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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Seven alleged rhino poachers were refused bail last week in the Omararu Magistrate's Court following protests and petitions by the community against their release.
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NAM_2016-08_No bail for suspected poachers_Namibian Sun.pdf | 100.57 KB |
Police arrested two Chinese businessmen for alleged extortion, attempted murder and robbery at Walvis Bay after they held another Chinese businessman at gunpoint on Saturday.
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NAM_2016-08_Businessmen arrested for extortion_The Namibian.pdf | 262.21 KB |
The long-awaited judgement in the trail in which four Chinese nationals stand accused of trying to smuggle 14 rhino horns worth millions out of Namibia has again been postponed. A large media contingent yesterday gathered at court ready to hear the judgement in the largest rhino horn smuggling trial in Namibia, but had to turn away disappointed when it was postponed for almost a month to 13 September.
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NAM_2016-08_Rhino horn judgement postponed again_Namibian Sun.pdf | 101.37 KB |
The delivery of the verdict in the trial of four Chinese citizens charged with having tried to smuggle a hoard of rhino horns out of Namibia in March 2014, has again been postponed by a month.
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NAM_2016-08_Rhino horns foursome kept waiting for verdict_The Namibian.pdf | 472.82 KB |
The search for a wildlife warrior to lead the national anti-poaching unit is continuing. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is still searching for a suitable candidate to spearhead the country’s anti-poaching unit and will consider headhunting a candidate should the right person for the job not be found. Environment Minister Pohamba Shifeta told Namibian Sun that the recruitment process started months ago but they have not found a suitable candidate.
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NAM_2016-08_No suit and tie man for anti poaching unit_Namibian Sun.pdf | 107.92 KB |
Thirty-five rhino carcasses have been discovered that were poached last year, raising the 2015 figure to 125 rhinos killed. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism yesterday announced this new statistic and said poachers had killed 37 rhinos so far this year.
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NAM_2016-08_Rhino slaughter continues_Namibian Sun.pdf | 89.14 KB |
The environment minister, Pohamba Shifeta, described the latest rhino and elephant poaching figures as "a pity", saying his ministry will do all it can to keep these figures from rising further. According to figures released by the minister yesterday, three more rhino carcasses, possibly poached for their horns, were recently discovered in the Etosha National Park, pushing the figure of known rhino mortalities up to 37 this year, which brings the total rhino deaths since last year to 162.
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NAM_2016-08_162 rhinos elephants poached since 2015_The Namibian.pdf | 270.11 KB |
The rhino-poaching court case of former Brave Warriors team doctor Gerson Kandjii and four other accused was postponed to 23 September after he and co-accused Stephanus David failed to turn up at the Okahao Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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NAM_2016-08_Poaching suspect Kandjii a no show_Namibian Sun.pdf | 84.82 KB |