Stakeholders in the ||Kharas Region have expressed mixed feelings over the proposed hikes in trophy hunting fees as part of reviewed regulations.
They shared their sentiments at the stakeholder consultation held in Keetmanshoop.
Members of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) held their last bi-annual stakeholder planning meeting for the year at Wuparo Conservancy in the Sangwali, Zambezi region.
Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) Anselm Marungu says the ministry will continue to ensure safe practices of biodiversity in rural areas to help unlock wealth and job opportunities to address poverty amongst communities living there.
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.
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.
