OUR WORK: ENDING WILDLIFE CRIME
Namibia Anti-Poaching Program
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Namibia, Africa
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To protect black rhino, white rhino, and numerous other species by stopping poaching
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Ivory, rhino horn, bushmeat, skins, ammunition, gunpowder, weapons and more
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Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), Wildlife Conservation Network Rhino Recovery Fund
In these key areas in Namibia, some of the densest black rhino populations persist, and it's all the more critical to protect them.
Namibia is home to the densest black rhino populations in the world - and that's saying a lot for these mostly solitary animals. Preserving these populations is critical to the survival of the species, and it why we're focusing on saving these populations right now.
In 2024, our team, with support from the International Rhino Foundation and the Rhino Recovery Fund, deployed to bolster an established K9 unit at the request of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, to share key technologies and strategies to maximize their effectiveness. With the integration of WD4C methodologies, in the patrolled areas, poaching was shutdown with ZERO rhino losses! That's incredible - especially after the critical losses before that deployment where over 60 rhino were poached in the first quarter of the year (just over 40 rhino had been illegally killed the entire previous year in 2023).
These dogs have such an impact and we're heading out to Namibia again, this time to build and expand on that training, add more dogs to the patrols, and cross-train more teams in surrounding areas to continue to expand our reach and effectiveness. YOU are making this possible - thank you for supporting these critical at-risk black rhino populations!
