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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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| NAM_2024_02_Livestock farmers lose NS14m to theft_drought_The Namibian.pdf | 327.67 KB |
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| NAM_2024_02_Vee en wildboere ly reuse verliese_Republikein.pdf | 416.46 KB |
| NAM_2024_02_Livestock and game farmers suffer huge losses_Republikein_Eng.pdf | 416.33 KB |
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| NAM_2024_02_Judges order release of alleged poachers_Namibian Sun.pdf | 229.63 KB |
Die twee mans wat tereggestaan het op aanklagte van stropery, Hermanus Kharugab en Ashley Eiseb, is ingevolge 'n uitspraak in 'n hersieningsaansoek in die hoërhof in Windhoek vrygelaat. Eiseb, wat volgens 'n lid van die Nossob Misdaadvoorkomingsforum, 'n "groot probleem is", en Kharugab is in November verlede jaar in hegtenis geneem ná hulle glo 'n motor gehuur het om wild in die Okahandja-omgewing te stroop. Regters Boas Usiku en Naomi Shivute het die skuldigbevindings en vonnisse teen beide mans tersyde gestel en beveel dat hulle uit aanhouding vrygelaat moet word.
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| NAM_2024_02_Gewoontestropers vrygelaat_Republikein.pdf | 446.08 KB |
| NAM_2024_02_Habitual poachers released_Republikein_Eng.pdf | 769.4 KB |
In a move to control rhino poaching, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism started constructing a proper boundary fence to protect animals in the Etosha National Park. The fencing is expected to cost an estimated N$700 000 per kilometre. Etosha measures 824 kilometres, and the ministry would need about N$576 million to fence it all. The ministry, however, does not have enough funds for the project and has requested an additional N$167 million during this financial year. It was allocated about N$643 million in the 2015/2016 national budget.
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| NAM_2015-06_Fencing Etosha to prevent poaching_The Namibian.pdf | 436.57 KB |
The Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) says it has ensured that none of its staff are carrying personal firearms at its establishments inside Namibia’s national parks. This follows a recent directive by Environment and Tourism Minister, Pohamba Shifeta, that no ministry or NWR employee should keep personal firearms within national parks. NWR said in a statement it has made an effort to ensure that this directive is enforced at all its establishments inside national parks.
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| NAM_2015-06_NWR cracks the whip on staff personal firearms_Namibian Sun.pdf | 60.56 KB |