This archive of published media articles about wildlife crime in Namibia aims to:
Public access to information is a vital component of ensuring community engagement in prevalent issues. Wildlife crime is one of the pressing environmental issues of our time.
Wildlife crime investigations are generally covert operations requiring utmost confidentiality to succeed. Investigations and prosecutions in complex cases may take months or even years to complete. For this reason, the information that can be released to the public without compromising cases is often limited. Nonetheless, the Namibian government strives to share as much information as possible with the public.
The Namibian media has welcomed this approach and regularly publishes statistics and feature articles on wildlife crime. These are entered into the database at regular intervals, creating a comprehensive archive of wildlife crime reporting in Namibia.
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NAM_2024_04_Enormer Anstieg der Wilderei_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 53.66 KB |
NAM_2024_04_Enormous increase in poaching_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 48.4 KB |
In kamoefleerdrag, swart stewels en ’n semi-outomatiese wapen in sy holster, is Marcus Jacobs soggens reg vir aksie. Wat dalk na ’n militêre operasie klink, is in werklikheid die daaglikse roetine van ’n man met ’n missie: die beskerming van bedreigde wild teen stropers. Jacobs is die hoofbestuurder van Namibia Wildlife Protection (NWP), ’n private sekuriteitsmaatskappy wat bedreigde wildspesies in Namibië teen stropers beskerm. Dit sluit in "hoë teikenspesies" soos renosters en olifante. "Ons kan nie meer ons kosbare spesies sonder wapens beskerm nie.
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NAM_2024_04_Wildstropers se Nemesis_Republikein.pdf | 66.37 KB |
NAM_2024_04_Game Poachers Nemesis_Republikein_Eng.pdf | 75.81 KB |
Three members of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) were apprehended on Friday, within the confines of Mangetti National Park. The arrests followed after park officials saw the perpetrators climbing over a fence during a routine anti-poaching patrol and fence inspection. The three soldiers were arrested while attempting to claim over the Mangetti Park’s boundary fence into the Mururani location, bearing bags laden with dried game meat ranging from Eland, Kudu and Wildebeest.
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NAM_2024_04_Three NDF members arrested for poaching in Mangetti National Park_Windhoek Observer.pdf | 187.67 KB |
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2024_04_NWP ernstig oor bewaring_Republikein.pdf | 64.53 KB |
NAM_2024_04_NWP serious about conservation_Republikein_Eng.pdf | 74.69 KB |
Between 2015 and February 2024, Namibia lost a staggering 631 rhinos due to poaching, marking a concerning downturn in its conservation success. This is according to statistics provided by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism last week during the Commemoration of World Wildlife Day 2024. Breaking down the figures year by year, statistics paint a grim picture of 97 rhinos poached in 2015 alone, with six reported to be poached in 2016 and five poached in 2017.
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NAM_2024_03_More than 600 rhinos were poached in ten years_Windhoek Observer.pdf | 965.03 KB |
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NAM_2024_04_Namibia warns of rising pangolin trafficking on World Pangolin Day_Xinhua.pdf | 96.53 KB |
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NAM_2024_02_Pangolinschmuggler festgesetzt_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 241.65 KB |
NAM_2024_02_Pangolin smuggler arrested_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 240.81 KB |
Bei Outjo mehren sich weiterhin die Vorfälle von Kriminalität auf Farmen. Wie Rolf Wagner und Erika Zamzow von der Farm Moselle gegenüber der AZ berichteten, haben Unbekannte im vergangenen Dezember Solarinstallationen und Pumpen von fünf Wasserstellen der Farm gestohlen. Die Farm arbeite eng mit der Anti-Wilderei-Einheit Nyime zusammen, die die Diebe "über fast 30 Kilometer bis zur Teerstraße Outjo-Khorixas verfolgt" hätten. Die Diebe seien nicht gefasst, aber nahezu alle gestohlenen Teile sichergestellt worden.
