This project will enable the rescue and protection of wildlife in peril in South Africa. The illegal killing of wildlife for the bush meat and black market trade is a growing problem and it robs local communities of their rich biodiversity and natural heritage.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, illegal trade in bush meat and the harvesting of protected species for the illegal trade in animal parts has escalated rapidly. Initially this was due to less rangers on the ground during lockdown, but it is also due to rising unemployment. The use of wire and cable snares to poach wildlife is one of our biggest problems we face, snares are unselective and very efficient at killing animals and the survivors walk around with gaping wounds and the snares attached.
We conduct snare removal operations with our dedicated team of volunteers to find and remove the illegal traps set for wildlife. We do environmental education and create awareness about poaching to local communities. We conduct rescue operations for animals in distress, like a giraffe with a snare around its leg or a hippo stuck in a sewerage dam and we assist in conservation operations like replacing the tracking collars on elephants to name but a few.
The removal of illegal traps set for wildlife and deterring of poaching activities in and around nature reserves and wildlife corridors will greatly increase the biodiversity and stability of the eco system, this will ensure the growth of eco-tourism in these areas which will in turn have a positive effect on employment of local communities and the possibility of sustainable utilization of natural resources. The protection and conservation of our local biodiversity is of paramount importance.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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