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Volunteer Sign up and Ideas of How you can help
Please sign up here and give a brief description of how you can help your WE neighbor. If you have other ideas not already mentioned, please give a brief detailed description. Thanks!
Some of the areas could be......
Helping with recording and editing Videos
Helping with snapping and editing still pics
How to create Slide Shows
How to work in and spruce up Your Page
How to create a Blog
A Welcoming Committee for our New Members
*How to navigate around the pages and how to post in discussions
Above are just some ideas... if you have more, please share.
Some of the areas could be......
Helping with recording and editing Videos
Helping with snapping and editing still pics
How to create Slide Shows
How to work in and spruce up Your Page
How to create a Blog
A Welcoming Committee for our New Members
*How to navigate around the pages and how to post in discussions
Above are just some ideas... if you have more, please share.
WE would like to express our gratitude to our Volunteer Community Helpers...
Welcoming Committee - Calista, Liz and Margo
Video Helpers - Aquila
Photo Helpers - Colleen
Slide Show Helpers - Colleen
My Page Helpers - Volunteers needed
Blog Helpers - Volunteers needed
MAC Format Helpers - Emjay and Deb
***There is always room for more Volunteers, please consider Signing Up to Help your Neighbor. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Karen-inVA (Moderator) on -
Thanks tons Emjay!
Will get a Helping with Macs Area set up for you to share in.
Emjay said:Karen asked if I would add some tips for those of us fortunate enough to be on a mac. My terminology may not be accurate, but I'm a step above calling things "what-cha-ma-call-its"! Where do you want me?
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Permalink Reply by Emjay on -
Thanks, Karen!
Karen-inVA said:Thanks tons Emjay!
Will get a Helping with Macs Area set up for you to share in.
Emjay said:Karen asked if I would add some tips for those of us fortunate enough to be on a mac. My terminology may not be accurate, but I'm a step above calling things "what-cha-ma-call-its"! Where do you want me?
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Permalink Reply by Karen-inVA (Moderator) on
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lol... you are right here now.. cool. Getting you all fixed up now. :o)
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Permalink Reply by Emjay on
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I'm never far away! LOL Takes me all night to post the Drive pics to all my various albums! I would get a life, but in all honesty, there's not much left that I haven't done! LOL
Karen-inVA said:lol... you are right here now.. cool. Getting you all fixed up now. :o)
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Permalink Reply by Karen-inVA (Moderator) on
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Emjay.. sent you a PM. Good nite from my end of the world. Thanks again for your help!
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Permalink Reply by Karen-inVA (Moderator) on
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Bumping it up!
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Permalink Reply by Karen-inVA (Moderator) on
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lol... some members were asking about helping out Emjay, so was bringing this here thread up the ladder some. ;o)
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Permalink Reply by Emjay on
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Cool! Just so everyone knows, feel free to welcome new members whether you are on the committee or not! Friendliness counts! (^o^)
Karen-inVA (Moderator) said:lol... some members were asking about helping out Emjay, so was bringing this here thread up the ladder some. ;o)
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Permalink Reply by shelbelle33 on -
I can volunteer. I dont mind what I do. I can take pics i can do vids and as some of you might know i was a mod on another forum and have some sort of experiance
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Permalink Reply by Karen-inVA (Moderator) on
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bringing this forward to share with those that don't know about our Community Helper Lodge.
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Permalink Reply by shelbelle33 on
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Hi I was just wondering if you are still looking for helpers please PM me and let me know if i can help in anyway. Hugs shel X
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UK tour raises some great questions
Some great questions have been raised by University students during my recent lecture tour in the UK, which have focused our thoughts on the direction of the ILP for the next years. Sure, we’re growing rapidly but it’s important to ensure that we focus on our core aims first and foremost. The object of our research is to gather data on the density and behaviour of leopards (and other carnivores) outside of formally protected areas. And why? Well it is in these areas (the largest land mass of South Africa) that leopards are in conflict with humans and in these areas where they are the last of the big five remaining truly wild.
So how can we conserve the dwindling leopard population. As said, first we need data, but also we need to develop wildlife management methods and techniques. Within this we need to become more than a pure research project and tackle some of the other issues. Education is undoubtedly a major factor. We need to get the message across in the right way. But we also need to develop and employ pragmatic management solutions. We will need a holding facility to temporarily detain problem animals, sufficient to give us time to ensure that any relocation does not compromise the genetic dynamics of an area and importantly that we do not create a problem in that area. Whether that be with local livestock, people, or other leopards.
All of this will mean we need more staff. Dedicated people who have a passion for wildlife conservation. We’ll also need more funding. But here is where we can offer something a little different. We want to create an ILP membership scheme (say$8 annual fee). However rather then just ask for a membership fee, in return we want to offer something more than a badge or membership card. Membership will then entitle folks to a 10% discount off an African Conservation Safari. As with everything we do, we look to our friends to give us their input and feedback, so if you have any thoughts on this concept then I'd love to hear from you.
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Honey Badgers - You have to love them
Finally we have some news on our Honey Badger project. As you may know we have been holding two troublesome honey badgers, that were killing Geese on a farm and removed before they could get into even deeper trouble. Of-course we have been waiting for permits but (in this case), that is no bad thing. It has provided time for the badgers to loose their homing instinct to that farm (otherwise they would just head home and into more trouble). It's also given us time to arrange for tracking equipment. In this regard, we took lots of advice from badger specialists before deciding on a two pronged approach to tracking these animals that roam in very large areas.
Firstly, one of the badgers had a radio transceiver implant yesterday (unobtrusive low range device placed under the skin by a vet), and second they will each be given VHF collars before release. Of-course with such tenacious animals the collars won't last long before the badgers have destroyed and discarded them, but by that time we hope to have logged their new home range and have an idea of where to find them. Thereafter the implant (which has only a small range) will help us to monitor the badgers for the next year or so and gather much needed data on Honey Badgers living outside of formally protected area's. You've heard it before, but these are the area's where all carnivores at the biggest and imminent risk from human conflict. So we very much hope that these two will be only the first of many, so that our study results can hep formulate pragmatic conservation policies.
For now, the badgers will be monitored at Moholoholo wildlife rehabilitation centre for another twelve days and then we'll release them into a wild area. Where we hope they'll stay out of trouble. Yea I know, fat chance of that. Badgers just seem to look for trouble. I have to be honest, it's why I love them.
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