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Three of the Most Endangered Mammals of Africa

May 10, 2016 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Safari Travels Tagged: Cassie Sonne, endangered, endangered mammals, mountain gorilla, Riverine Rabbit, white rhino

Bet you’ll be surprised who makes this undesirable list of the most endangered mammals of Africa. When people think of endangered animals in Africa, elephants, giraffes, and zebras often come to mind. But the most critically endangered mammal in Africa is actually the Riverine Rabbit. Currently, there are less than 250 of these rabbits in the wild. Riverine Rabbit It has a very small geographical range, living in the part of the Karoo Desert in South Africa that can actually be used for agriculture. As its habitat becomes farmland, the Riverine Rabbit population continues to decline. Sharing the land with…

Why is the Black and White Rhinos’ Survival in Jeopardy?

Sep 1, 2015 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching, Rhino Tagged: Alba Lawrenson, black rhino, endangered species, rhino poaching, white rhino

Both the Black and White rhino species in Africa are in jeopardy of becoming extinct. Poaching and habitat loss are just some of the threats they face. Africa is home to two different species of rhinos: the Black rhino, and the White rhino. The Black rhino is considered critically endangered, and one of it´s four sub-species is extinct. As of 2010, there were approximately 4,880 black rhinos. The White rhino is considered Near Threatened, with approximately 20,170 individuals in the wild as of 2010, but the Northern sub-species is critically endangered. There are several threats to the survival of African rhinos:…

Rhino Fridays – Killers on Trial

Jul 18, 2014 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching, Rhino Tagged: Ayesha Cantor, black rhino, court cases, Dawie Groenewald, OSCAP, Out of Africa Adventurous Safaris, professional hunters, Rhino Friday, rhino poachers, trials, white rhino

Each Friday Ayesha Cantor reports on pertinent rhino issues in Rhino Friday. Greed! Power! Fraud, and many dead Rhino! May justice prevail! Compliments of Ayesha Cantor and her series Rhino Friday. (The contributor is solely responsible for the following content) RHINO FRIDAY (611 rhino lost this year to date according to OSCAP) Do you remember where you were or what you were doing when aeroplanes hit the Twin Towers, the Boxing Day Tsunami, when Lady Diana died etc…. ? I remember clearly, four years ago, driving into the Kruger National Park , the start of a much anticipated holiday, the…

Our Happy Thanksgiving Gift for You

Nov 27, 2013 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: All Posts, Volunteers, wildlife conservation, wildlife lovers Tagged: Anton van Loggerenberg, Happy Thanksgiving, Our gift for you, volunteers, white rhino

Volunteers and in-kind contributions are so appreciated, thank you Anton for this beautiful rhino artwork. This is Anton at work… Like many of you Anton likes to find ways to help via his talent. Thank you so much for giving us this amazing white rhino drawing. Which we in turn would like to share with you for supporting our work here at Nikela. Here is your Gift. Please download to print or use as you would like. We only request that you give Anton van Loggerenberg credit.

CITES March 3-14: What does it mean for Rhino and other endangered species?

Feb 27, 2013 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Animal Poaching, Elephants, Lions, Rhino Tagged: Appendix, CITES, crime syndicates, endangered black rhino, endangered species, illegal trade, Margot Stewart, Peter Milton, rhino, rhino poaching, Simon Bloch, white rhino, wildlife trafficking

Black Rhino and White Rhino are being poached at the rate of 2 a day in South Africa by organized wildlife crime syndicates and being trafficked to Asia. Where is the concern? With the huge rhino losses being experienced in the Kruger National Park and other public and private game reserves (2,400 since 2006 : 668 in 2012) South Africa appears not to have submitted any proposals to CITES. All the while trophy hunting and poaching put Black Rhino and White Rhino at ever increasing risk. This seems incomprehensible! Black Rhino CITES status: Critically Endangered White Rhino CITES status: Lower Risk What…