Namibia is a southwestern African nation roughly twice the size of California, known for having the world’s oldest desert.

In northwestern Namibia, lions move like ghosts across sand dunes, bone-dry riverbeds, and thorny plains. These are the desert lions—leaner, tougher, more elusive than their savanna cousins.

The victim was camping with other tourists at the tented resort when the early morning tragedy unfolded, police said.

The semi-arid Kalahari Desert stretches over parts of Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana. It’s an ecological wonderland that isn’t like your average super dry desert. It gets a lot more rain ...

In northwest Namibia lives one of only two populations of desert-adapted elephants in the world. Jo Munnik These elephants regularly come into conflict with humans, often over food or water.

Lions in Namibia’s northwest, renowned for eking out a living amid the Namib Desert’s harsh gravel plains and endless dunes, have a history of feeding on marine species, such as Cape fur seals ...

Namibia’s unique desert-adapted lions, which eke out a living in the harsh Kunene Region in the country’s north-west, ... From 2021-2023, they killed 512 animals including goats, sheep, ...

Namibia intends to "cull" 21 elephants in the dry north-west of the country where a small population of desert elephants roam. In a statement issued on Monday, the Namibian Ministry of Environment ...

LONDON -- Namibia has announced that it will cull 723 wild animals to feed parts of its population as it grapples with its worst drought in 100 years. In a statement, Namibia’s Ministry of ...

Despite the harsh desert conditions, Namibia offers abundant wildlife viewing opportunities. Watch elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions, wildebeests, oryx, and other animals congregate at watering ...

In northwest Namibia lives one of only two populations of desert-adapted elephants in the world. Jo Munnik These elephants regularly come into conflict with humans, often over food or water.

In the arid landscape of northwest Namibia lives one of only two populations of desert-adapted elephants in the world.