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“Six elephant trophy permits were issued recently for the Kunene region conservancies and to date five out of the six elephants have been shot. As we firmly believe the population cannot sustain this take off we have decided to issue a press release to clarify our position on this matter.” - openPR.com

“A decision to allow the trophy-hunting of endangered elephants in Namibia has angered conservation groups.” - Telegraph

“Namibian Police in the Caprivi have not arrested anyone or opened a case after game meat was found in a bus belonging to the Namibian Police at the Mururani checkpoint east of Rundu on Sunday.” - namibian

“The large, slow-moving shadows in the north-western Namibia Desert belong to desert-dwelling elephants. The smaller, fast-moving shadows belong to the vehicles of the humans hunting them.” - IOL

“Serious alarm has been raised over official plans to shoot three of Namibia’s rare desert-adapted elephant bulls in the Kunene Region as trophies for big-game hunters, which conservationists fear could cause a collapse in their dwindling numbers.” - Namibian

“Coming out of the 14th Conference of the Parties (CoP14) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) last year in The Hague, two things were certain: firstly, that Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe would be allowed to sell registered stocks of ivory in the near future and, secondly, that a nine-year moratorium on any further ivory sales would come into effect following the sales.” - Daily Dispatch Online

“Animal support groups fear for elephants in India and Africa following the British government’s official backing to China to buy ivory. The government voted in China’s favour at the UN, despite protests from its own MPs. The vote, at a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), gives China the right to buy ivory auctioned by four southern African countries, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.” - Thaindian News

“Residents at Onanke village in the Oshikoto Region are complaining about a herd of elephants that have destroyed their crops.” - allAfrica.com

“A man was killed by an elephant during a standoff between a herd of elephants and villagers at Omuntele in the North on Thursday.” - allAfrica.com

“This mobile journey will include travelling off well-defined tracks and roads, following dry riverbeds and crossing open plains, taking everything that a traveller will need, in fully equipped land cruisers. Despite the remoteness of the regions visited, this mobile safari is designed to offer a good level of comfort throughout.” - PR.com

“Eliminated from Angola during more than two decades of civil war, herds of African elephants are crossing heavily mined fields as they recolonize Angola from neighboring Namibia and Botswana.” - MassLive.com

“This new tour, to the Northwest of Namibia, is an off the beaten track wildlife safari, which enables participants to get a real feel for desert elephants with the opportunity to see desert-adapted elephants in their natural habitat, and to develop an understanding the conservation issues surrounding them. ” - PRLOG

“Namibia�s tourism minister has issued a formal warning to visitors to take greater care in game parks after elephants killed four people in six weeks.” - Times Online

“Environment and Tourism Minister Willem Konjore told a press conference in Windhoek on Monday that four people had been killed by elephants in the Caprivi and Erongo regions during the past six weeks.” - allAfrica.com

“Namibia’s environment and tourism minister Willem Konjore called Tuesday on Namibians to exercise greater care in regions where elephants abound following the death of four people in the past six weeks in run-ins with the giant animals.” - IOL

“The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has advised residents of the Caprivi and Kavango regions to desist from wandering around at night and in the early hours of the morning to avoid being trampled by marauding elephants.” - allAfrica.com

“Having grown up with his mum Sharon’s spoilt dogs, Jack chose to highlight the plight of the 750 or so neglected elephants in Namibia.” - The Sun Online

“Under a proposal negotiated by elephant range states and passed by the conference, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe will be allowed to conduct a one-time sale of ivory stocks collected from elephants that died of natural causes and elephants taken by governments to protect villages. The United States has serious reservations about allowing Zimbabwe to be part of the sale because of doubts about its conservation record and commitment to combating poaching, but decided to support the agreement. Zimbabwe will have to demonstrate the effectiveness of its conservation program before it will be allowed by the CITES Standing Committee to proceed with the sale.” - All American Patriots