Namibia: Kunene Conservation Group Calls for End to Mining in Black Rhino Habitat

A conservation group from Khorixas in the Kunene region has called on the government to help stop mining activities that could pose a threat to highly endangered black rhinos.

The Khorixas conservation community travelled to Windhoek to plead with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism through a public demonstration on Thursday.

Don Andrew, leader of the group, said the community wants the government to hear their plight.

“There is high unemployment in the region, and conservation and…