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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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Three men, one Angolan and two Namibians, were arrested on Friday, at Charles Bar in Oshikango, Helao Nafidi, after they were allegedly found in possession of three bags of the protected Welwitschia mirabilis plant species. According to the crime report, the arrests followed an intelligence-led operation that uncovered the suspects offering the plants for illegal sale without a valid permit. The suspects, aged 35, 36, and 40, were taken into custody, and the value of the confiscated Welwitschia mirabilis is yet to be determined.
In the largest ever wildlife and forestry operation, 138 countries and regions joined forces to apprehend wildlife smugglers. INTERPOL has led an operation seizing 20,000 protected or endangered animals in a global wildlife trafficking sting. Criminal networks were smuggling the live animals across borders to sell for uses such as specialty food and traditional medicine. Led by INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization (WCO), the multinational campaign known as Operation Thunder 2024 involved enforcement agencies from 138 countries and regions and led to the arrest of 365…
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| INTERNATIONAL_2025_02_INTERPOL seizes 20000 trafficked animals_The Wildlife Society.pdf | 60.57 KB |
Two men, who were found in possession of five lion head skulls, which they intended to sell, were yesterday fined for the offence. Shelton Chibaya (36) and Benedict Mutinhima (31) work at Kyle Recreational Park in Masvingo. They appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo and were charged with contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act.
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| ZIM_2024_04_Two men fined for illegal possession of lion heads_H_Metro.pdf | 60.7 KB |