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Die Nyime-Anti-Wilderei-Einheit konnte zu Beginn der Wochen einen weiteren Erfolg vermerken. Die Einheit bemerkte drei Verdächtige, die mit ihren Eseln unbefugt auf einer Farm in der Nähe von Gobabis eingedrungen sind. "Nachdem wir sie verfolgt hatten, zog einer der Verdächtigen ein Panga, woraufhin wir einen Warnschuss abgaben", so die Einheit auf sozialen Medien. Die Verdächtigen liefen daraufhin weg und ließen ihre Esel zurück, welche mit frischem Eland-Fleisch bepackt waren. Die Verdächtigen sind in der Gegend bekannt und weitere Ermittlungen werden eingeleitet. 

Buyers are being offered more than 200 species of animals threatened with extinction or declining population on social media platforms by illegal wildlife traders. The animals are then transported by air out of Africa and in some instance, by boat.

The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has set 27 September, 2021, as the day for delivering judgement against a Chinese national, Yunhua Lin, who is answering charges of money laundering and rhino horn trafficking. Lin came to Malawi as an investor like many do but without proper screening and vetting, the country let in a criminal who is destroying our current and future economy. Lin is a member of one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking syndicates, which has been operating out of Malawi for at least a decade.

Kenyan authorities have welcomed the progress made in the fight against poaching, after the publication Monday night of the first animal census conducted in the country, which should serve as a basis for improving environmental conservation. According to the data, Kenya has 36,280 elephants, among other things, a population that is up 21 percent from 2014, when poaching peaked.

While there is no conclusive evidence of illegal poaching, members of the Tsiseb constituency in the Erongo Region say wildlife in the area is being decimated by unscrupulous elements.