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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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Tuesday, 31 January 2023
2023. Namibia rhino poaching surges to record level, blame on cross-border syndicates.

The number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia reached the highest level on record in 2022, as twice as many animals - 87 compared to 45 - were killed in 2021, official government data showed on Monday (30 January). Africa's rhino population has been decimated over the decades to feed demand for rhino horn, which, despite being made of the same stuff as rhino hair and fingernails, is prized in East Asia as jewelry and fake medicine. The horns are worth tens of thousands of dollars in illegal Asian markets.

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NAM_2023_01_Namibia rhino poaching cross_border syndicates_The North Africa Post.pdf 93.88 KB
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Friday, 28 October 2022
Chik H 2022. China ranks as top rhino horn market, but smuggling networks weakened, report finds.

China ranked as the top market for rhino horns over the past decade, but the country has taken steps to crack down on smugglers, according to a report from the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), a non-profit foundation based in The Hague. From 2012 to 2021, nearly 9,600 rhinos were poached from across Africa and 7.5 tonnes (8.3 tons) of illegal horns were seized globally, the WJC said, citing its analysis of more than 670 seizures. According to the report released on Thursday, "the demand for rhino horns as a criminal commodity shows no signs of abating".

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AFR_2022_10_China ranks as top rhino horn market but smuggling networks weakened report finds_South China Morning Post_0.pdf 423.72 KB
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Thursday, 31 December 2020
2020. China jails ivory smuggling ringleaders for life in landmark case.

17 people sentenced for moving millions of dollars in tusks from West Africa as part of the biggest illicit network of its kind in China. Life terms show authorities are coming down hard on illegal trade, campaigner says.

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INT_2020_12_China jails ivory smuggling ringleaders for life in landmark case_South China Morning Post.pdf 4.22 MB
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Saturday, 3 October 2020
2020. R1.2 million rhino horn bust in PMB.

Pietermaritzburg police intercepted and arrested a man transporting rhino horn worth R1.2 million this morning.

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SA_2020-10_R1.2 million rhino horn bust in PMB_Eyethu News.pdf 225.66 KB
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