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Namibian Wildlife Crimes article archive

This archive of published media articles about wildlife crime in Namibia aims to:

  • provide easy public access to published information and statistics
  • enable easy stakeholder access to articles
  • provide a comprehensive archive of wildlife crime reporting in Namibia

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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Thursday, 22 September 2022
Moser K 2022. Weltnashorntag: Rhinos müssen geschützt werden.

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.

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Menges W 2022. PG revives wildlife crimes case.

A businessman whose case involving alleged wildlife crimes was struck off the court roll last week has been summoned to return to the Windhoek Regional Court on the same charges in November.

Friday, 16 September 2022
Menges W 2022. Accused man off hook on wildlife charges.

A Chinese businessman who has been facing charges of dealing in controlled wildlife products over the past eight years left the Windhoek Magistrate's Court as a free man yesterday, after his case was struck from the court roll. The state alleged that the five men illegally dealt in four elephant tusks in Windhoek on 11 June 2014.

Thursday, 15 September 2022
Shigwedha A 2022. International body backs Namibia's rhino trophy hunting bid.

The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) says it supports Namibia's proposal to the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species (Cites) to transfer its population of white rhinoceros from Appendix I to Appendix II. This would be for the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in live animals for in-situ conservation and trophy hunting.

Tuesday, 13 September 2022
Vatileni E 2022. Heavy sentence as preacher admits rhino poaching.

The preacher and admitted rhinoceros poacher Jackson Babi is facing a prison term of at least 10 years, which would increase to 27 years if he does not pay fines also imposed on him, after pleading guilty on 11 criminal charges in the Gobabis Regional Court.

Monday, 12 September 2022
Noechel S 2022. Selbsternannter Prophet verurteilt.

In einer Pressemitteilung des Umweltministeriums gab dieses bekannt, dass es die Urteilsverkündung des Magistratsgerichtshofes in Gobabis gutheißt. Der selbsternannte Prophet Jackson Babi, der in 2020 festgenommen wurde, nachdem die Polizei zwei Rhinozeros-Hörner in seiner Wohnung im Windhoeker Stadtteil kleine Kuppe beschlagnahmt und auch ein Jagdgewehr samt Munition dort konfisziert hatten, wurde in 12 Anklagepunkten der Wilddieberei für schuldig befunden. Zusammen wurde er auf 19 Anklagepunkten verurteilt, von denen er ein Minimum von bis zu zehn Jahren hinter Gittern…

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Menges W 2022. Owners to lose cars over wildlife crimes.

The owners of two cars that were used to transport pangolin skins are set to lose their vehicles to the state, following an order given in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. In terms of an order given by judge Shafimana Ueitele, a Nissan NP200 bakkie and Nissan Tiida sedan seized by the police in the Grootfontein district four years ago have now been declared forfeited to the state.

Friday, 2 September 2022
Reiter C 2022. Enthornung zum Schutz vor Wilderern.

Private Nashornbesitzer gehen wieder dazu über, ihre Tiere zu enthornen, um sie vor dem jüngsten Anstieg der Nashornwilderei zu schützen. Jaco Muller, Besitzer einer Nashornfarm und Gründer der Organisation HoRn (Help our Rhino's Now), sagte gegenüber der Schwesterzeitung Namibian Sun, dass die letzten Wochen die schlimmsten in Bezug auf die Nashornwilderei waren, insbesondere auf privaten Farmen. Laut ihm wurden in den letzten sechs Wochen etwa 14 Breitmaulnashörner von Wilderern getötet. "Es ist sehr traurig für mich.

Thursday, 1 September 2022
Karuuombe M 2022. 20 rhinos poached at Etosha this year.

About 20 rhinos have been poached at the Etosha National Park so far this year, with five carcasses discovered between June and August. This was announced in a statement yesterday by Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda. Muyunda said 12 black rhinos were poached on custodianship farms and 16 white rhinos were poached on private farms across the country. A total of 32 poached rhinos were black, while 16 were white.

Thursday, 1 September 2022
Matthys D 2022. 48 rhinos fall prey to poachers.

Namibia saw 48 rhinos killed for their horns in the first eight months of 2022, four more than the 44 cases reported in 2021. The country recorded 44 rhinos poached in 2021, 42 in 2020, 57 in 2019, 83 in 2018, and 55 in 2017. Etosha National Park alone saw 20 cases this year, with two carcasses discovered in the area just last week. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said of the poached rhinos, 32 are black and 16 are white.

Thursday, 1 September 2022
2022. Nashornwilderei wieterhin Hochaktiv.

Auf zwei privaten Wildfarmen in den Gegenden um Otjituuo und Otjiwarongo wurden erneut zwei Spitzmaulnashörner gewildert. Eines der zwei weiblichen Tiere war gar tragend. Damit ist die Zahl gewilderter Nashörner in Namibia auf insgesamt 48 gestiegen, 32 davon die bedrohten Spitzmaulnashörner. Laut Ermittlerin Maureen Mbeha von der Polizei in der OtjozondjupaRegion wurde das trächtige Nashorn von unbekannten Verdächtigen erschossen und wurden beide Nasenhörner abgehackt. Der Verlustwert liegt bei geschätzt einer Million Namibia-Dollar.

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