The source states the following: "individual totals for pangolin, elephant and rhino ‘cases registered’ and ‘suspects arrested’ may add up to more than the totals in the ‘high-value species cases’ categories, because a number of cases and arrests may have involved more than one of the above species.''
* Meat species are defined in this report as giraffe, buffalo, zebras, antelopes and warthog.
** High-value species are defined as elephant, rhinoceroses (black and white rhinos combined) and pangolin.
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Wildlife crime cases in Namibia 2018-2023, by category
In 2023, the majority of wildlife crime cases in Namibia belonged to the high-value species, with *** registered. This category's primary target was rhinoceroses (black and white). Meat-poaching category amounted to *** cases, which consist of antelopes, buffalo, giraffes, warthogs, and zebras. Over the period observed, wildlife poaching in the country has generally fluctuated, decreasing yearly since 2021.
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