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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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Two rhinos have been shot and killed in yet another poaching incident this past weekend, bringing the total to 30 for the year. The poaching incident occurred on a private farm in central Namibia, whose name and location cannot be released for security reasons.
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| NAM_2017-11_Two more rhinos poached_Namibian Sun.pdf | 80.25 KB |
Investigations are ongoing at a farm on the outskirts of Windhoek where a rhino was poached over the weekend and its horns removed. Two rhinos were shot on Friday on a farm located near Aris and one of them survived the attack.
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| NAM_2017-11_Rhino poached outside capital_Namibian Sun.pdf | 102.89 KB |
Cape Town - Rhino poaching statistics released yesterday by the South African authorities show that a record 455 rhinos have been lost to poaching already in 2012. The number exceeds the 448 rhinos killed for their horns during the whole of 2011.
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| SA_2012-10_Record poaching drives rhinos toward critical tipping point_The Namibian.pdf | 279.42 KB |
While South Africa battles with increasing rhino poaching, Namibia has been rocked by the discovery of 18 elephants killed for their ivory in the Caprivi Region.
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| NAM_2012-10_Elephant poaching on the rise_The Namibian.pdf | 244.81 KB |
A man found in possession of a rhino horn was arrested in Namakgale, Limpopo, police said yesterday.
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| SA_2012-10_Man held over rhino horn in SA_The Namibian.pdf | 147.57 KB |