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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Beslag is op altesaam 63 patrone, vyf vuurwapens en twee muskeljaatkatvelle gelê.
A total of 63 cartridges, five firearms and two Cape Genet skins were seized.
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NAM_2020-04_Man glo vas met twee muskeljaatkatvelle_Republikein.pdf | 219.74 KB |
NAM_2020-04_Man apprehended with Cape Genet skins_Republikein_ENG.pdf | 219.56 KB |
Guyanese finches are almost always smuggled in hair curlers from Guyana to New York, while pig-nosed turtles are trafficked in high amounts, declared as a marine species, and flown from a regional Indonesian airport to Jakarta before flying to China. The greatest variation in wildlife trafficking in air transport doesn’t necessarily occur between regions but between the species or wildlife products trafficked, the specific methods used with the routes taken by wildlife traffickers heavily dependent on wildlife type, says the Runway to Extinction report:…
Beslag is op altesaam 64 patrone, vyf vuurwapens en twee muskeljaatkatvelle gelê.
A total of 64 cartridges, five firearms and two Cape Genet skins were seized.
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NAM_2020-04_Wildmisdaad 64 patrone gekonfiskeer_Republikein.pdf | 217.06 KB |
NAM_2020-04_Game crime 64 bullets confiscated-Republican_ENG.pdf | 216.89 KB |
The effects of poaching and climate change are keenly felt In Zambia and Zimbabwe. This ecological
frontline is manned by innovative, but under-funded conservation units, with tourism supporting the survival
of some of Africa’s rarest species.
The country's national parks will be closed for the duration of the lockdown until 5 May in compliance with the state of emergency declared by the President in reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism, spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, in a statement last week said during the duration, tour operations and guiding activities will not be allowed in the national parks which also includes closure of accommodation establishments.
Wildmisdaad het tydens die Covid-19-hoktyd afgeneem met net een saak aangemeld en twee Namibiese mans wat in hegtenis geneem is. Volgens die weeklikse wildmisdaadverslag is mnr. Jason Hamutenya verlede Dinsdag op Usakos glo met twee lewende skilpaaie in sy besit vasgetrek. Die ander vermeende wildmisdadiger, mnr. Matias Kaurikengererua is verlede Woensdag by Osire in verband met die sameswering om 'n renoster te stroop, in hegtenis geneem.
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NAM_2020-04_Man vas oor twee skilpaaie_Republikein.pdf | 188.98 KB |
NAM_2020-04_Man apprehenden over two turtles_Republikein_Eng.pdf | 189.12 KB |
Die Polizei hat am Dienstagmittag einen 31-jährigen Einwohner von Usakos festgenommen, der im Besitz von zwei Schildkröten gewesen sei und über keine Genehmigung verfügt habe. Laut Erongo-Polizeisprecher wird Jason Hamunyela ein Verstoß gegen das Wildtiergesetz beziehungsweise der illegale Handel mit Wildtierprodukten vorgeworfen. Den Wert der Tiere beziffern die Behörden mit 20000 Namibia-Dollar. „Die Schildkröten wurden an Beamte des Ministeriums für Umwelt, Forstwirtschaft und Tourismus in Omaruru überreicht, wo sie sicher aufbewahrt werden“, erklärte der Polizeisprecher.
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NAM_2020-04_Mit zwei Schildkroeten verhaftet_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 316.44 KB |
NAM_2020-04_Arrested with two tortoises_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 214.99 KB |
Wildlife crime has become one of the central conservation challenges in Namibia, with a total of 174 wildlife species poached in the country last year alone. This number signifies an increase, as 115 were poached in 2018.
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NAM_2020-04_Wildlife crime registered every day_Informante.pdf | 834.76 KB |