Stargazing the Namibian Night Sky

22Jun

“If people looked at the stars each night, they’d live a lot differently.” – Calvin & Hobbes Take a well-deserved mid-year break. Experience our night sky through a telescope at Gross Barmen on 13 – 15 July 2018. Entrance fee: N$100 per person Children under 18 & students: N$10 per person For those who want to make a weekend event …

Bleak Future Predicted for Black Rhinoceros Population

17Feb

The black rhinoceros has already been hunted to extinction in many parts of Africa and now survives in only five countries namely Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Renewed poaching has threatened this recovery as rhinoceros horn has attained an unprecedented and steadily rising value. For the first time, an international team of researchers compared the genes of all …