The Namibian government on Friday said it is going ahead with plans to auction 170 “high value” wild elephants on January 29 due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, despite objection from conservation groups.
THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has defended a recent invitation for bids to hunt game, saying trophy hunters help the ministry in wildlife conservation and protection.
This comes after queries why the ministry was allowing hunting in national parks in which rhino species roam freely. “[There is] nothing wrong with trophy…
Funds from the intended auction of 170 Namibian elephants will be deposited in country's Game Product Trust Fund (GPTF) for use on wildlife conservation and rural development projects, an official said Monday.
These include projects of wildlife crime prevention and law enforcement, protected area management and human-wildlife conflict mitigation measures including the provision of alternative water…
The world’s first cheetah smart park equipped with new technology to monitor animals and assets of Namibia’s Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has been established, a statement on Thursday said.
The Dutch technology enterprise Smart Parks will help CCF manage more than 40 permanent resident cheetahs on CCF’s 67,000-hectare private reserve, model farm and field research and…