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. 

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has handed over human-wildlife conflict management and alternative income-related infrastructure and equipment to households at Oshakati.

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani said that elephants roaming in the village of Mukwe, in the Kavango East Region, have become a concern for villagers, adding that children often do not go to school as they fear for their lives.

In a move to support farmers affected by human-wildlife conflict, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has announced an increase in the offset payment for cattle losses under the Human-Wildlife Conflict Self-Reliance Scheme.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism ((MEFT) has recorded five human fatalities and six injuries due to crocodile attacks in the Kavango West and Kavango East regions between January 2024 and February 2025.

The Cheetah Conservation Fund's Education Manager, Shannon Kandjai, has called on Namibians and visitors alike to educate themselves on conserving cheetahs ahead of the international conference, which will cover the most up-to-date advances in conservation genetics.