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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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The South African National Parks K9 unit strategy to include a pack of hounds with origins in America in its anti-poaching effort in the Kruger National Park is paying off. The dog deployers and trainers of these hounds agree this has been a game-changer.
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| SA_2024_07_Pack dog tracking gives anti-poaching effort the edge_Pretoria Rekord.pdf | 412.98 KB |
Three rhino poachers were sentenced to 50, 21 and 33 years respectively in the Skukuza Regional Court on July 25 after being found guilty on several charges relating to rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park during 2017 and 2019. Their trial started on July 23, 2023. They were convicted on May 23 of this year on rhino poaching-related charges such as trespassing in a national park, hunting of rhinoceros in a national park, possession of an unlicensed firearm and conspiracy to commit a crime.
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| SA_2024_W30_Three poachers sentenced to 104 years_Pretoria Rekord.pdf | 161.1 KB |
Owing to effective conservation methods, wildlife poaching has significantly decreased in Zimbabwe. This was a result of robust anti-poaching systems, coupled with increased patrols and the use of modern technology. Senior area manager for Mana Pools National Park Edmore Ngosi reiterated that poaching levels had gone down significantly over the past five years. "With interventions from the government and conservation partners, we are happy to say that we are on top of the situation as we have seen poaching levels decrease in the entire landscape".
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| ZIM_2022_06_Zim poaching levels go down_Dailynews.pdf | 443.48 KB |
Four traffickers have been arrested for trafficking in ivory tusk, pangolin, and chimpanzee.
A wildlifetrafficker has been sentenced to more than a year in prison by the BertouaCourt of First Instance for trafficking in pangolin scales.
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| CAM_2022_03_A Wildlife Trafficker Sentenced to More Than a Year in Prison_allAfric_com.pdf | 108.79 KB |