WHEN YOU
LOOK
Western Bluebird
The Zambezi Kudu
When you look at this Zambezi Kudu, you see resilience in the face of destruction.
The Zambezi Kudu faces environmental destruction concerning the Zambezi River that runs through its habitat. The Zambezi River runs from northwestern Zambia and flows into the Indian Ocean. The river is the fourth-largest river in Africa. Both humans and animals depend on the river for stability.
Although the kudu may not be completely dependent on the river, they do feed off of the luscious grass that grows from the edges of the river during the dry seasons. The river is expected to experience more prolonged droughts as the years come. This will hurt human and wildlife systems. As the climate harshens, the kudus' resilience will be tested.
A Collective Effort
As humans, we must face climate change with resilience and adapt accordingly as the strong-bodied kudu has done. These kudu have inhabited parts of Africa for longer than humans have. Their ability to adapt, overcome, and face changes over decades is a lesson we can all learn from.
An animal who is resilient is able to overcome challenging experiences and adapt to its new form of life. The Zambezi Kudu embodies all that is resilience and will continue to confront challenging experiences as we face environmental destruction. Zambezi is the name of a river that flows through Africa. The river is in danger due to climate change, which will affect the kudu's habitat. Kudu derives from the Indigenous Khoikhoi language of Southern Africa.
The land the kudu inhabit will no longer be inhabitable if we do not make a change.
The African Wildlife Foundation is a group of African conservation leaders. The foundation helps protect the wildlife of Africa in danger. Due to the kudus' loss of habitat, the organization has put together an alternative solution. The AWF brings private investors and communities undergoing harsh conditions to make tourism lodges. A lodge named Satao Elerai was created in Kenya, Eastern Africa. The lodge offers 5,000 acres of land to the kudu. The kudu and other animal life are now able to roam freely. This should make us feel a sense of hope as we face destruction. The African conservation leaders saw a problem, learned from it, and created a solution.