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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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Monday, 4 December 2023
2023. Wildlife poachers arrested in Pilgrim's Rest.

Seven suspects aged between 17 and 47 were arrested for poaching and being in possession of wildlife and weapons. According to a provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, some wildlife species, mostly more than 20 antelope, two hunting rifles, some bush knives, some ammunition and a light delivery vehicle were all confiscated from the Mauchsburg Plantation in Pilgrim’s Rest this morning, Monday December 4, at about 03:00.

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SA_2023_12_Wildlife poachers arrested in Pilgrims Rest_Lowvelder.pdf 448.16 KB
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Sunday, 30 October 2022
Fleming IH 2022. The war on wire snares: Mbombela is worst hit.

SANParks says the proliferation of wire snares in the Lowveld is linked to criminal networks.

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SA_2022_10_The war on wire snares_Mbombela is worst hit_Lowvelder.pdf 707.32 KB
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Sunday, 5 June 2022
2022. Poaching by snare on the rise in the Lowveld.

It is suspected that setting snares in the Lowveld has increased by 20% from last season while the Kruger National Park has had an increase of 50%.

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SA_2022_06_Poaching by snare on the rise in the Lowveld_Lowvelder.pdf 1.02 MB
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