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NAM_2024_01_Diebstaehle bei Farmen um Outjo_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 303.47 KB |
NAM_2024_01_Thefts from farms around Outjo_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 304.72 KB |
Das namibische Umweltministerium ist beunruhigt über eine akute Zunahme der Wilderei von Pangolinen in Namibia in den letzten Monaten. "Das Ministerium ist erfreut zu beobachten, dass zwischen dem 1. September und dem 30. November 2023 mehr Verdächtige im Zusammenhang mit Schuppentierhandel verhaftet wurden. Wir sind jedoch besorgt, dass dies auch auf einen Anstieg der Verbrechen an Schuppentieren hinweisen könnte", so Romeo Muyunda, Sprecher des Ministeriums, in einer Mitteilung.
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NAM_2023_12_Sorge um Schuppentiere_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 278.37 KB |
NAM_2023_12_Pangolin concern_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 262.54 KB |
In an operation led by Members of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT), in collaboration with the Namibian Police (Nampol) and Namibian Defense Force (NDF), 24 elephant tusks were confiscated during an early morning interception on Friday in the Zambezi region.
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NAM_2023_11_Zambian poachers flee as officials confiscate 24 elephant tusks_Windhoek Observer.pdf | 274.6 KB |
The Windhoek Magistrate Court has handed down prison sentences of up to 15 years to four individuals involved in a heinous rhino poaching case. The culprits were found guilty for their involvement in a poaching incident dating back to December 2016, where four white rhinos were ruthlessly killed on a private farm in the Gobabis District. On 22 December 2016, the suspects allegedly, without a hunting permit, killed four white rhinos - two bulls and two pregnant cows - each valued at N$1.25 million, with a total value…
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NAM_2023_10_Poachers sentenced to 15 years_Windhoek Observer.pdf | 284.34 KB |
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has identified its employee Otto Jan Uirab as the suspect in the poaching incident that occurred last week. He is charged alongside Nedbank employee, Harold Xarageb, and two other suspects Gaeb Franklin and Veldskoendraer Neely. The suspects were arrested on suspicion of illegally hunting a blue wildebeest in the Dan Viljoen Park near Windhoek last week. They have since appeared in the Katutura Magistrate’s court. A case has been opened with the Otjomuise Police station and the suspects were remanded in custody until the May 2023…
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NAM_2023_02_MEFT employee nabbed for poaching_Windhoek Observer.pdf | 291.96 KB |
An official from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism was amongst three other suspects that were arrested on suspicion of illegally hunting a blue wildebeest in Dan Viljoen Park near Windhoek. "The incident happened on Tuesday at a roadblock between Dan Viljoen and Windhoek. The Ministry condemns the incident particularly, the alleged involvement of a staff member," said the ministry’s spokesperson Romeo Muyunda. They were arrested on Tuesday at the roadblock, west of Windhoek, leading to the game park.
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NAM_2023_02_Ministry official arrested for poaching_Windhoek Observer.pdf | 257.16 KB |
Nach Angaben von Nashornschützern sind anscheinend grenzübergreifende Syndikate an der Nashornwilderei in Namibia beteiligt. Während auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent die Zahlen der Nashornwilderei insgesamt sinken, verzeichnet Namibia seit einigen Monaten beunruhigend viele Fälle. Laut dem Direktor des Save the Rhino Trust, Simon Uri Khob, zeigen Berichte, dass Syndikate von Nashornwilderern aus Südafrika in Namibia agieren und es vor allem auf kommerzielle Farmen absehen. Das berichtete das US-amerikanische internationale Nachrichtenportal VOA.
Heute ist Weltnashorntag: Ein Tag, der einerseits an die Faszination und Schönheit der grauen Riesen erinnert - aber auch an ihre Gefährdung und Schutzbedürftigkeit angesichts zahlreicher Bedrohungen weltweit. In Afrika geht die Population der Nashörner laut Umweltstiftung WWF insgesamt jährlich um drei Prozent zurück. Es werden jedes Jahr hunderte Nashörner wegen ihres Horns getötet; in Südafrika sind die Tiere besonders gefährdet. Der internationale Handel mit Nashorn-Hörnern ist zwar verboten.
