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Feb
01
2023
By The African Mirror
Namibia rhino poaching surged 93% in 2022

Namibia rhino poaching surged 93% in 2022

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THE number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia reached an all-time high last year after 87 animals were killed compared to 45 in 2021, official government data showed. Africa's rhino population has been decimated over the decades to feed the demand for rhino horn, which, despite being made of the same stuff as rhino hair and fingernails, is prized in East Asia as a supposed medicine and as jewellery. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said poachers killed 61 black and 26 white rhinos mainly in Namibia's largest park, Etosha, where 46 rhinos were found dead.…
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Aug
08
2020
By The African Mirror
Rhino poaching in Namibia down 63% on tougher policing, penalties

Rhino poaching in Namibia down 63% on tougher policing, penalties

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NYASHA NYAUGWA  RHINO poaching fell 63% year-on-year in Namibia, the ministry of environment said on Friday, citing intensified intelligence operations by authorities and tougher sentences and fines for poachers. Elephant poaching, which takes places to a lesser extent, also decreased, with 2 incidents reported this year compared with 13 in 2019, the ministry said. The southern African nation is home to the second-largest white rhino population in the world after South Africa, the non-profit organisation Save the Rhino says. Namibia also holds one-third of the world's remaining black rhinos. Rhino poaching has plagued the southern Africa region for decades, especially…
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Jul
30
2020
By The African Mirror
Kenyan police arrest fugitive indicted in U.S. for ivory, rhino horn trafficking

Kenyan police arrest fugitive indicted in U.S. for ivory, rhino horn trafficking

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JOSEPH AKWIRI KENYAN police arrested a fugitive wanted in the United States on charges of trafficking ivory and rhino horn, who arrived in the coastal city of Mombasa from Yemen, authorities have announced. Abubakar Mansur Mohammed Surur was detained for alleged "ivory-related offences" after he landed in a chartered plane, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said on Twitter. In a June 2019 indictment, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration charged Surur and three others with conspiracy to traffic at least 190 kilograms of rhino horn and 10 tonnes of ivory worth more than $7 million. Surur was also charged with conspiracy…
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