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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Poaching is horrible not only for animals but also for the environment. However, you might be unsure of exactly why this is so. We’re here to help educate you on why poaching is bad. You will also get an answer to your question: is poaching illegal? There's a lot to learn about poaching. In addition to whether it is unlawful or not, you will also gain a basic understanding of what poaching is and why it is harmful to the world around us.
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LegalScoops_2022_02_Is Poaching Illegal_Everything You Need to Know_LegalScoops.pdf | 215.76 KB |
There are fewer than 5,630 black rhinos left in the wild, but the last remaining free-ranging population live in the Kunene and Erongo regions of North West Namibia. These special desert-adapted rhinos are protected by our partner Save the Rhino Trust (SRT). The past year has been especially difficult for SRT's team. They have not only had to cope with the ever-present threat of poaching and drought but also had to deal with the additional pressures brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NAM_2021_04_Mounting efforts to save rhinos in Namibia_Save The Rhino.pdf | 434.54 KB |
Meanwhile, the police have arrested 19 suspects in connection with wildlife crimes, and seized eight wildlife products since the start of August. According to a wildlife crime statistics report for this month issued by the Protected Resources Division of the Namibian Police yesterday, the wildlife products seized include four oryx carcasses, two live pangolins, a pangolin skin and a duiker.
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NAM_2019-08_Police arrest 118 for drug possession_The Namibian.pdf | 246.7 KB |
To raise awareness for rhino conservation, Namibian-born international model Behati Prinsloo has joined forces with Save The Rhino Trust Namibia (SRT). As part of her alliance with the organisation, she is launching a global campaign and is visiting Namibia this month, entrenching herself in the movement to protect the critically endangered black rhino species and preserve the population.
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NAM_2019-05_Behati Prinsloo joins forces with Save the Rhino Trust Namibia_The Namibian.pdf | 315.68 KB |
In 1963, the then South African administration proclaimed the entire Western Caprivi as a nature park, by far the earliest nature conservation area in northern Namibia.
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NAM_2016-02_A militarised nature park_The Namibian.pdf | 1.14 MB |