Unter den Opfern der Wilderei im südlichen Afrika wird den meisten nicht zu allererst die Hyäne einfallen. Eine Studie zeigt, dass die Folgen der Drahtschlingenwilderei für die Population der Tüpfelhyäne bisher stark unterschätzt wurden.
Among the victims of poaching in southern Africa, the hyena will not come to mind for most. A study shows that the consequences of wire snare poaching for the spotted hyena population have been grossly underestimated.
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NAM_2022_08_Wilderei bedroht auch Hyaenen_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 499.82 KB |
NAM_2022-08_Poaching also threatens hyenas_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 494.24 KB |
Sie sind faszinierend, selten und oft das Ziel von Wilderei und Schmuggel - Pangoline, auch bekannt als Schuppentiere. Sie sind das einzige geschuppte Säugetier und ihre Spezies, von der es acht Unterarten gibt, ist über 60 Millionen Jahre alt. Morgen, am 19. Februar, ist Weltpangolintag, um auf die hohe Gefährdung dieser beeindruckenden Tierart aufmerksam zu machen. Der Mensch ist dabei die größte Bedrohung: Schuppentiere sind die meist geschmuggelte Säugetierspezies weltweit, vor allem da ihre Schuppen in Asien als traditionelles Heilmittel verwendet werden.
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NAM_2022_02_Welttag der Schuppentiere-Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 567.89 KB |
NAM_2022_02_World Pangolin Day_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 557.44 KB |
Die Internasionale Renosterstigting (IRF) het sy jaarverslag oor die toestand van renosterbevolkings wêreldwyd gepubliseer en Namibië is geïdentifiseer as die land met die grootste witrenosterbevolking. Die situasie van renosters in Afrika en oor die hele wêreld is egter kommerwekkend. Die aantal witrenosters op die Afrikavasteland het die afgelope jaar weens stropery afgeneem. Met 'n huidige bevolking van ongeveer 18 000, het dié getal die afgelope dekade met 12% afgeneem.
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NAM_2021_09_Namibie vaar goed met renosterbewaring_Republikein.pdf | 385.58 KB |
NAM_2021_09_Namibia is doing well with rhino conservation_Republikein_Eng.pdf | 382.44 KB |
Die internationale Nashornstiftung (IRF) hat seinen jährlichen Bericht zum Zustand der Nashornpopulationen weltweit veröffentlicht und Namibia als Land mit der größten Population von Breitmaulnashörnern ausgewiesen. Allerdings sei die Situation der Nashörner sowohl in Afrika als auch weltweit besorgniserregend. Die Zahlen der Breitmaulnashörner auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent sind im vergangenen Jahr aufgrund von Wilderei geschrumpft. Mit etwa 18 000 Individuen ist die Population im vergangenen Jahrzehnt um 12 Prozent gesunken.
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NAM_2021_09_Namibia schuetzt Nashoerner gut_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 610.27 KB |
NAM_2021_09_Namibia protects rhinos well_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 605.35 KB |
Nashornwilderei ist in Afrika wieder zu einem großen Problem geworden. Angesichts steigender Fallzahlen und wachsender Sorgen haben Wissenschaftler in einem Pilotprojekt nun einen neuen Ansatz gewählt: Ein mit Radioaktivität versehenes Horn ist ein zu großes Risiko für Wilderer.
Rhino poaching has become a major problem again in Africa. In view of the increasing number of cases and growing concerns, scientists have now chosen a new approach in a pilot project: a horn provided with radioactivity is too great a risk for poachers.
