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Namibia: 654 suspects arrested for poaching – Africa Links 24

Namibia: 654 suspects arrested for poaching – Africa Links 24

Africa Links 24 with Eliaser Ndeyanale
Published on 2024-07-03 18:14:28

The Namibian authorities arrested 654 people linked to 389 wildlife-crime cases registered in the country last year.

This is according to a 2023 national report on wildlife protection and law enforcement in Namibia completed by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism. 

The report shows that 96 wildlife-crime court cases were finalised.

Twelve cases involving pangolins, eight cases for elephants, four cases involving trees and an additional four cases involving rhinos…

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