Title:
Reward offered for Dorsland the rhino's poachers
Publication Year:
2025
Abstract:

An intensive campaign to raise a N$1-million reward for information leading to the arrest of the poachers who killed a pregnant rhino in the Kunene region has gathered momentum, with more than N$800 000 raised by well-wishers. The black rhino, known as Dorsland, was killed by poachers along with her calf - and their horns were taken. Also lost was Dorsland's unborn calf. Kunene regional police commander commissioner Eric Clay says Dorsland was shot at the Doro Nawas conservancy over the weekend with an unknown firearm, and her horns, worth N$500 000, were stolen. No arrests have been made. "Following an intensive fundraising campaign over the weekend, initiated on Facebook and fuelled by overwhelming public support, over N$800 000 has already been raised to fund a N$1-million reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of those responsible for the brutal poaching of Dorsland along with her calf, and unborn calf," reads a statement from Tristan Cowley, the managing director of Ultimate Safaris. This follows a pledge of N$100 000 from the Conservation Travel Foundation, supported by Ultimate Safaris, as well as a N$50 000 personal contribution from Cowley.

Series Title:
The Namibian
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en

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