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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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While Namibia and other southern African countries are struggling to protect their rhinos from poaching, scientists are looking for solutions to make the rhino financially unattractive to poachers. According to a new research report published in Science magazine on June 5, dehorning is currently the most effective solution to prevent poaching. The team of scientists led by Kuiper, Haussmann and Whitfield found that dehorning rhinos leads to a drastic reduction in poaching compared to other measures.
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| NAM_2025_06_Dehorning reduces poaching by 78 percent_Tourismus.pdf | 62.27 KB |
Fifteen rhinos and one elephant have been poached this year. This was confirmed by the tourism ministry today. The ministry said that as part of their bi-annual report on wildlife crime and law enforcement, they will issue a detailed statement on the matter in June, including updates on poached animals, suspects arrested, items confiscated, and general crime prevention strategies put in place.
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| NAM_2025_05_15 rhinos poached this year_Tourismus.pdf | 35.83 KB |
Former tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta expressed his disappointment in the ministry's actions and communication regarding the latest rhino poaching in the Hardap Region. A white rhino cow was poached this weekend on a farm near Maltahohe, leaving behind a calf named Elsa orphaned. The calf was only found two days after the incident. A reward of N$160 00 has been issued for any information.
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| NAM_2025_05_NS160 000 award for rhino poaching_Tourismus.pdf | 43.46 KB |
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism plans to recruit 50 young Namibians into its anti-poaching unit as part of intensified efforts to protect threatened wildlife, including rhinos, elephants, and pangolins. The decision comes in the wake of significant poaching incidents recorded in 2024, which saw 83 cases of rhino poaching and nine elephant poaching incidents. Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, announced to Cabinet while presenting the ministry's 2025/2026 budget motivation.
During a time in which South Africa's wildlife is under attack by poaching, a new study has shown that popular anti-poaching technologies could be an easy target for cyber-attacks. Stellenbosch University student Christelle Steyn, who is part of the Orange Cyberdefence Academy, conducted research that shows that various technologies, such as tracking tags, CCTV, mobile apps and drones could increase the risks of cyber-attacks.
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| SA_2023_04_Weak spots in anti_poaching technology an easy target for hackers_Kempton Epress.pdf | 259.58 KB |