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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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Thursday, 17 September 2020

Smit E 2020. Namibia - 22 rhinos poached this year, down from 46 last year.

This year a total of 22 rhinos and two elephants have been poached. During the same period last year, poachers killed46 rhinos and 13 elephants.

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NAM_2020–09_ 22 rhinos poached this year_down from 46 last year_Africa Sustainable Conservation News.pdf	707.37 KB

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Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Smit E 2020. New technology to help monitor rhinos.

After a study on black rhinos in Namibia, new software has been developed by researchers in the United States that could help conservationists keep a watchful eye on the black rhino. The interactive software was jointly developed by researchers at Duke University and analytics software specialist SAS and analyses the footprints left behind by black rhinos. This can be used to monitor their movements and enable conservationists to help keep the animals safe from poachers.

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NAM_2020-09_New technology to help monitor rhinos_Namibian Sun.pdf	202.56 KB

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Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Smit E 2020. 155 wildlife products seized - At Okahao, a Namibian man was arrested on 31 August for being in possession of 142 pangolin scales.

More than 150 illegal wildlife products were seized last week and 10 suspects were arrested, while six new cases were registered. Five of the suspects were arrested in connection with rhino poaching or trafficking cases.

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NAM_2020-09_155 wildlife products seized_Namibian Sun.pdf	294.98 KB

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Thursday, 23 April 2020

Smit E 2020. Seven arrested for wildlife crimes.

Five of the suspects were arrested for rhino poaching and/or trafficking cases, while two wildlife products, five firearms and 63 rounds of ammunition were seized during operations.

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NAM_2020-04_Seven arrested for wildlife crimes_Namibian Sun.pdf	299.29 KB

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Thursday, 16 April 2020

Smit E 2020. Anti-poaching measures pay off.

For the second week, statistics indicate that only one wildlife crime has been recorded per week. The tightening of anti-poaching security measures during the coronavirus state of emergency is paying off, with only one new wildlife crime case registered last week, while two suspects were arrested.