Namibia records a drastic drop in cases of illegal poaching
The Chief Public Relations Officer at Namibia's Ministry of Enviroment and Tourism (MET), Romeo Muyunda, has announced that Namibia has recorded a drastic drop in cases of illegal poaching. The country has lost only two rhinos to poaching activities since the beginning of 2021 compared to 13 poaching cases recorded at the same period of time in 2020. According to Mr. Muyunda, Namibia's continued anti-poaching efforts have led to this drastic drop in poaching cases.
Namibia
is home to a third of the entire remaining population of back rhino on
the planet and the second largest white rhino population in the world
after South Africa.
The country also has the largest population of black rhinos in
protected areas and the largest free roaming black rhino population in
the world.
