CONSERVATION NEWS
Honoring Max Demian Wallace
Friends honor Max Demian Wallace.
It’s been two years since the death of Nsefu Wildlife’s Co-Founder’s son. Gathered at his tombstone are community members, pupils and teachers for Nsefu primary, and Nsefu board members.
The program is being spearheaded by His Royal Highness Chief Nsefu. You will be kept posted with live pics and clips on the proceedings. Thanks to the chief for his leadership.
From Victory Wallace, Nsefu Wildlife Co-Founder, about her son Demian.
Demian had the biggest heart of anyone I have ever known. He never saw color or religion or age or gender, he saw only people and treated all with respect. His bravery in his life was astounding. He saved two young girls from drowning when we lived in Hawaii. Jumping into a storm surging ocean, when everyone else stood frozen on the beach. He dove through a plate glass door to stop a rape from happening and in the process he cut an artery and almost bled to death while fighting off the two rapists. Those are just two of many stories where he risked his life for strangers. If you were his friend, he always had your back.
He loved his family, his friends, his staff, his camp and the Chief and people of NSEFU and he would be so pleased to see us working together to help raise our chiefdom for the people and especially the children to have a better life. And for the wildlife to not just survive but thrive.
It is not how you die that is remembered but how you lived, and Demian lived a big life, leaving behind a legacy of love, courage and compassion. I don’t really see him resting in peace, I see him walking among us, helping us, and guiding us. The spirit never dies. And his is with us.
From Steve Zulu, Demian’s friend and Zambian Nsefu Board Member
Demian was not only an investor but one of us in all and he chose to suffer with the people of nsefu. He stood firm with us in good and difficult times and his aim and desire was to change the face of our chiefdom. He was a gift to us as he associated with anyone old or young.
He befriended the chief as his own blood brother and the two gentlemen became inseparable. It's obvious that even during floods we had,Demian could have suffered with us. He made a rare choice by adopting the Chulu clan as his own which is a royal clan. He was known, loved and admired by every member of the community. Words aren't enough to describe how beneficial he was to the community. Rest in peace till we meet again.
Kenya: Elephant Rescued from Poacher's Snare - Video
Snaring is the forgotten side of wildlife poaching in Africa!
An African Elephant is rescued from a life threatening injury resulting from a poachers snare.
This baby elephant eventually died from its wounds!
Snaring is the forgotten side of wildlife poaching in Africa that often doesn’t make the news compared to the illegal wildlife trade in ivory. Snaring is a silent and rampant killer across Africa’s grasslands, rain forests and savannas, and has rendered many elephants without their limbs, and even their trunks.
Boots On The Ground - Blood, Sweat and Tears!
Rangers are on the frontlines, fighting against poaching.
This video is an example of what Nsefu Wildlife Rangers experience.
Nsefu Widlife Rangers on the Ground, protecting Wildlife!
Nsefu.org donates food to local community!
Your support makes all the difference.
With donations, the Nsefu Wildlife team was able to deliver much needed food rations to the local Nsefu Sector Community, after the recent flooding. Check out the photos below.
Elephants seen mourning dead loved ones long after they’ve gone
Elephants are truly amazing!
Story by Colm Gorey | www.siliconrepublic.com
Researchers studying how elephants mourn the dead have shown the creatures often care for those they might not have even been close with.
While stories of interactions between elephants and their dead have been around for some time, a new study has revealed much more detailed – and surprising – realizations about how they mourn.
In a paper published to Primates, research led by San Diego Zoo has shown that elephants show a generalized interest in their dead, even after the bodies have long decayed and regardless of whether they were close with the individual.
The most commonly observed behavior seen was elephants approaching the dead and touching and examining the carcass. They also seemed to use their advanced sense of smell to identify which of its kind had died, with some seen attempting to loudly lift or pull fallen elephants who had just died.
The study included 32 observations of wild elephant carcasses from 12 different locations in Africa.
Elephants are known to form long relationships with each other across social groups that can divide or merge over time. This requires an elephant to remember a wide range of individuals over its life, bolstered by the creature’s notable cognitive abilities, extensive memory and highly sophisticated sense of smell.