Namibia records drastic drop in elephant poaching

WINDHOEK, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Elephant poaching figures in Namibia have declined steeply since 2015, an official said Monday.

In a poaching update of high-value species, namely elephants and rhinoceros in Namibia, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) spokesperson Romeo Muyunda revealed that the elephant poaching cases have dropped from 101 recorded in 2015, to 50 in 2017, 27 in 2018, 13 in 2019, 12 in 2020, 10 in 2021 and only four in 2022.