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Nikela Celebrates 11 Years of Helping People Saving Wildlife

Apr 20, 2021 · by Russ · In: #NikelaAfrica, FAQ Tagged: #NikelaAfrica, wildlife conservation

Happily, Nikela celebrates 11 years of helping people saving wildlife in Africa. It all started with Raptors, but quickly expanded to rhino (both black and white), elephants, pangolin, giraffe, big cats (lions, leopard and cheetah), and finally included all of the beauties and vulnerabilities of Africa. The best is embracing the people we call Wildlife Heroes, giving their lives to saving, protecting, or rehabilitating one animal at a time. From an interest and fascination, this spark grew into a small nonprofit for wildlife to include people from around the world and hundreds of animals still alive with most in…

Top 10 Reasons to Make Charitable Donations to a Nonprofit like Nikela

Feb 5, 2020 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: FAQ Tagged: charity, nonprofit, wildlife conservation

The reasons to make charitable donations varies greatly from donor to donor. We all have very personal reasons for picking the charity we support. However, despite the variety there are commonalities. Here’s why folk contribute to Nikela. The top 10 reasons to make charitable donations seem to fall into two segments. First, the more spiritual or emotional reasons to give. Followed by the more practical and tangible reasons. Once you’ve read the list take a minute to write us a comment below as to why you make charitable donations. Top 10 Reasons to Make Charitable Donations to a Nonprofit like Nikela…

What is the difference between Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare?

Aug 7, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: All Posts Tagged: animal welfare, wildlife conservation

“Aren’t they one and the same thing?” For quite some time I thought wildlife conservation and animal welfare were concepts that could be used interchangeably. However, I was dead wrong. Although on the surface it may seem that both wildlife conservation and animal welfare are about saving and protecting furry and feathered creatures… each has a different premise. Wildlife Conservation can be defined as… “Wildlife conservation activities relate to the protection of plants and animal species, and their habitats. Conservation efforts are made with a goal to preserve nature, and endangered species for the future generations.” (According to the US…

Drought conditions and what it means for wildlife in 2019

Jun 11, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, Lions Tagged: Botswana, human wildlife conflicts, Marnus Roodbol, Namibia, wildlife conservation

The rains that never came leave much of Namibia and Botswana in drought conditions. This could lead to a serious increase in human wildlife conflicts. Marnus spends much of his time in the bush. He works with the local people, with researchers and government officials. All this in his never ending challenge to protect lions and their home. Most recently his concern has included the weather, the rains that never came and what it means for wildlife. Marnus reports from the field Throughout most of Namibia and Botswana, the rain that was supposed to fall during 2019 never truly arrived….

Why Trophy Hunting isn’t Wildlife Conservation: The most convincing argument yet?

May 29, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Human Wildlife Conflict, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: Beverly Joubert, Botswana, trophy hunting, wildlife conservation

Beverly Joubert one of wildlife’s longstanding champions recently shared on Instagram, a most personal reason, why trophy hunting isn’t wildlife conservation. And, it may be the most convincing argument yet! During our travels with our Land Rover we’ve made some interesting discoveries. While in the Namibian desert east of Wallis Bay we found the wildlife extremely skittish. Zebra herds would start running as soon as they herd the growl of the Landy. Rarely did they stop to look when we did. Contrast to this to Chobe in Botswana, where elephant mothers, even with small calves, barely noticed us as we…