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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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South Africa last week announced that the number of rhinos poached during 2015 had gone down from the 1 215 record total in 2014 to 1 175 in 2015. The wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC’s Director of Policy Sabri Zain said in a statement that although there was a slight decrease in rhino poaching in South Africa and the authorities are having some impact on the ground, the numbers are hardly cause for celebration or complacency.
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| NAM_2016-01_Poaching networks infiltrate Africa_Namibian Sun.pdf | 120.2 KB |
THE Namibian government has made great strides in combating the poaching of endangered animals in recent months, the minister of environment and tourism (MET), Pohamba Shifeta, has said.
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| NAM_2016-01_Nam makes big strides in combating poaching Shifeta_The Namibian.pdf | 746.42 KB |
The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, was in the Etosha National Park last week and unearthed a range of irregularities. He says the park regulations are not being obeyed. Shifeta stressed that action will be taken against those who do not comply with the rules of the park, but that this action will depend on what rules are broken. He said it is a privilege for anyone to visit or stay at Etosha and the park must be respected. "It is our national heritage."
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| NAM_2016-01_Wildlife staff run amok in Etosha_Namibian Sun.pdf | 103.36 KB |
Four more rhino carcasses were found at Grootberg Lodge in Kunene region in late December last year.
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| NAM_2016-01_Rhino poaching toll at 80_The Namibian.pdf | 974.5 KB |
The Namibian community reeled when the executive director of Namrights Phil ya Nangoloh made public that high-level officials and politicians were involved in the scourge of rhino poaching in the country. The public demanded to know the names, saying that if it is indeed so, wealthy Namibians, part of the so-called elite, are plundering the natural resources of the country.
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| NAM_2016-01_We call on President Geingob_Namibian Sun.pdf | 61.65 KB |