{"id":442394,"date":"2011-06-16T12:59:06","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T12:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/16\/black-rhino-population-increasing\/"},"modified":"2011-06-16T12:59:06","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T12:59:06","slug":"black-rhino-population-increasing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/16\/black-rhino-population-increasing\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Rhino Population Increasing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"64.1153003069\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newera.com.na\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/newera180.jpg\" alt=\"New Era (Windhoek)\" title=\"Visit New Era (Windhoek)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Albertina Nakale<\/p>\n<p>16 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Windhoek \u2014 The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) is set to increase the number of endangered black rhino in the country to 1 500 beasts by the end of 2011.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, the black rhino population was estimated at 750 when Namibia&#8217;s rhino management plan was developed. Based on MET surveys conducted in 2009, Namibia&#8217;s black rhino population already exceeds 1 500.<\/p>\n<p>This information is contained in a report of the MET tabled by its Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in parliament on Tuesday. A comprehensive document on the status of Namibia&#8217;s rhino was developed in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This will guide the development of an updated rhino strategy,&#8221; the report states.<\/p>\n<p>Etosha National Park&#8217;s rhino are considered a key population, according to the report. The report says most animals have been trans-located to private farms and conservancies, under the successful rhino custodianship programme.<\/p>\n<p>Other rhino sub-populations are found in three other national protected areas and conservancies in the Western Kunene Region.<\/p>\n<p>In relation to human wildlife conflict management and mitigation, the report says MET put in place measures in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 50 elephant protection walls were constructed around water points in Erongo, Omusati and Kunene regions.<\/p>\n<p>Chilli bombs were also used to scare elephants from crops in the Caprivi and northern regions.<\/p>\n<p>The report says assistance was provided to communities to chase away elephants and other large herbivores in the Omusati, Oshikoto, Kavango, Caprivi, Erongo and Otjozondjupa regions.<\/p>\n<p>Crocodile enclosures were erected in the Caprivi Region as well as a human wildlife self-reliance scheme set up under the National Policy on Human Wildlife Conflict Management, the report reads.<\/p>\n<p>These mitigation measures follow livestock and crop losses and damage to infrastructure such as water installations. These are the main manifestations of human-wildlife conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, seventeen lives were lost to elephants and crocodiles. Elephants killed two people in Kavango while one person was killed in Caprivi and one in the Kunene Region.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, nine people were killed in Kavango by crocodiles, two were killed in Omusati and one in Caprivi including one casualty in Kunene.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of livestock losses, Kunene is the most affected region, as it is home to key predators including lion, cheetah and leopard, the report says.<\/p>\n<p>It notes elephants are also a major problem in the region that recorded 18 incidents in which elephants damaged fences, windmills and water pipes.<\/p>\n<p>While lion and crocodile were blamed for the high levels of losses in Kavango, other regions said to be seriously affected by human-wildlife conflict include Hardap, Karas and Otjozondjupa.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106160850.html\" title=\"Black Rhino Population Increasing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Rhino Population Increasing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Albertina Nakale 16 June 2011 Windhoek \u2014 The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) is set to increase the number of endangered black rhino in the country to 1 500 beasts by the end of 2011. 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