🇳🇦NamibiaSouthern Africa
Pensioner faces court after shooting elephant that entered his crop field
via The Namibian2 min read
A 62-year-old pensioner is scheduled to appear before the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court on Monday for allegedly violating the Nature Conservation Act of 1975. The charge stems from hunting a specially protected animal without a permit. The pensioner reportedly shot an elephant from a herd of four that entered his crop field at Makwatare cattle post in the Makanga area on Saturday night. According to a Namibian Police incident report, the suspect fired warning shots, but when the elephants did not leave, he fired another shot, striking one of them. The elephant was later found dead in his field. Officials from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism inspected the carcass, noting a bullet wound. The elephant is valued at N$295,000. The rifle used and the recovered elephant tusks will be presented as exhibits, and the case docket will be sent for the prosecutor general’s decision.
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