Jan. 4 – The year that just ended was quite successful for Anpana, the Italian National Association for Animal, Nature, and Environment Protection. The association actively controls and prevents illegal hunting activities Italy, thanks to specific training of its Environmental Guards and the establishment of an interregional center to prevent animal poaching. The positive management experience, combined with the continued passion to prevent animal crimes, pushed Anpana to evaluate the possibility of carrying out its surveillance and prevention activities abroad. Thus, they decide to put their professional talent and dedication to the service of similar associations and bodies in areas at particular risk. “We will begin by offering our collaboration in the form of advice and support in a Namibian reserve, as the country may soon see an increase in incidents against the rhinos, due to the intensification of controls and preventive measures in neighboring South Africa,” explains the national deputy commander Vincenzo D’Adamo. According to the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species, the African Black Rhinoceros is critically endangered, with its population reduced by 90% compared to its 1960 numbers. Indeed, data from December 2010 reported a population of less of 5,000 specimens, mainly concentrated in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
