Title:

Rhino and elephant poaching declines in Namibia

Author(s):
Publication Year:
2021
Abstract:

Rhino and elephant poaching has declined significantly this year in Namibia, home to the only free-roaming black rhinos left in the world, government data showed on Monday. Nine rhinos have been illegally killed by hunters so far in 2021, the lowest number in eight years for the period, according to the figures from the ministry of environment and tourism. Four elephants have been killed this way, a five-year low

Series Title:
KFGO
Type:
Newspaper
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en

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