Generose Kaveruire Korukuve formerly interned with Felines Communication and Conservation in collaboration with the Namibian Chamber of Environment. She is a Bachelor's of Science graduate (biology major, chemistry minor) pursuing her honours in Biotechnology. She would like to specialise in Forensic science after graduating. Generose is adventurous and open minded and loves learning new concepts.
Namibian Chamber of Environment
The desert-adapted lions in north-west Namibia have rediscovered the marine food resources along the Skeleton Coast, which is great news for their long-term survival. Their coastal movements created conditions for a different kind of human-lion conflict, however, as sea fishermen use the same area during the fishing season. Constant monitoring and awareness campaigns during the 2022/23 fishing season kept both lions and fishermen safe.
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Did you know that a green turtle was found nesting on Namibia's shores for the first time ever in 2020? This is exciting news since this endangered species is threatened in many of its nesting sites elsewhere on the west coast of Africa. The Kunene River Mouth where this turtle was found is protected and remote, thus reducing the chance of humans disturbing turtle nests. Here are eight things you should know about this species of sea turtle.
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A small sub-population of elephants living in the Kunene highlands have adapted remarkably well to traversing rocky, mountainous terrain where few other elephants would tread. The people of Orupupa Conservancy have managed to coexist with elephants until the recent drought increased human-elephant conflict, which is a harbinger of worse droughts to come due to climate change. The community game guards and a new funding partner provide hope for a future of coexistence despite the changing climate.
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Sharks are well-known for their fearsome reputation, but did you know that they have an important role to play in the ecosystem? As the apex predators of the ocean, they even help mitigate climate change! Namibia boasts 52 shark species, many of which are under-studied. The new Namibia's Rays and Sharks project was established to discover more about sharks in our waters and create awareness about the threats they face and their role in the marine ecosystem.
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Namibia's seabirds are in trouble, mainly due to the massive decline in fish stocks over the last few decades off our coastline. Fish declines have also reduced jobs in the fisheries sector and affected the national economy. If fishing pressure is reduced the birds will start to bounce back, and the fishery sector may also start to recover. In this article, we show how monitoring specific aspects of four different seabird populations can be used to indicate the health of our fish stocks.
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Namibia is getting hotter and drier, making it less useful for livestock farming and putting pressure on people to adapt their agricultural practices in order to survive. The use of wildlife that are naturally adapted to arid conditions as a source of income and food is a promising way forward as part of Namibia's climate adaptation strategy. Research around and within Etosha National Park shows that when people see wildlife as an asset it can be a game-changer for conservation and livelihoods.
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Communal conservancies currently enter joint-venture partnerships with photographic and hunting tourism, which leads to some people asking why they don't make more money from this industry. In this article, Generose Korukuve looks at the many barriers facing local communities that want to participate directly in community-based tourism and charts a path towards greater autonomy and benefits in future. The ideal situation of communities becoming shareholders in tourism businesses will take time and effort, but it is achievable.
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