Namibia has this year managed to significantly reduce cases of rhino and elephant poaching, according to media reports citing government data.
Reuters reports that only nine rhinos were so far this year killed by poachers, making it the lowest number in eight years for the period, according to the figures from the ministry of environment and tourism.
Four elephants were also illegally killed by hunters during the same period, which is a five-year low.
Namibia is home to the second-largest white rhino population in the world after South Africa and has a third of the world's remaining black rhinos.
Rhino poaching peaked at 97 in 2015 before dropping to 66 in 2016 and 55 a year later.
Namibia lost 81 rhinos in 2018, 54 in 2019 and 32 last year.
Elephant poaching peaked at 101 in 2016 but had been on the decline since then.
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