by Adam Cruise | Feb 13, 2023 | News
By Andreas Thomas – The Namibian COMMUNITIES living in conservancies in the Kunene region want the government to review the compensation for losses caused by wild animals. They feel the compensation for human-wildlife conflict losses is too little compared to...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 9, 2022 | Commentary
By John Grobler and Christiaan Bakkes – Daily Maverick A report on Namibia’s conservation policies has raised a storm — and accusations that its two researchers were biased and plain wrong. Here’s why we say they were absolutely correct. In December, Daily...
by Adam Cruise | Dec 15, 2021 | News
By Jeff Barbee & Laurel Neme, National Geographic RUNDU, NAMIBIA: Canadian oil and gas exploration company Reconnaissance Energy Africa has bulldozed land for a test oil well inside a protected wildlife area in northeastern Namibia, and two local leaders say they...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 5, 2021 | News
By Ellanie Smit, The Namibian Sun WINDHOEK: Conservationists and wildlife trade experts from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across the globe are calling for a halt on Namibia’s controversial capture and export of elephants. This after the environment ministry...
by Adam Cruise | Jun 9, 2021 | Reports
By Adam Cruise On the 11th of August 2021, Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) issued a press release stating that it will capture 57 wild African elephants. It had sold them to interested but as yet undisclosed buyers. of the 57...
