Notorious Poacher and Son caught Red Handed!

Poachers holding contraband.

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Your Nsefu Wildlife Ranger team does it again! After receiving a tip from a local informant...our ranger team sprang into action and arrested a notorious ivory poacher and his son between Kaulzi and Nyonyo in Zambia. Furthermore, they were caught with ivory, weapons, and other contraband making their crimes all the more serious.

The father and son had a history of arrests, but this time they were caught red-handed with ivory making their potential jail sentence a long one. The poachers will have their day in court and we will keep you informed on the outcome.

The Nsefu Wildlife Rangers were assisted by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and Conservation South Luangwa.

Mother Elephant Dies after being shot by unknown shooter. Orphaned baby elephant rejoins herd.

On July 7th, staff members from our partners at Zikomo Safari were going to gather firewood in the GMA (Game Management Area) and spotted a wounded Mother Elephant and reported it to the Ranger Teams at Miliyote Gate. The Elephant was wounded in the right leg from a large caliber rifle about 10 days prior.

A team was put together with several other agencies, including Nsefu Wildlife Conservation Foundation (Nsefu.org), Conservation South Luangwa (CSL), Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) and Zikomo Safari to try and save the elephant, but unfortunately, the Elephant died of its wounds. The team is now in search of who could have done this.

The Mother Elephant had a young calf which is estimated to be 8-10 months old, who stayed by her side after she died. The baby even put a defense of it's mother when the Nsefu.org team tried to approach to ascertain the situation. Eventually the calf joined the herd, protected my the matriarch of the herd. Nsefu.org will try to keep track of the calf, since it was still nursing, to make sure it's on a path to survival.

By law the DNPW had to oversee the removal of the elephants tusks, to keep them out of the ivory market. They will eventually be taken to DNPW for safe keeping until it can be properly disposed of.

Nsefu Wildlife Conservation Foundation is working hard to protect the wildlife in Africa, but we need your help. You're donations help us prevent tragic situations like this and work towards a balance between people and wildlife.

Nsefu.org Team joins local schools for Eco Game Drive.

The Nsefu team had a wonderful time with school children in the park. This was our second game drive with the kids. There are from three schools in the area, Nsefu Primary, Kawaza Primary and Chitunda Community School. And there were a total of 15 children on the drive.

Visiting the new Conservation Club at Chulu School

The Nsefu Team visited the Chulu School to witness the formation of the Chulu School’s Conservation Club. Chulu in the local language means Ant Hill. The students are standing on the Ant Hill that the school was named after.

Nsefu.org's Sewing Program is making a difference in the Mfuwe community.

By empowering local women, we’re working towards self-sustainability.

Nsefu.org’s Sewing Program is beginning to have a real impact on the local Mfuwe Community in Zambia. Local women are now producing products for sale and are on the road to becoming independent, rely less on donations, and are better able to support their families. This creates an environment where poaching will no longer be a necessity for survival.

In the video below, the Nsefu.org Sewing Team was visiting the Baobab Craftshop which is sponsored by Jen and Mike from Marula Lodge.

Your donations helped to get this program off the ground and with your continued support, we hope this grow in to a self-sustaining enterprise.