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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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In der vergangenen Woche wurden vier neue Fälle der Wildtierkriminalität gemeldet, und sechs Verdächtige wurden im Zusammenhang mit diesen Straftaten verhaftet. Dies geht aus einem Bericht der Abteilung für geschützte Ressourcen, der namibischen Polizei, des Innenministeriums und des Umweltministeriums hervor. Am 22. November wurde der 46-jährige Tende Ngongo bei Rundu festgenommen, weil er im Besitz von 37 Kudu-Fleischstücken war. Der Mann wurde angeklagt, gegen die Naturschutzverordnung verstoßen zu haben und nicht in der Lage zu sein, den Besitz zufriedenstellend zu erklären…
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| NAM_2022_11_Wilderei der vergangenen Woche_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 345.83 KB |
| NAM_2022_11_Poaching in the past week_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 319.71 KB |
Botswana said it's seen a dramatic drop in rhinoceros poaching this year after taking greater steps to protect its shrinking rhino population. The significant decline was revealed in a report presented this week at a conference on CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. After losing 126 animals between 2018 and 2021, only six rhinoceroses have been poached in Botswana in 2022.
The report says poaching incidents peaked in 2020 when the country lost 62 rhinos. The following year, at least 33 were reported killed by poachers.
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| BOT_2022_11_Rhino Poaching Way Down in Botswana_VOA Zimbabwe.pdf | 48.36 KB |
Dem Bericht zufolge wurden zwei Wildtierprodukte beschlagnahmt, darunter ein Leoparden- und ein Zorilla-Fell. Ein Zorilla stammt aus der Familie der Marder und ist in Englisch auch als "Pole cat" oder "African skunk" bekannt.
According to the report, two wildlife products were confiscated, including a leopard and a zorilla skin. A zorilla comes from the marten family and is also known in English as a "pole cat" or "African skunk".
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| NAM_2022_11_Tierfelle beschlagnahmt_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf | 495.76 KB |
| NAM_2022_11_Animal Skins confiscated_Allgemeine Zeitung_Eng.pdf | 391.92 KB |