{"id":248047,"date":"2019-02-20T17:57:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=248047"},"modified":"2019-02-20T17:57:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:57:54","slug":"environment-minister-activates-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=248047","title":{"rendered":"Environment Minister activates action plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Environment<\/a><\/p>\n

Environmental Reporter<\/p>\n

The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, has not only activated an action plan to mitigate the predation of the Wild Horses of the Namib by spotted hyenas, but also invited relevant stakeholders to collaborate and assist where possible.
\nIn the wake of the news that a little foal, born into the pack of wild horses about a week ago, was attacked an severely injured by the hyenas the Minister said in a statement that he has directed MET officials to ensure that the hyenas are removed from the Garub area.
\n\u201cWe have so far, put down three hyenas including an adult female which is believed to have been the main cause of foal mortality.\u201d
\nMr. Shifeta said the ministry made good progress in an effort to address the concerns around the well being of the free roaming horses in the Namib Naukluft Park.
\n\u201cGiven the tourism and ecological value of the horses the Ministry had to intervene to ensure the survival of the horse population. In November 2018 I gave a directive that the hyenas in the area should be captured and trans-located elsewhere to prevent further predation of the foals. To this effect, two attempts were made between November and December to capture the Hyenas with little success. The hyenas appear to be sensitive and run from capture operators and instruments.\u201d
\nThe Minister said in his statement that he is hopeful that the interventions that were put in place will give the horses a relief for their population to recover.
\n\u201cI am aware of the various interests regarding the horses and therefore call upon interested parties to join hands with the ministry in assisting to address the situation of the wild horses, provided that such assistance is done in accordance with the policies and laws of our country. In this I have directed the technical staff to engage with relevant stakeholders for future collaboration and assistance where necessary.\u201d
\nDuring the early 1990s the horse population was between 250 and 300 and now only 79 remain. The decline in the horse population is mainly attributed to the drought situation in southern Namibia and to the predation of foals by hyenas.
\nThe ailing condition of the horses has been receiving the Ministry\u2019s attention through interventions designed to ensure their well being at a sustainable level.
\nTo this end, the Ministry has developed a Wild Horses Action Plan which covers among other activities predator management, water provision, tourism development, supplementary feeding and the development of a management plan that will serve as a long-term strategy for the management of the horses.
\nThe Garub area where the horses are is one of the hot spots for tourism in the country. The horses are also important as they form part of Namibia\u2019s heritage.
\n\u201cThe extinction of the horses will be detrimental not only to the Southern Region but to Namibia\u2019s tourism in general and the Ministry will not allow such a situation to occur.
\nMinister Shifeta said the environment ministry remains committed to the conservation of our wildlife and other natural resources for the benefit of our country and its people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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