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Namibia's lion population continues to grow steadily, with 2020 statistics indicating that the wildcats' population stands at approximately 800 countrywide. This includes 96 to124 lions in Kunene; 305 to 366 in Etosha; 39 in Kavango; 52 in Zambezi and over 100 on private land.
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- Written by Don Pinnock, www.dailymaverick.co.za
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A container from South Africa containing 138kg of rhino horn and more than three tonnes of lion bones was seized in the port of Da Nang, Vietnam, at the weekend. It was opened by customs officials on Sunday in the port of Tien Sa. They had been working with the Vietnamese ministry of trade’s anti-smuggling department.
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Several recent reports have identified Uganda as one of the common transit points for the trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products in the Central and East Africa region. Criminal organizations in Uganda and East Africa are linked to ivory and of recently heavily linked to pangolin trafficking.
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On July 18th Da Nang Customs Department said it had seized a container holding more than 138 kg of rhino horn and more than 3.1 tons of animal bones on the banned list from South Africa. The contraband was imported through Tien Sa port (Da Nang) and was declared as wood.
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- Written by Murphy Nganga, www.iol.co.za
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A petition to put an end to illegal slaying of lions in horrific hunts is under way as body parts of lions are being exported to the UK. With over 700 000 signatures, the petition aims to put an end to illegal trophy hunting. The petition states that the number of lions in Africa has been decreasing from over 200 000 to less than 15 000 within the past 50 years and most of the “trophies” are male lions, leading to a disastrous knock-on effect as the pride structure will be disrupted.