses Ryakitimbo’s human wildlife conflict mitigation…

Slideshow: Why Elizabeth a woman farmer is smiling in front of of 8 beehives

Jun 23, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: 100 beehives installed, Elizabeth first woman farmer, Moses Ryakitimbo, protecting crops, saving elephants

Maize crop protected. Elephants saved. Happy woman farmer can feed her family. There are many elephants in the Arusha National Park in Tanzania. This 53 square miles of protected area, near the country’s third largest city, is surrounded by villages. In days gone by elephant herds moved freely up and down much of the continent of Africa. Elephants, like other wild animals, go where there is ample food and water. A senior female elephant, usually known as the Matriarch, leads the herd. She remembers from year to year where to take her herd. Yes, elephants truly do have excellent memories….

VIDEO: Another 36 Beehives to Protect Farms and Save Elephants, Provide Honey

Mar 2, 2021 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: bees save elephants, elephant conflict, human-wildlife conflict, Moses Ryakitimbo, saving elephants

< “That brings the total to 92 beehives to protect farms and save elephants!” Wow! Was this ever good news from Moses Ryakitimbo in Tanzania. This is a dream coming true for this Wildlife Hero who began with an idea, a heart full of hope, and a huge dose of tenacity back in early 2019. A Village in trouble When wildlife and humans live in close proximity conflict happens. Lendoiya is a small village near Arusha, Tanzania. Arusha and surrounding area has a population of 739,000 people. (Arusha is Tanzania’s third largest city, with 416,000 people, plus another 323,000 more…

Saving Elephants: How a Dream Became Reality in Tanzania

Nov 11, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: bee hives, bees save elephants, human-wildlife conflict, Moses Ryakitimbo, saving elephants

First PUBLISHED Nov. 11, 2020. UPDATED June 24, 2021 “I am a youth aged 29 years, deeply passionate with saving elephants, wildlife conservation and rescuing all animals. How can I get support from Nikela?” We get numerous requests for funds throughout the year. However, this email from Moses Ryakitimbo was somehow different. Sadly we’d missed meeting Moses while we were in Tanzania in early 2017, but that didn’t deter him. When he was ready to put his plan into action he reached out. Unlike many others his plan was simple, practical, doable and within Nikela’s reach of providing assistance. Moses…

Would You Measure Success Like This Brave Woman Does?

Sep 30, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Elephants, Human Wildlife Conflict Tagged: Lynn Clifford, ranger scouts, saving elephants

How do you measure success? By how much money you earn? By the car you drive? By the clothes you wear? One woman measures success by how many elephants she saves! It’s been four years now that we met Lynn in Malawi. She was recovering from a gyro-copter crash. She’d been flying over the Thuma forest counting elephants when things went wrong and the small helicopter went down. However, Lynn is not one to let ‘minor’ setbacks hold her up! Over the ten years Lynn has been at the helm saving elephants in the Thuma Forest in Malawi she has…