Headlines – 25 to 29 June

Jun 29, 2018 | News

+++ 29/06 – Ministry of Health warns: Five confirmed cases of swine flu (H1N1) in Windhoek and Rehoboth +++ 29/06 – Prices for petrol and diesel rise by 10 cents per liter in the inland and by 20 cents in the north, whereas on the central coast they remain unchanged...
Hot debate about lions in the Erongo mountains

Hot debate about lions in the Erongo mountains

Feb 2, 2018 | Nature

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism releases lions in the Erongo Mountain Rhino Sanctury (EMRS), which have killed dozens of sheep and goats of small farmers in the Kunene region. But in the Erongo mountains, protests raise, too. A media release of Bush Telegraph,...
Hot debate about lions in the Erongo mountains

No space left for the king of the animal world

Jan 18, 2018 | Z - Story for client

Blood bath in the sheep pen: In a single night two lion killed more than 170 sheep at the Brandberg Mountain last week. In November already lion had caused havoc amongst sheep and goats in the Kunene Region. And some months earlier lion from the overpopulated Etosha...
Elephant more “valuable” than a human?

Elephant more “valuable” than a human?

Nov 30, 2017 | Background

The conflict between villagers and wild animals in northern Namibia is intensifying. In October and November, a pack of lions caused an uproar in the Kunene region. In two cases, it invaded kraals and raged among the small cattle. In total, around 250 goats and sheep...