The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has received only three bids for the sale of 40 crocodiles.

The Ministry's Spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, confirmed that the three bids are currently being evaluated and that the process is expected to end next week.

He explained that once the evaluation is complete, the 40 crocodiles will be awarded to the successful bidder.

For now, the ministry cannot reveal the names of the bidders until the evaluation process is done.

A pregnant mother rescued her 4-year-old son from a crocodile attack at Divava Village, Kavango East Region.

The mother and child are both admitted to Andara Hospital.

Pauline Ruhepo Kawena says she and her son accompanied her older sister to the river to wash her clothes.

She says the children were playing in the shallow water while she watched them.

Kawena says where she grew up, there is no river, so she could not understand the strange movements she noticed in the water.

At Rundu, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism is raising awareness about littering.

Romeo Muyunda, Chief Public Relations Officer of the Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Ministries, says the Ministry is concerned that the country is becoming dirtier, which prompted the clean-up campaign.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism urges the public to follow guidelines to keep themselves secure and safe during the festive season and to ensure that wildlife crimes, and poaching incidences, in particular, do not occur during this holiday.

The Environment Ministry's Spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda during an interview with nbc's GMN programme said, holidaymakers venturing into places populated by wildlife should consider environmental sustainability. 

Muyunda also expressed concern over littering by holidaymakers.

The N|A'ankusê Foundation has expressed its discontent with new regulations at the Ministry of Environment related to the keeping of large carnivores in captivity.

Director Dr. Rudie van Vuuren says the foundation has lodged an application with the High Court seeking that the regulations be put on hold for review.

Regulations relating to the keeping of large carnivores in captivity were gazetted on September 28 of this year.

Van Vuuren asserts that the regulations were gazetted without any industry stakeholder engagement.

As of next month, the public will be required to pay an entrance fee at Dune 7, a popular tourist attraction near Walvis Bay.

This is according to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism Public Relations Officer, who says the funds are needed to maintain the tourism facilities at the site.

Swakopmund and Walvis Bay are destinations attracting many tourists because they do not fall short on activities. 

On the outskirts of the harbour town, Dune 7 is a crowd puller as it has attracted global celebrities. 

Two white rhinos have been shot and their horns removed at farm Otjisauona, in the Windhoek district.

The Namibian police report that the incident took place between Friday and Monday.

The rhinos are valued at N$660 000.

In another incident at a private farm near Windhoek, a case of hunting of protected game was opened after the carcass of a white rhino was discovered.