Poaching remains a big concern in Namibia, where it shows that poaching is moving away from the National parks and more into private farms and custodian farms. It can be attributed to the intensified security in parks.
Romeo Muyunda Public Relation officer of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism vowed to do whatever possible to bring poaching under control and this year shows a decreasing pattern compared to 2018.  Namibia has recorded 26 poaching incidences since January, according to the statistics, seven elephants and 19 rhinos were poached since January.In May, the ministry recorded 18 incidences during which eight animals were killed.