As part of the ongoing multi-million dollar facelift that Etosha has been undergoing over the course of this year, more than 90 staff houses were handed over to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Namibia last week. […]
In response to the recent increase in rhino deaths caused by poaching in the country, Namibia has begun dehorning rhinos in the northern Kunene and Omusati regions on the border of Angola and Erongo. Deputy Environment Minister Pohamba Shifeta cited these areas as the most at risk from poaching. […]
Any African wildlife enthusiasts out there will probably know that the black rhino is notoriously shy, elusive and hard to spot in the wild. Unlike white rhino, the black rhino tends to be a solitary animal, and usually prefers dense thickets of vegetation to open plains. Its smaller than the white rhino too, and much [...]
You might remember a while ago we published a post about the implementation of anti-poaching drones in Etosha National Park. The post reported that last year Google joined the fight against the scourge of poaching, donating 5 million dollars to the WWF to build automated, lightweight surveillance drones with a view to helping anti-poaching units [...]
You may remember some months ago we published a blog about proposed upgrades to Etosha National Park. Over the past 5 years, MCA-Namibia, with the help of funding from the American governement’s Millenium Challenge Corporation , has invested a massive US$67 million in tourism projects. US$41 million of that investment went towards managerial and infrastructural [...]
A new “off-the-beaten-track” offering has been put together by the NPO Open Africa, taking in the less visited but incredibly beautiful northern reaches of Namibia. […]
