Two nabbed with 11 carcasses
On Wednesday evening last week, two men were caught with 11 antelope carcasses, three Oryx, three kudu and five hartebeest at Okambingana, a resettlement farm in the Okorukambe constituency in the Omaheke Region.
One of the suspects, the son of the owner of the farm, produced a permit at the approach of the community police.
He then called a staff member at the environment ministry and complained that he was being accused while he was in possession of a permit.
It was then that the ministry officials went to the Okambingana farm for investigations.
The suspect indeed had a valid permit but the number of carcasses exceeded the number on the permit which allowed him to shoot two Oryx, two hartebeest and two warthogs on the farm between January and September this year.
Upon arrival the officials and police demanded to see the sites where the game was shot to prove if it was within the farm boundaries, as per the permit, but this was to no avail as they discovered that the hunting was done on road M0057.
According to the environment ministry's warden, Ben Nowaseb, the trophy value of the animals that were hunted and killed is estimated at N$40 000.
The two are currently arrested and held at the Witvlei station while police investigations continue. The environment ministry has urged resettled farmers to adhere to the rules and regulations of the ministry regarding allocations for hunting.
The ministry also applauded the community members and encouraged them to continue working along with them in the quest to curb illegal acts.
The meat will be donated to charity organisations. – Issued by MICT
Julia Kamarenga
One of the suspects, the son of the owner of the farm, produced a permit at the approach of the community police.
He then called a staff member at the environment ministry and complained that he was being accused while he was in possession of a permit.
It was then that the ministry officials went to the Okambingana farm for investigations.
The suspect indeed had a valid permit but the number of carcasses exceeded the number on the permit which allowed him to shoot two Oryx, two hartebeest and two warthogs on the farm between January and September this year.
Upon arrival the officials and police demanded to see the sites where the game was shot to prove if it was within the farm boundaries, as per the permit, but this was to no avail as they discovered that the hunting was done on road M0057.
According to the environment ministry's warden, Ben Nowaseb, the trophy value of the animals that were hunted and killed is estimated at N$40 000.
The two are currently arrested and held at the Witvlei station while police investigations continue. The environment ministry has urged resettled farmers to adhere to the rules and regulations of the ministry regarding allocations for hunting.
The ministry also applauded the community members and encouraged them to continue working along with them in the quest to curb illegal acts.
The meat will be donated to charity organisations. – Issued by MICT
Julia Kamarenga
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