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NAMIBIA-LION-PROTECTION

(230703) -- WINDHOEK, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lions are pictured at the Etosha National Park in northern Namibia, Aug. 15, 2022. The Namibian government is taking a proactive stance to protect and sustain its dwindling lion population in the northwestern part of the country, an official said on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-LION-PROTECTION

(230703) -- WINDHOEK, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A lion is pictured at the Etosha National Park in northern Namibia, Aug. 15, 2022. The Namibian government is taking a proactive stance to protect and sustain its dwindling lion population in the northwestern part of the country, an official said on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-LION-PROTECTION

(230703) -- WINDHOEK, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A lion is pictured at the Etosha National Park in northern Namibia, Aug. 15, 2022. The Namibian government is taking a proactive stance to protect and sustain its dwindling lion population in the northwestern part of the country, an official said on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-RHINOS

(221004) -- ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK (NAMIBIA), Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows rhinos at the Etosha National Park in Namibia. Namibia, home to the only and largest population of free-roaming black rhinos in the world, is aggressively implementing dehorning measures to save the endangered species from being illegally slaughtered for its horns. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng) TO GO WITH Feature: Namibia is dehorning rhinos to deter poachers

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Discovering Etosha National Park in Namibia

STORY: Discovering Etosha National Park in Namibia DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Etosha National park STORYLINE: Etosha National Park is located in northwest Namibia, more than 400 kilometers away from the capital Windhoek, with a total area of more than 22,000 square kilometers. As the largest and most famous national park in Namibia, it boasts more than 100 kinds of mammals and more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptiles. Etosha, which means "giant white place" in the local language, is actually a huge salt flat. Etosha National Park was established by German colonists in 1907 with an initial area of 80,000 square kilometers. Due to political changes, the park is now only a quarter of its original size but remains an important wildlife sanctuary. The park is located in an arid area with limited rainfall. In order to protect wild animals, nearly 100 ponds or animal drinking points have been built

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-ANIMALS

(220816) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A lion and zebras are pictured in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, Aug. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-ANIMALS

(220816) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists look at rhinos in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, Aug. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-ANIMALS

(220816) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gemsboks are pictured in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, Aug. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-ANIMALS

(220816) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A giraffe drinks water in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, Aug. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-ANIMALS

(220816) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Elephants are pictured in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, Aug. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-ANIMALS

(220816) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zebras drink water in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, Aug. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-ANIMALS

(220816) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A rhino is pictured in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, Aug. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-ANIMALS

(220816) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lions are pictured in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, Aug. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-ANIMALS

(220816) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Giraffes roam in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, Aug. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-ANIMALS

(220816) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists park their vehicles to wait as an elephant walks across a road in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, Aug. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-POACHED BLACK RHINOS

(220614) -- ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK (NAMIBIA), June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The carcass of a rhino is seen after an attack from suspected poachers in Etosha National Park, Namibia, on June 13, 2022. Eleven black rhinos had been poached in Namibia's flagship Etosha National Park in June, Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said on Tuesday. (Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism/Handout via Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-POACHED BLACK RHINOS

(220614) -- ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK (NAMIBIA), June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The carcass of a rhino is seen after an attack from suspected poachers in Etosha National Park, Namibia, on June 13, 2022. Eleven black rhinos had been poached in Namibia's flagship Etosha National Park in June, Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said on Tuesday. (Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism/Handout via Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-POACHED BLACK RHINOS

(220614) -- ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK (NAMIBIA), June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The carcass of a rhino is seen after an attack from suspected poachers in Etosha National Park, Namibia, on June 13, 2022. Eleven black rhinos had been poached in Namibia's flagship Etosha National Park in June, Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said on Tuesday. (Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism/Handout via Xinhua)