A fundraising effort has collected over 800,000 Namibian dollars toward a 1 million dollar reward for tips leading to arrests in the poaching death of a pregnant black rhino named Dorsland. Poachers shot the animal at Doro Nawas conservancy over the weekend and removed horns valued at 500,000 dollars, according to Kunene regional police commander Eric Clay.
Ultimate Safaris managing director Tristan Cowley announced the campaign after personally pledging $50,000 and securing an additional $100,000 from the Conservation Travel Foundation. Most donations came from Namibian citizens responding to social media appeals launched after the killing.
The reward aims to demonstrate that informants hold greater value than poachers while protecting the region's free-roaming black rhino population. These animals support tourism revenue that sustains thousands of rural jobs across Kunene.
Mining advocate Timoteus Mashuna questions whether organizers intend the funds for prosecution or legal battles against Goantagab Mine operations. Police ask anyone with information to contact investigating officers at the provided telephone numbers.
Ultimate Safaris managing director Tristan Cowley announced the campaign after personally pledging $50,000 and securing an additional $100,000 from the Conservation Travel Foundation. Most donations came from Namibian citizens responding to social media appeals launched after the killing.
The reward aims to demonstrate that informants hold greater value than poachers while protecting the region's free-roaming black rhino population. These animals support tourism revenue that sustains thousands of rural jobs across Kunene.
Mining advocate Timoteus Mashuna questions whether organizers intend the funds for prosecution or legal battles against Goantagab Mine operations. Police ask anyone with information to contact investigating officers at the provided telephone numbers.
