The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Hon. Pohamba Shifeta this week pleaded earnestly with environmental lobby groups against hunting, to put an end to what he explained would be detrimental to the conservation of rhinos and elephants. He made the plea in response to a lawsuit filed by the American lobby group Friends of Animals to set aside the importation of black rhino horns in April 2015. A recent court ruling in the District Court of Columbia, Washington DC, dismissed an application. Continue reading
