The government has expressed grave concern over increased poaching recorded at one of the country's leading tourism destinations, the Etosha National Park. Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism's spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said the government is employing new strategies to curb poaching, which is detrimental to the economy and the tourism industry. Government statistics show that 87 rhinos were poached in 2022, consisting of 61 black rhinos and 26 white rhinos. During that year, poaching cases included 15 rhinos poached on rhino custodianship farms, another 25 on white rhino private farms and 47 in the Etosha National Park.