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May 3, 2013

Blue crane study sobering

Issued by the Namibia Crane Working Group  Lead post photo shows a pair of Blue Cranes with tiny chicks at Charitsaub in Etosha on 17 January 2013 […]
April 30, 2013

Black Rhino – did you know?

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 […]
April 22, 2013

Cheetah, cheese, conservation & dancing goats

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 4, 2013

Rhino trackers à la Sherlock Holmes

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 […]
March 26, 2013

Rhino poacher in court

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. […]
March 12, 2013

Responsible Rhino tourism

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 […]
February 21, 2013

Elephant rescue in Namibia

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 […]
December 4, 2012

Namibian pilots assist lappet-faced vultures

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 […]
November 12, 2012

Cheetah’s against bush encroachment

  As part of its programme to protect cheetah habitat the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), based near Otjiwarongo, has launched a business initiative – a fuel […]
October 24, 2012

Botanical society of Namibia turns 15

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 […]
September 25, 2012

The final Chapter of Ben Beytell

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 […]
September 24, 2012

Kavango winter wetland water-bird counts

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 …. […]
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