Halt export of elephants, critics demand

News of the auctioning of 170 elephants broke in December 2020 and caused an uproar. Despite the opposition, the ministry went ahead, selling 57 elephants for N$5.9 million the following month.
Cindy Van Wyk
ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEKConservationists and wildlife trade experts from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across the globe are calling for a halt on Namibia’s contro
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