In this 3rd episode which is the last of my intended sharing is that I have total confidence and belief that we the young generation have the best chance as we have to change the way our people and the rest of the continent talks about and perceives conservation. We the now generation, are the best chance we have to ensure Africa and all its inhabitants animals,human or otherwise have a future. Can you imagine, the impact Kwame Nkuruma, Patrice Lumumba , Nelson Mandela and other renowned young Pan African leaders would have generated, if they had WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? They were also young when they started their struggle for independence . Today’s young people is perhaps facing an even bigger challenge than the past generation were but we also have more power.
If there is one thing that I hope that the COVID-19 pandemic can teach us all, it is that the health of humans is one and the same as the health of nature and wildlife. When this pandemic is finally over, we cannot surely afford to return to “normal” and continue ignoring the destruction we have been causing in the name of development. And this is entirely up to the African youth, mojo live-streaming and the rest of the world to keep us all on the right path.
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The Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi), male,Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda, 2016.
The Ugandan kob is a subspecies of the kob, a type of antelope. Only the males have horns, which are lyre-shaped, strongly ridged and divergent.
Males are slightly larger than females, being 90 to 100 cm (3.0 to 3.3 ft) at the shoulder, with an average weight of 94 kg (207 lb), while females are 82 to 92 cm (2.7 to 3.0 ft) at the shoulder and on average weigh about 63 kg (139 lb). Apart from the throat patch, muzzle, eye-ring and inner ear, which are white, the coat is golden to reddish-brown, the color differentiating it from other kob subspecies. The belly and inside of the legs are white, and the front of the forelegs are black.
It is typically found in open or wooded savanna, within a reasonable distance of water, and it also occurs in grasslands near rivers and lakes.
Ugandan kobs are herbivores and feed largely on grasses and reeds.
The females and young males form loose groups of varying size which range according to food availability, often moving along watercourses and grazing in valley bottoms. Sometimes non-breeding males form their own groups. Ugandan kobs usually have a lek mating system, in which males defend small territories clustered on traditional mating grounds. Females visit these leks only to breed, and males provide no parental care. Each lek is associated with a female herd of about 100 individuals. Females begin to mate at the age of one, but males must normally wait for several more years. A single calf is born in November or December, after a gestation period of about nine months.
Ugandan kob appears on the coat of arms of Uganda. #Godfreytheguide #Uganda #Animals #Antelope.
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Toronto, April 4th 2004 – Toronto based MojoStreaming, a leading platform for impactful storytelling and urgent wildlife issues, today draws international attention to a critical wildlife conservation
emergency unfolding in South Africa. Within the next week, an innocent herd of
40 elephants, including vulnerable calves, faces the threat of imminent
slaughter unless immediate intervention occurs. This potential tragedy
highlights the broader, ongoing crisis of elephant culling practices in Africa,
threatening the survival of these majestic creatures classified as endangered
species.
In an urgent cry for help and to spark a global
public awareness campaign, MojoStreaming urges individuals, organizations, and
governments worldwide to take immediate action to prevent the senseless killing
of these 40 elephants from the Mawana Game reserve in Northern Natal. This
situation is not isolated; it symbolizes a much larger emergency affecting
thousands of elephants across the continent, where culling has become a
contentious method of population control.
Elephants, known for their intelligence, complex
social structures, and significant ecological impact, are increasingly finding
themselves in conflict with human interests. While the challenges of
cohabitation between humans and elephants in areas of dense population are
acknowledged, MojoStreaming emphasizes that culling is not the answer.
There are humane and effective alternatives to
managing elephant populations that do not involve slaughter, such as
translocation and the creation of wildlife corridors to allow safe migration.
MojoStreaming calls on its global audience,
conservationists, policymakers, and the international community to rally
together in defense of these 40 elephants and the thousands more at risk. This
is a pivotal moment to advocate for sustainable wildlife management practices
that respect the intrinsic value of all life forms and ensure the survival of
one of the planet's most iconic species.
As part of this urgent awareness campaign, MojoStreaming
will be hosting a series of special programming, interviews with wildlife
experts and all stakeholders in the Mawana saga, as well as exclusive content
focusing on the plight of Africa's elephants and the conservation efforts
underway to protect them. Viewers will gain insight into the complex issues
surrounding elephant conservation and learn how they can contribute to making a
difference.
The imminent threat to these 40 elephants is a
wake-up call to the world about the broader crisis facing Africa's elephant
populations. It's time for a collective, global response to end the senseless
culling of endangered species and to work together towards solutions that allow
humans and wildlife to coexist in harmony.
For more information on how you can help and to
learn more about the conservation efforts, please visit www.mojostreaming.com.
MojoStreaming President Bernard van Speyk is
initiating an effort to bring all the Mawana interest groups together to hammer
out a solution where community safety issues are implemented firstly, and then
alternative non-lethal methods are used to assist the well being of the herd.
Together, we can make a difference. Together, we
can save these elephants from slaughter and work towards a future where human
actions contribute to the preservation, not the destruction, of our planet's
wildlife.
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