Environment and Tourism Minister Indileni Daniel says there may be a need to cull elephants in the Kunene Region to control a growing population. 

MPs have questioned the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism's capacity to tackle poaching, its effectiveness in dealing with wildfires and its approach to human-wildlife coexistence.

This was raised during the debate of the budget allocation for the ministry of about N$736 million dolars.

The councillor of Mashare Constituency, Petrus Kashumali, has raised concern over severe crop damage caused by elephants in Baramasoni, Vikota, and Rupesho Tara Tara villages in the Kavango East Region. 

Lima Farm in the Kongola Constituency of the Zambezi Region, in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), has embarked on chilli production aimed at promoting sustainable integrated agriculture and mitigating human-wildlife conflict. 

An elephant that attacked and injured a schoolteacher near Katima Mulilo has been put down by officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) after it reportedly became aggressive, posing a threat to residents.

The family of a woman killed by an elephant on Thursday at Omugulugwombashe village in Omusati Region is seeking government compensation to cater to burial-related expenses.

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MEFT) has called for stronger cooperation between farmers and law enforcement to combat increasing cases of poaching and human-wildlife conflict. 

Farmers in the Grootberg area have called on the government to urgently intervene and relocate elephants and lions, saying the escalating human-wildlife conflict is threatening both lives and livelihoods.
 

The Human-Wildlife Conflict Self-Reliance Scheme is not based on a compensation framework but rather to assist bereaved families with funeral costs for those who have lost their lives due to wildlife conflict.

Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Indileni Daniel described as saddening an incident in which an elephant bull was put down in Onawa Village in the Omusati Region.