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…