Namibia: Environment ministry urges protection of carmine bee-eater birds amid killing in Kavango – News

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has warned Namibians against killing carmine bee-eater birds.

Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda says the ministry is currently investigating an incident in which these birds were recently killed in the Kavango regions.

“We have been alerted to this awful incident. This is a barbaric act by the community members involved.

“Perhaps there is very little understanding of the significance of these birds for tourism, which…