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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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Pangolin scales and other body parts trafficked internationally appear to come from the same areas that supply the animals for local wild meat markets, a new study has found. It created a DNA database and location-prediction model for three threatened species: the white-bellied (Phataginus tricuspis), Sunda (Manis javanica) and Chinese (Manis pentadactyla) pangolins. Pangolins are the world's most trafficked wild mammals; estimates suggest more than 1 million animals have been captured from the wild over the past decade.
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| INT_2026_07_Pangolin DNA study links local wild meat markets to global trafficking networks_Mongabay.pdf | 985.74 KB |
The Hawks have launched a major investigation after a Hartbeesfontein game farm reported that 98 rhino horns were allegedly stolen earlier this week. The complainant told officers that robbers struck in the early hours of Monday 8 December and took 98 rhino horns, R 50 000 in cash and two mobile phones.
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| SA_2025_12_Hawks probe alleged theft of 98 rhino horns in North West_The South African.pdf | 557.44 KB |
Quiçama Park administrator denounces that individuals with money have "encouraged" poachers. Lack of personnel and transport cited as a reason for poor enforcement. Park has just over 100 staff, but needs at least 600. In 2021, the Government presented a project to stop poaching in the country.
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| ANG_2022-12_Illegal hunting in Quicama is spurred on by traffickers with financial power_NovoJornal.pdf | 298.79 KB |