The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) has announced that it granted approval for the export of 42 live white rhinoceroses to the United States.
The rhinos are privately owned and not government property, as only black rhinos are state-owned in Namibia.
A 48-year-old resident of Oshitumbe B Village, in Omusati's Uukwaluudhi Conservancy, was killed by elephants on Sunday.
The body of Efraim Shivute was discovered early on Tuesday morning by community members.
The Ministry of Environment's Anti-Poaching Unit has apprehended four men in the early hours of today near Lusu Village in Sibbinda Constituency, Zambezi Region, for illegal possession of wildlife products.
Hundreds of hippos are stranded and trapped in the mud waters along the Chobe and Linyanti rivers in the Zambezi Region.
The river received low rainfall this year compared to previous years.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism is expected to spend about N$47 million on renovating entrance gates and sanitation facilities at the Etosha and Hardap National Parks.
The gates receiving face lifts are the Anderson, Von Lindqeuist, and King Nehale Lya Mpingana gates.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism says Germany's decision to restrict or ban the import of hunting trophies could harm Namibia's conservation efforts.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, says the Ministry’s policy provides for the destruction of an animal that has killed a person.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has recorded 85% compliance with the provisions of the Environmental Management Act.
Executive Director Teofilus Nghitila says a total of 1,600 applications for Environmental Clearance Certificates were received during 2022–2023.
The Khwe community living in Bwabwata National Park is frustrated with the government for taking so long to recognise its traditional leadership.
The community has been trying for the past 26 years to have its leadership recognised.
An office building that was constructed five years ago to accommodate staff members of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in the Kavango East Region's Mukwe Constituency is yet to be occupied.
The building is now dilapidated.
