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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Human wildlife conflict

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Namibia

Ministry Of Environment Launches Project to Address Human-Wildlife Conflict

    The Environment, Forestry and Tourism ministry is gearing up to implement a groundbreaking initiative aimed at reducing human-wildlife conflict and tackling wildlife crime across three critical landscapes in Namibia. The Integrated Approach to Proactive Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict and Wildlife Crime Project is expected to directly benefit 4,520 individuals including 2,300 men and 2,220 women while indirectly impacting an additional 18,100 people inclusive of 7,900 men and 10,200 […]

today10 January, 2025 62

Business / Economics

INTERVIEW: Tora Conservancy Invests in Wildlife Conservation and Community Development in Kunene Region

This interview highlights Reginald Roman, Secretary of Tora Conservancy, discussing the various initiatives and partnerships aimed at supporting wildlife conservation, community upliftment, and skill development within the Kunene region’s conservancies. Tora Conservancy, in collaboration with other conservancies and partners like Wilderness Safaris and Gondwana Collection, focuses on conserving natural resources, protecting endangered species, and fostering socio-economic development. Roman explained that Tora Conservancy has significantly invested in local youth through education […]

today31 October, 2024 39

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Kunene Conservancies Receive Over N$31 Million in Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation Grants

  On the 18th of October 2024, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT), in collaboration with the Community Conservation Fund of Namibia (CCFN), officially handed over grants valued at approximately NAD 31 million (EUR 1.5 million) to communal conservancies in the Kunene Region. The grants, financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KfW Development Bank, will be used to implement critical measures […]

today22 October, 2024 40

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Africa

Zimbabwe targets elephant population in drought response

Bloomberg reports that approximately 200 elephants will be targeted from the nation’s population of over 100,000. Park officials say the overall elephant population is double what the national parks can sustain. Tinashe Farawo, spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said the cull falls within the country’s permitted hunting quota. According to Farawo, the elephants will be removed from regions where their population has become unsustainable. The culling […]

today18 September, 2024 50

Local

Ultimate Safaris donates vehicle to Lion Ranger program

  Ultimate Safaris’ Conservation Travel Foundation, along with its local partners, has generously donated a Toyota Land Cruiser 4.2 Single Cab worth N$700,000 to the Lion Ranger Project’s Eastern Kunene Rapid Response team. This donation will enable the team to continue their vital work in ensuring the survival of Namibia’s unique desert-adapted lions while mitigating human-wildlife conflict. The Lion Ranger program focuses on the long-term sustainable management of human-lion conflict […]

today9 September, 2024 27

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Namibia

Namibia’s Media Ombudsman Condemns the publishing of photo depicting dead lion

  By Vitalio Angula   The publication of a photo depicting a lion that was tracked down and killed by rangers from Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Saturday, 10 August (World Lion Day), has sparked controversy. Media Ombudsman John Nakuta has described the publication on the New Era Newspaper's Instagram account as unethical and inconsistent with the high standards of reporting expected from Namibian media. “In the […]

today15 August, 2024 110

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Environment

Lions in a Uganda park make a perilous journey across a 1.5km stretch of water: study suggests the drive is to find mates

        By Alexander Richard Braczkowski, Griffith University; Christopher J. O'Bryan, Maastricht University; Duan Biggs, Northern Arizona University, and Robynne Kotze, University of Oxford     Domestic cats will do almost anything to avoid contact with water. Not so for their wild cousins, though. Lions, tigers and jaguars have had to adapt to water and sometimes take the plunge for survival. And this is what we observed on […]

today12 July, 2024 68

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Business / Economics

Wild Africa Fund and OneAfrica partner to Increase Awareness About Wildlife Conservation in Namibia

      Wild Africa Fund, an organisation dedicated to popularising wildlife conservation across Africa, is excited to announce its strategic partnership with OneAfrica in Namibia. This collaboration, officially launching on May 30th 2024, has already commenced with the broadcast of ‘Music for Wildlife’ concerts from Saturday 25 May 2024. This multifaceted partnership spans both television and radio, leveraging the extensive reach and influence of OneAfrica to amplify Wild Africa […]

today29 May, 2024 30 2

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Africa

El Niño drought leaves Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba only 13% full: a disaster for people and wildlife

    By Joshua Matanzima, The University of Queensland   Water levels at Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe have dropped dramatically because of the latest El Niño drought. The country’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has declared a national disaster. Historian and social scientist Joshua Matanzima grew up at Lake Kariba and has spent the past 10 years researching socioeconomic life there. He discusses the impact of the latest drought on the people of […]

today15 April, 2024 58