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NAM_2021_06_Mit Radioaktivitaet gegen Wilderer_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 751.07 KB |
NAM_2021-06_With radioactivity against poachers_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 747.21 KB |
The four suspected poachers who were arrested on Saturday following a shoot-out with the police at Khorixas will remain in custody after the court denied them bail.
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NAM_2017-06_Suspected poachers remanded in custody_The Namibian.pdf | 217.05 KB |
A man suspected of having travelled from Namibia was arrested at the Hong Kong International Airport on Friday in connection with 12 rhino horns found in express air parcels.
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NAM_2017-03_Suspected Nam rhino horns seized in China_The Namibian.pdf | 213.05 KB |
Three suspects were arrested on Tuesday evening at Tjova village in Kavango East after being found in possession of 13 elephant tusks by a joint police and ministry of environment patrol. Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi yesterday said police arrested a Namibian and two Angolans, aged 27, 42 and 50, respectively, during an intelligence-led investigation.
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NAM_2017-01_Three arrested with 13 elephant tusks_The Namibian.pdf | 564.36 KB |
He was tending to his employer's cattle and not poaching, the suspected poacher shot and wounded by police on Wednesday at a farm in the Outjo district said yesterday.
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NAM_2017-01_Man shot by police said he was not poaching_The Namibian.pdf | 531.25 KB |
A suspected poacher was shot and wounded by police yesterday at Farm Harrisy near Etosha National Park, bringing the number of those injured to two since December last year. Three others were shot dead at Bwabwata National Park last week following the invocation of the Criminal Procedure Act where police are instructed to shoot poachers in self-defence.
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NAM_2017-01_Police shoot suspected poacher_The Namibian.pdf | 247.54 KB |
The poaching of rhinos and elephants in Namibia is not a crisis because only about 1,2% are poached per year, said environment minister Pohamba Shifeta.
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NAM_2016-12_Shifeta says poaching not a crisis_The Namibian.pdf | 524.75 KB |
Six people found carrying rifles in the Etosha National Park last week were arrested after a wounded rhino was found in the area.
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NAM_2016-12_Six arrested in Etosha_The Namibian.pdf | 189.19 KB |
A Chinese man was arrested on Wednesday in South Africa when he was found with 18 rhino horns worth R6,6 million which are suspected to have been smuggled from Namibia.
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NAM_2016-11_Chinese national arrested with 18 rhino horns_The Namibian.pdf | 965.73 KB |
Government yesterday condemned the random shooting of Namibian citizens suspected of being poachers at the Botswana border, saying the authorities in that country are too quick to pull the trigger.
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NAM_2015-07_Government condemns Botswana for shooting Namibians_The Namibian.pdf | 290.5 KB |
Yet another black rhino was poached in the Omatendeka Conservancy in Southern Kunene over the weekend, bringing the total number of poached rhinos in the country to 69 this year. The rhino is the fifth to be poached in the same area within a couple of months. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism confirmed yesterday that five people were arrested in connection with the incident after they were discovered with two rhino horns in their possession.
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NAM_2015-06_Rhino carcass discovered at Omatendeka Conservancy_The Namibian.pdf | 222.79 KB |
Ninety-five black rhinos and eight white rhinos have been poached in Namibia since 2005, the ministry of environment and tourism revealed yesterday. Minister of environment Pohamba Shifeta said this, when he revealed the outcome of tests conducted on the latest rhino and elephant carcasses discovered since 2014.
Shifeta said over the last 10 years, 294 black rhinos died of natural causes, while 95 others were poached and seven others were killed for trophy hunting.
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NAM_2015-09_103 rhinos poached in the last 10 years_The Namibian.pdf | 222.78 KB |
Sensational disclosures are the stuff of journalism. Good journalism however, requires that these disclosures are accurate and the interpretation of the facts is rational and reasonable. A recent front page lead "Wildlife staff probed in Kunene rhino poaching" requires a response.
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NAM_2015-02_Rhino poaching in the Kunene_a field perspective_The Namibian.pdf | 438.18 KB |