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Namibia: Lactating brown hyena safely released after capture – News

Namibia: Lactating brown hyena safely released after capture – News

Africa Links 24 with Lillian Beresford
Published on 2025-06-08 20:00:00

A brown hyena captured on a Namibian farm has been collared and released by the Naankuse Foundation’s Rapid Response Unit, marking a success in ongoing efforts to promote human-wildlife coexistence.

This according to a recent post by the foundation following reports from a concerned farmer experiencing livestock losses due to a brown hyena.

Rather than resort to lethal methods, the farmer opted to humanely capture the hyena in a cage trap.

After consulting with Naankuse, he…

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