{"id":270007,"date":"2019-06-19T07:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T05:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=270007"},"modified":"2019-06-19T07:53:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T05:53:43","slug":"human-wildlife-conflict-continues-unabated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=270007","title":{"rendered":"Human wildlife conflict continues unabated"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_2\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-testid=\"post_message\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p>Marthina Mutanga<br \/>\nA MOTHER and her children had to flee their home at Otjiperongo in the Daures Constituency in the Erongo Region to look a safe hiding place after an elephant came close to their home looking for food and water.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64328302_2300569253343355_6703246662497730560_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-270011\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64328302_2300569253343355_6703246662497730560_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64328302_2300569253343355_6703246662497730560_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64328302_2300569253343355_6703246662497730560_n.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>One of the villagers, Robert Karibo, said that about 15 elephants and their calves were roaming near their houses during the day. He said when the sun sets none of the villagers can go out of their homes or sit outside in the evenings anymore because they know that the elephant will come.<br \/>\nThere are many human settlements in the Erongo Region that attract the desert elephant population and when the territories of people and wildlife intersect, human wildlife conflict is unavoidable. One of the issues that causes the conflict is the sharing of water points between animals and humans.<br \/>\n\u201cWe have experienced this problem since 2007 but the Ministry of Environment and Tourism has not done anything and we are tired of running away from our own houses to go and hide away from the elephants. We are not even safe in our own homes any longer,\u201d Karibo said.<br \/>\nFabianus Hirikee Uaseuapuani, the chairperson of the Zeraeua Traditional Authority said that a committee from Office of the Prime Minister had a meeting on Monday with the villagers to discuss issue of human wildlife conflict.<a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64361572_2300569560009991_6525208203515396096_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-270012\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64361572_2300569560009991_6525208203515396096_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64361572_2300569560009991_6525208203515396096_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64361572_2300569560009991_6525208203515396096_n.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUaseuapuani said that the committee came to assess what has been done to curb the human wildlife conflict in the area.<br \/>\nEnvironment minister Pohamba Shifeta said human-wildlife conflict management interventions remained high on the ministry&#8217;s agenda, and gave the assurance that the government will continue to put in place preventative measures to minmise such incidents in all affected areas.<br \/>\n\u201cWe recognise that living with wildlife often carries a cost. Increased wildlife populations and expanded ranges into communal and freehold farming areas have resulted in more frequent conflicts between people and wild animals, particularly elephants and predators in many areas.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Erongo and Kunene Regions are hot spots for conflict between communal farmers and wildlife, particularly elephants and lions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-266724\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GlobalEdgeWORK180px.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marthina Mutanga A MOTHER and her children had to flee their home at Otjiperongo in the Daures Constituency in the Erongo Region to look a safe hiding place after an elephant came close to their home looking for food and water. 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