Ranger Report - October 2017

Hi Anti poaching team,

I hope you are fine.

I would like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” for the support you are giving me and my patrol team!

We had five patrols operating in the past month.  This month was difficult because of the death of a poacher who was found with ivory.  He died in prison.  Zambian officers have been arrested because of this death and the community is upset.

The senior warden will be meeting the Director for National Parks and the District Commission for Mambwa to see how the can handle this.  l will be attending this meeting. l will update the team.

Here is the patrol report: 34 snares were removed at Kawenje Lagoons.  Two impalas and two buffalo were found dead. Three people were arrested.

You can see we still have a lot of work to do.

Regards Thank you

God bless  You
Silomba Charles
Anti Poaching Manager
Nsefu Wildlife Conservation Foundation
Nsefu Sector
south Luangwa National Park
Mfuwe.
 

The California Case of an Antique Ivory Collector v. African Elephants

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Until it was amended in 2015, California’s state ivory ban had a loophole that cost many lives. Its primary victims were those same beleaguered African elephants the law was written to protect. The loophole allowed the continued sale of ivory imported into the state before 1977, so it encouraged vendors to disguise new ivory with stains and carvings to make it look old—and further fueled Africa’s poaching crisis.

Story posted July 2017 by Corey Binns / NRDC

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Your Donation Dollars at Work!

Here are your dollars in action at Nsefu Wildlife Conservation Foundation. Our lead ranger Charles Silomba managed to clear multiple snares preventing the horrid death of wildlife. Each dollar goes INTO ACTION saving endangered species and other wildlife! Great job team Nsefu.org!

Charles wearing the new Ranger patches!

The Global March for Elephants & Rhinos - San Diego

Nsefu.org would like to thank everyone that showed up to support the 2nd Annual Global March for Elephants and Rhinos.  We had a great turnout in Balboa Park and are grateful to have been joined by The Global Conservation Force, Voice for Asian Elephants Society, The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and of course the San Diego Chapter of the Global March for Elephants.

Check out the photos from Sunday's (10/1/2017).

A Toast for Tusks was a great success! Thank you.

A Toast for Tusks was held at Witch Creek Winery in Carlsbad, Ca on Sunday (9/24).  We'd like to thank everyone who came out in support of Wildlife in Africa.  We'd also like to give special thanks to our host, Mayur Pavagadhi and Witch Creek Winery for their generosity and commitment to the mission of NWCF. Together, we are saving lives.

Please check the photos of the event!