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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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Marking World Rhino Day on Monday (September 22), Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife said there has been an 80% reduction in rhino poaching in Hluhluwe - iMfolozi Park (HiP) in northern KZN. In a statement Ezemvelo said that in comparison to the 2023 figures, KZN has seen a significant reduction in rhino poaching, with a notable decrease at HiP. In recent years, stats from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment have shown that poachers had shifted focus to KZN with HiP being a significant target. Ezemvelo stated that from 2009 to 2024, 40% of the park's rhinos were lost.
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| SA_2025_09_World Rhino Day_Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife reports significant poaching decline_IOL.pdf | 166.08 KB |
EAGLE Côte d'Ivoire - 2 traffickers arrested with 32kg ivory. The ivory, concealed in a rice sack, was trafficked from Liberia. The Burkina Faso National trafficker denounced the other for being a known big ivory trafficker.
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| CI_2025_09_2 traffickers arrested with 32kg ivory_Roar Wildlife News.pdf | 43.58 KB |