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Namibian Wildlife Crimes article archive
This archive of published media articles about wildlife crime in Namibia aims to:
- provide easy public access to published information and statistics
- enable easy stakeholder access to articles
- provide a comprehensive archive of wildlife crime reporting in Namibia
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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A task team formed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) will help captive lion breeders with a strategy to exit the industry. In a statement released by DFFE Minister Barbara Creecy, the appointment of the eight-member ministerial task team follows recommendations made by a high-level panel (HLP) on the management, breeding, hunting, trade and handling of elephant, lion, leopard and rhino.
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| SA_2022_12_Task team appointed to find exit options for captive lion breeders_The Citizen.pdf | 351.13 KB |
Pretoria - Six people have been remanded in custody after they appeared before the Zeerust Magistrate's Court for possession of a pangolin.
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| SA_2022_12_Pangolin in car_Six people remanded in custody for possession of caged animal_IOL.pdf | 349.99 KB |
After receiving a tip-off from a whistleblower, two men were arrested for illegal possession of a pangolin in Alberton on December 11.
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| SA_2022_12_Two men arrested for illegal possession of pangolin_Southern Courier.pdf | 232.78 KB |
The CGC Strike Force, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, said it arrested a 70-year-old man and his son, in connection with the seizure of 376.4kg of pangolin scales at Epe market in Lagos State.
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| NIG_2022_12_Customs arrests 70_year_old man and son with 376kg pangolin scales_sunnewsonline.pdf | 150.19 KB |
Police said four women are in custody for the possession of lion cubs they were selling in Boksburg North.
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| SA_2022_12_Four women in custody for possession of lion cubs they were selling_The South African.pdf | 210.78 KB |