Another excellent episode of #BeneaththeBaobab . Includes a visit to a man who was severely injured by an elephant and another who consistently loses cattle to lions. Despite it all, people in Namibian conservancies still want to live with wildlife. Full ep youtube.com/watch?v=6JX8G7…

Why SA bird conservationists are taking the gov to court over its reluctance to curb fishing and save African penguins from extinction. Namibia is the only other country in the world where African penguins occur, and we are also losing them fast! dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

This is great news!

The number of elephants in Namibia has been a topic of debate among some, especially since most of the elephants are in the KAZA region and frequently cross over to other countries. This KAZA-wide aerial survey settles the matter once and for all! conservationnamibia.com/articles/kaza-…

Conservation Namibia 🇳🇦 Ben Beytell was a “top bloke” - dedicated, knowledgable and v helpful to me and my project, way back then.
Piet looks like him!
Great to see him honoured in this very fitting way … Beytell’s Bullfrog.👏👏🐸

Southern African countries have done well to conserve their wildlife and biodiversity-diversity. This is in sharp contrast to many Western Countries, who are the main cause for climate change and massive loss of bio-diversity due to environmentally unsustainable practices. They…

Wishing everyone a fantastically froggy Friday! Or a frogging fantastic Friday! We have 🐸🐸🐸 on the brain this week 😍 conservationnamibia.com/blog/hopping-i…

Join us on the 13th of April for an exciting Introduction to Bats course! ❤

This course is designed for conservationists, biologists, bat lovers, bat haters (you won't be by the time we are done!) and for everyone who is just interested in learning something new.

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While it is much needed to fill up dams and recharge the groundwater aquifers, the rain in March has come too late to change the vegetation condition picture for Namibia. More information and maps can be found here: namibiarangelands.com

Thank you to all those who submitted your stories to our writing competition! The top 5 writers have been contacted to submit their CVs. If you have not received an email, we regret to inform you that you have not made it. We will keep all submissions on file for future reference

Allegations on social media about this lion hunt has led to the loss of jobs and income for communal conservancies. The threat of legal action will hopefully cause people to think twice about spreading rumours online in future.
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Highly informed MPs debating about things they know all about again 🙄