August 17, 2012
By Ron Swilling Long bleached grass stems push determinedly through the hard, red earth and between the scattered rocks. The soft breeze blows through stunted mopane […]
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August 17, 2012
By Conrad Brain The slowly eroding basalt lava sheet in the Palmwag area of north-west Namibia is significant, not only for its geological splendour and host […]
September 5, 2012
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September 13, 2012
The response in terms of participation, donations and contributions to International Coastal Clean-up Day, which will take place at various beaches along Namibia’s coast on Saturday […]
September 20, 2012
Make a Difference!! Celebrate World Rhino Day on 22 September 2012 by making a donation to support the work of Save the Rhino Trust Namibia, and […]
September 20, 2012
By Jana-Mari Smith Hailed as a pioneer in Namibia’s conservation field, Ben Beytell (61), former Director of Parks and Wildlife Services at Namibia’s Ministry of Environment […]
September 24, 2012
Members of the Kavango Open Africa Route (KOAR), all belonging to Namibia’s tourism industry, conducted a landmark water-bird count in July. For observations click here …. […]
September 25, 2012
Today Ben Beytell’s family, friends and colleagues came together to share their memories of the conservation legend and to bid their final farewell – to a […]
October 1, 2012
By Steve Felton The 2012 Markhor Award for Outstanding Conservation Performance has been won jointly by the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) and the […]
October 23, 2012
More than 700 people form all over the world watched Namibia’s promotional video – 42 % and counting – at the Adventure World Travel Summit (ATWS) in […]
October 24, 2012
On Saturday 6 October the National Botanic Research Institute opened its gates to the general public for the annual sale of indigenous trees and plants and […]
November 12, 2012
As part of its programme to protect cheetah habitat the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), based near Otjiwarongo, has launched a business initiative – a fuel […]
December 4, 2012
By Peter Bridgeford In October, two Namibian pilots assisted with a vulture conservation project in the Namib-Naukluft Park. Since 1991, Lappet-faced vulture chicks have been ringed […]
February 19, 2013
By Jana-Mari Smith The facts: Rhino poaching incident in Namibia December 2012 A cattle herdsman discovers the carcass of a black-rhino mother and her calf on […]
February 21, 2013
By Jana-Mari Smith Images of an elephant being rescued from a potentially fatal set of circumstances in Damaraland on Sunday 17 February have captured the hearts […]
March 12, 2013
By Ron Swilling Responsible rhino tourism With recent successes in reintroducing endangered black rhino into historical ranges, rhino tourism will continue to expand, bringing sorely needed […]
March 26, 2013
By Jana-Mari Smith UPDATE: Tjihetura Tjihura (41) will remain in custody until his next court appearance on May 21 2013, Opuwo prosecutor Obert Masendeke confirmed today. […]
April 4, 2013
Text and photographs by Jana-Mari Smith As tough as a rhino hide, the Namibian trackers of the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) are the often-overlooked heroes of […]
April 22, 2013
Last week, the Cheetah Conservation fund of Namibia announced the grand opening of their new creamery in Namibia. Delicious Fresh Cheeses, Saving Cheetahs, Protecting Livestock – all […]
April 30, 2013
Compiled by Jana-Mari Smith In March, a team from Travel News Namibia walked in the footsteps of the Namibian black rhino in the Kunene region, an […]