Save Wildlife Forever. Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved. Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference. The least we can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.stand for Wildlife. Saviours Of Wildlife has shown way to go!
What do you think about African wildlife?
If you think in the box you can think everything is impossible but now lets get out of the box for sometimes.
“Save African Wildlife? No problem, just have the Wildlife community get together and work things out!” That was my naive solution when i was young.
Looking back it was like saying, “Just get rid of all atomic weapons!” I had no idea of the competing objectives of governments, business, cultures, illegal trade syndicates, and yes the conservationists themselves.
What an impossible maze and definitely not for us to tackle!
However, after many years now, I have discovered how regular people from around the world can get involved to help save Africa’s wildlife one critter at a time.
Find, understand and help the people on the ground, directly saving wild animals and their habitat(environment) . Those on the front lines, with their hands dirty, overcoming insuperable odds, and celebrating or mourning each animal they touch of the hundreds of people we’ve met, the most effective are working in the areas of; Human Wildlife Conflict, Anti-Poaching,Rescue animals & Release, and Forever Sanctuaries. And by the way, are there enough of these precious souls to make a difference?
Founder of roots&shoots and founder of Saviours of wildlife
Today i would like to share the most concentrated area on conserving African wildlife.
#1 Human Wildlife Conflict
When humans and wildlife live close, clashes occur. Elephants trample corn fields, lions kill cattle, cheetah steal goats, and so on. Farmers and herders of course get mad and most resort to snaring, shooting or poisoning the “offenders”.
snared lion
Humans are encroaching more and more into wild places and too many of these animals are losing their natural prey, their habitat and their lives.Finding solutions to prevent conflicts is essential if these iconic species are to survive in the wild. The wild in Africa includes: public lands, wilderness areas, game reserves, conservancies and often adjacent farm blocks.
The best solution is partnering with farmers and providing them with simple alternatives to get along with their wildlife. Like guard dogs living with goat herds to keep cheetah at bay and lights and sirens to keep lions away from cattle villages.Regular people everywhere are getting involved by sharing information like this with friends. But more importantly by choosing projects and making monthly donations where 100% goes directly to saving wild animals. Most donations are even matched by major donors doubling the impact.A gift as low as $7 given every month is so important to people like villagers who saves lions and works with farmers to keep their cattle safe.
Conservation has always been a major part of my life. Growing up I revered leaders like famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and conservationist Jane Goodall, and I dreamed of becoming a swayful wildlife conservationist one day. Some of my fondest memories are of exploring the Amani forests with my college's friend, learning about both the awesome power of nature the threats to its well being.
I ultimately pursued a career in wildlife management at college of African wildlife management -Mweka and my friends too become a conservationists. Together, we founded Saviours of Wildlife with our slogan that Who pays for wildlife and who benefits?.
I recognize there are many conservation organizations doing incredible work on behalf of our planet and the many species who call it home.
I wanted to create an organization that complemented and collaborated with these organizations, so we chose to focus on protecting lesser-known endangered species.
My speech
If there’s one thing we know about life on Earth, it is that all of our diverse animals, plants, soil structures and waterways are interconnected in complex ways, many of which we cannot fully understand. In order to maintain ecological balance, we need to focus on all of the puzzle pieces–and this is becoming harder to do as we lose more and more species to climate change and human activity.
Saviors of wildlife focuses on lesser-known species because they are our early-warning signals for larger issues facing the ecosystem. For example, amphibians have a tremendous impact on their environment. They are not the face of environmental conservation in the same way as elephants,rhinoceros or gorillas, but because of their size and genetic makeup, these creatures are much more sensitive to climate change.
For example, saviour of wildlife is working to save amphibians, reptiles but also supporting efforts of conserving big wildlife like Rhino, giraffe and elephants through conservation education and capacity building to wildlife practititoners.
Saviours of wildlife is also working to save the world’s most endangered marine mammals. Only about 30% are left in the wild due to them becoming entangled in gill nets set for illegal fishing activities.The marine creatures are the most endangered Species.
Our planet is facing a biodiversity crisis. Last month , I was fortunate to share comment with Jane Goodall to discuss this critical issue. She reminded the word that she spoke to me 5 years ago “don’t forget, every single one of you makes a difference every single day.”
As we sit on the brink of losing thousands of more species, throwing our future into jeopardy, I am now asking you to make smart decisions .Please join us in reversing this crisis and making our collective future more secure contact
Brighton Mbilinyi, saviours of wildlife,college of African wildlife management.
brightonfrancis91@gmail.com +255756 525739
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