Namibia: New rhino and elephant poaching figures
Rhino and elephant poaching continues to significantly decline this year in Namibia. According to the latest figures released by the country's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, 14 rhinos and five elephants have been illegally killed by hunters in Namibia so far in 2021. Seven white rhinos and one black rhino were poached from private farms, while six black rhinos got killed in the Etosha National Park. The five elephants poached were from the Zambezi region, the Kavango East region and the Otjozondjupa region.
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.
