Tag: Namibia


Dam threat to elephants - Himba

A Major Dam Project Threatens a Way of Life

A megadam threatens the Ova-Himba, one of the most isolated semi-nomadic tribes in all of Africa who are very vocal in their opposition to the dam and who have, of course, not been consulted.
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Can the last wild rhinos be saved from extinction? by Cyril Christo

Can the Last Wild Rhinos be Saved from Extinction?

This species, the now very rare Sumatran rhino, number only about eighty. The Javan rhino is at less than 70 and the Indian at about 3,500.
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©Rhino Conservation Photography Cyril & Lysander Christo

The Living Boulders of  a Faraway Time

Recently, over 1,000 rhinos were being butchered for their horns every year, for superstitious and medicinal beliefs right out of medieval folklore.
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