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Rhinos of Africa Battle for Life

Apr 16, 2014 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching, Rhino Tagged: ebook, rhino, rhino poaching, syndicates, TRAFFIC, volunteer, Wendy Sotos, wildlife crime, wildlife trafficking

White rhino and black rhino are being indiscriminately killed for their horn by poachers linked to global crime syndicates fueling terrorist groups. “Rhino poaching and illegal horn trade are at their highest levels in twenty years, threatening to reverse years of conservation efforts, particularly in Africa. There is no doubt that the rhino species are facing a serious crisis.” –Tom Milliken, TRAFFIC In the time it takes you to read this blog, a rhino can go from peacefully grazing to bleeding and hornless! Did you know…it only takes 10 minutes for a poacher to shoot, hack off a South…

Why legalizing the Trade of Rhino Horn is Only Good for Their Owners

May 8, 2013 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Elephants, Rhino Tagged: endangered rhino, game farm, game ranch, game reserve, illegal wildlife trade, legalized rhino horn trade, organized crime, poachers, poaching, preserving, rhino owners, syndicates, wildlife trafficking

To legalize or not to legalize the trading of rhino horns to save the black rhino, white rhino from extinction in South Africa? Despite the huge lobby to legalize rhino horn trade as a means to curb the poaching of endangered rhino and stop the wildlife trafficking and illegal trade, we at NIKELA remain opposed. We are not wildlife conservationists, we do not own rhino, and we have no financial stake in whether rhino horn is traded or not. As citizens of our planet, as humans who care for wildlife and the protection of habitats and ecosystems we are fully committed…

Saving the Rhino Becoming a Whole New Game

Sep 11, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Rhino Tagged: Bongi's Quest, Chris Daniels, illegal trade, Mark Klopfner, militia, organized crime, poaching, rhino, syndicates, Tao Ming, video, wildlife trafficking, World Rhino Month

Rhino horn, from Traditional Chinese Medicine to speculative investment endangered rhino now targeted by military, organized crime to fund terrorists. Back in 2010 when we first took an interest in curtailing rhino poaching it appeared to be a rather simple problem. Rhino horn powder is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Asian Rhino was about gone. South Africa is home to around 90% of Africa’s rhino (both the endangered black rhino and the white rhino.) Poverty has increased in South Africa so hiring local poachers is easy. Organized crime worms its way into South Africa at multiple levels enabling the…

WAR Calls us to Arms for the Rhino

May 3, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: All Posts, Animal Poaching, endangered, Rhino, rhino calf, rhino poaching Tagged: AVAAZ petition, illegal trade, organized crime, President Zuma, rhino, rhino poaching, syndicates, WAR, wildlife trafficking, WWF

WAR, Warriors for African Rhino, initiates campaign to save the endangered rhino in South Africa, please sign the petition, get your SA embassy involved, send a letter and get President Zuma to lead the charge. This morning we received an urgent plea to arms from our friends at WAR [Warriors for African Rhino] to join the campaign to get signatures for the Avaaz petition to save the Rhino. What is AVAAZ? Avaaz is a global web movement to bring people-powered politics to decision-making everywhere. Basically to get those in power to take the action the people want to bring about the change needed for a…

Nikela News: Rhinos, Lions, Poachers and a Remarkable Vet

Mar 29, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Elephants, Lions, Rhino Tagged: animal poaching, Asia, birds, illegal trade, illegal trafficking, LA, lion, Malaysia, New York, organized crime, parrots, rhino, rhino horn, syndicates

Wildlife trafficking, rhino poaching, heroes, poachers, SA government, LA and New York. What do they all have in common? To bring you the latest news, stories and videos here are two brief clips discussing two broad topics: “What’s Happening to Africa’s Rhino?” and “Wildlife Trafficking: Who Does it? Who Allows it?” This covers the latest Rhino News, from the South African Governments official statement on the Rhino Crisis, a new huge wildlife conservation area involving 5 countries (notably not South Africa), a controversy over selling rhino horn powder in the new reserve! Several arrest reports and the sad tale of…