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An intensive campaign to raise a N$1-million reward for information leading to the arrest of the poachers who killed a pregnant rhino in the Kunene region has gathered momentum, with more than N$800 000 raised by well-wishers. The black rhino, known as Dorsland, was killed by poachers along with her calf - and their horns were taken. Also lost was Dorsland's unborn calf. Kunene regional police commander commissioner Eric Clay says Dorsland was shot at the Doro Nawas conservancy over the weekend with an unknown firearm, and her horns, worth N$500 000, were stolen. No arrests have…

One of Namibia's endangered female black rhinos was poached over the weekend in a Kunene conservancy, renewing concerns about the protection of wildlife amid growing mining activity in the region. The female rhino, known as Dorsland, has given birth to up to eight calves since 2015 and was considered one of the region's prime breeding females. The rhino was with a calf and expecting another at the time.

The large-scale blasting at the Goantagab mine in the Sorris Sorris conservancy near Khorixas last Friday has reignited debate over the potential threat to desert-adapted rhinos, tourism and the interests of traditional leaders. On Tuesday, Dâure Daman Traditional Authority chief Zacharias Seibeb threatened to relocate three rhinos from the area to Etosha National Park to make way for tin exploration.