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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 French tourists who were arrested in Tsumkwe for the possession of pieces of elephant tusk about two weeks ago were on Thursday found guilty in the Grootfontein Magistrate's Court.
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| NAM_2019-11_French tourists found guilty of possession of elephant tusks_The Namibian.pdf | 482.98 KB |
Die Namibiërs Joseph Jacob en Bernhard Ndjamba Shipingana is verlede Maandag (18 Nov) op Rundu tot vier jaar tronkstraf of ’n boete van N$25 000 elk gevonnis. Hulle het twee olifanttande gesmokkel en beslag is gelê op die voertuig wat hulle tydens die misdaad gebruik het.
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| NAM_2019-11_Vier oor ivoor gevonnis_Republikein.pdf | 4.32 MB |
Several suspects, some of whom are repeat offenders, were arrested for wildlife crimes last week and five new cases were registered. According to statistics provided by police and the environment ministry, four wildlife products were also seized last week - one giraffe tail, a live pangolin, an eland carcass and one live tortoise. Of the nine suspects arrested, one is a Zambian national and the rest are Namibians. Two Namibians, Makushe Frans Limbare and Muronga Timoteus, were arrested last Tuesday at Ndiyona for the illegal hunting of an eland.
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| NAM_2019-11_Repeat offenders arrested for wildlife crimes_Namibian Sun.pdf | 82.93 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 |