{"id":302249,"date":"2021-03-17T08:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T06:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=302249"},"modified":"2021-03-17T08:18:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T06:18:00","slug":"collective-efforts-must-address-hwc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=302249","title":{"rendered":"Collective efforts must address HWC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ADDRESSING Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) requires a balance being struck between conservation priorities and the needs of people who live with wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta said HWC needs to be managed in a way that recognizes the rights and development needs of local communities and farmers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shifeta added that measures also need to ensure that biodiversity conservation and self-reliance are promoted while ensuring that decision-making is quick, efficient, and based on the best available information.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1032\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Collective-efforts-must-address-HWC.jpeg\" alt=\"Collective efforts address HWC Human-Wildlife Conflict wildlife\" class=\"wp-image-302251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Collective-efforts-must-address-HWC.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Collective-efforts-must-address-HWC.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Collective-efforts-must-address-HWC.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Collective-efforts-must-address-HWC.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Collective-efforts-must-address-HWC.jpeg 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Shifeta, good rains over certain parts of the country resulted in water levels in rivers levels rising, and that floods are already experienced in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, crocodiles, hippos, snakes, and other wild animals are moving with and out of the way of the rising water which will eventually create more incidents of HWC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apart from moving wildlife, reports of elephants causing damage to crops, water infrastructure, and property have been reported in the areas of Ehirovipuka and Kamanjab in the Kunene Region, Ruacana, and Okahao of the Omusati Region, Okongo, Nehale Lya Mpingana, and Eengondi in Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said that commercial farming areas near Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region, communal farming areas around Mangetti and Musese areas in the Kavango West Region, areas around Khaudum National Park and Bwabwata National Park in the Kavango East Region, the Omatjete area in the Erongo Region, and many parts of the Zambezi Region also recorded elephant trouble.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shifeta also stated that buffaloes were reported to be destroying crops in the Zambezi Region, mainly in areas around Lake Liambezi, the eastern floodplains as well as areas around Nkasa Rupara, Mudumu, and the Bwabwata National Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the Kunene and Omusati regions, lions continue to attack livestock,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shifeta cautioned communities and the general public not to take risks that may result in incidents of HWC and the loss of human lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shifeta pointed out that the ministry\u2019s officials in the regions are under instructions to give information and render services to communities and farmers in order to protect themselves from wild animals.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will continue to create innovative mechanisms to reduce the level of human-wildlife conflict, and to ensure that benefits of conservation management far outweigh the costs, and to build on the significant successes in managing such conflict situations,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David \u00a0 ADDRESSING Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) requires a balance being struck between conservation priorities and the needs of people who live with wildlife. \u00a0 The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta said HWC needs to be managed in a way that recognizes the rights and development needs of local communities and farmers. 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