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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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Wednesday, 15 April 2026
2026. Facebook exposed as global hub for illegal wildlife trade with South Africa caught in the digital crossfire.

A disturbing new global report has pulled back the curtain on a booming illegal wildlife trade that is no longer confined to remote markets or hidden backrooms, but operating openly on Facebook. South Africa has been flagged as one of the countries caught in this growing digital trafficking network, where endangered animals and wildlife products are being advertised, bought, and sold with alarming ease.

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SA_2026_04_Facebook exposed as global hub for illegal wildlife trade with South Africa caught in the digital crossfire_Joburgtc.pdf 154 KB
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Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Smuts B 2026. Trophy hunting quotas without accountability: How different courts are exposing the same broken state.
A lion bone case in the Pretoria High Court. A Constitutional Court challenge to wildlife legislation. And fresh trophy hunting quotas for leopard, elephant and rhino published without resolving either. These are not separate stories. They are three windows into the same institutional failure.
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SA_2026_04_Trophy hunting quotas without accountability_How different courts are exposing the same broken state_Daily Maverick.pdf 134.11 KB
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Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Smit E 2026. Namibia between wildlife conflicts and nature conservation.

While Namibia continues to record successes in conservation and revenue, the increasing frequency of severe conflicts between humans and wildlife is putting a strain on rural village communities in particular. In the 2025/2026 financial year, 1,442 incidents were reported, in which 10 people died. The government paid N$1.4 million in compensation and provided additional assistance to the bereaved. Tourism Minister Indileni Daniel reported this as part of her budget justification. For 2026/2027, her ministry received 7% less than in the previous year, with an 8% cut in operational…

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NAM_2026_04_Namibia between wildlife conflicts and nature conservation_Allgemeine Zeitung.pdf 25.36 KB
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