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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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The minister of environment and tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, this week hosted a public discussion about rhino and elephant poaching at Ongwediva. It was highlighted that perpetrators of such crimes are part of Namibian society and are sometimes hidden by members of the community. The discussion was part of an information-sharing session by the ministry at the Ongwediva Trade Fair in the Oshana Region.
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| NAM_2016-09_Community members hide poachers_Namibian Sun.pdf | 100.2 KB |
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| NAM_2018-08_N$10k per day to keep a rhino_Namibian Sun.pdf | 109.34 KB |
Oscar Nkala talks to a jailed Zambian elephant poacher about the structure, financing and operations of cross-border smuggling gangs.
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| Oxpeckers_Confessions of an ivory poacher.pdf | 244.99 KB |
Rhino poaching in the northwest of Namibia has declined by 80% since it peaked in 2013. This is according to the CEO of Save the Rhino Trust (SRT), Namibia Simson Uri-Khob, who said that even though rhinos are still under threat, the organisation has been making great strides in protecting them in the northwest of the country. "Our tracking teams are dedicated and our intelligence unit is relentless in its pursuit of information that can be used to safeguard our rhinos, while our donors are supportive, which makes the statistics we have to share with you possible."
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| NAM_2018-08_Northwest winning poaching war_Namibian Sun.pdf | 83.85 KB |
A Kunene resident convicted of poaching a rhinoceros and possessing the endangered animal's two horns was sentenced to an effective seven years' imprisonment and fined a total of N$13 000 at the end of his trial in the Opuwo Magistrate's Court yesterday.
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| NAM_2014-08_Rhino poacher gets seven years in prison_The Namibian.pdf | 296.89 KB |
One pupil and an elderly resident sustained slight injuries after they were attacked by a lone black rhino which terrorised residents of Omuthiya in Oshikoto region on Monday.
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| NAM_2014-08_Rhino terrorises Omuthiya residents_The Namibian.pdf | 217.2 KB |
The case in which three Chinese men are charged with trying to smuggle 14 rhino horns out of Namibia near the end of March has again been postponed for further investigations to be carried out.
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| NAM_2014-08_Rhino horn smuggling case postponed_The Namibian.pdf | 245.5 KB |
More evidence has been discovered in the case in which three Chinese men were arrested in March, allegedly with 14 rhino horns, and this may lead to more arrests. The three Chinese nationals are accused of trying to smuggle the rhino horns worth more than N$2 million out of Namibia. They have appointed new legal representation for after they were refused bail in May.
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| NAM_2014-08_More arrests expected in rhino horn case_Namibian Sun.pdf | 80.87 KB |