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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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A staggering 499 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa in 2023, an increase of 51 on the poaching numbers for 2022. This disappointing figure is a chilling reminder that the South African government and wildlife authorities have not got poaching under control. Barbara Creecy, the minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment (DFFE), said when releasing the annual poaching figures that poaching had dropped in Kruger National Park, previously the focal point of rhino crime.
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| SA_2024-04_Rising rhino poaching in South Africa_The Ecologist.pdf | 215.77 KB |
A six-year jail sentence for a man who smuggled 1 100 Emperor scorpions, 42 Bell's hingeback tortoises and a water lizard. Seventeen years imprisonment for elephant poachers in the Kruger National Park. A 10-year jail sentence for a pangolin poacher.
Rhino conservation is a hot topic used by many NGOs to raise lots of money to 'Save the Rhino'. Unfortunately, little of this money goes to those who have rhinos on their land and urgently need the funding! Very few people really understand the formidable challenges faced by rhino owners. Did you know that most rhinos in southern Africa roam free on private farms and reserves? NGO funding, however, is mostly channelled to government-run National Parks, with very little money reaching the private rhino owner. This leaves the private rhino owners with many challenges.
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| NAM_2025_07_Struggling to survive_the challenges of the private rhino owner_Wildlife Vets Namibia.pdf | 770.53 KB |