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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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Monday, 24 March 2025
Uchechukwu I 2025. C'River: Customs arrest wildlife trafficker with 346 rare bird heads, other specimens.
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has arrested a wildlife trafficker in Cross River State with 346 rare and exotic bird heads, along with other animal specimens. "The individual was found in possession of 213 parrot heads, 29 packs of parrot feathers, 128 African hornbill heads, and five eagle heads. Additionally, we recovered one pack of eagle feathers, two chimpanzee heads, four chimpanzee hands, and four chimpanzee legs."
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NIG_2025_04_C River_Customs arrest wildlife trafficker with 346 rare bird heads_other specimens_Vanguard.pdf 54.75 KB
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Friday, 18 October 2024
2024. Customs seizes 9,493 kg of pangolin scales in landmark wildlife crime bust.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has taken another bold step in the global fight against wildlife trafficking, seizing 9,493 kg of pangolin scales in one of the largest wildlife crime busts in recent years. The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed these developments at a press briefing held at the Customs Training College in Lagos on Wednesday, 16 October 2024, as part of the service’s ongoing enforcement activities.

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NIG_2024_10_Customs seizes 9493 kg of Pangolin Scales_Vanguard.pdf 92.63 KB
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Tuesday, 24 May 2022
2022. Nine suspects arrested for possession of a pangolin valued at R250 000.

Midrand police arrested nine suspects on May 19 on New Road, Midrand after they were found with a female pangolin weighing 0.9kg valued at R250 000.

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SA_2022_05_Nine suspects arrested for possession of a pangolin valued at R250 000_MidrandReporter.pdf 341.09 KB
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