Onesi Constituency Councillor Festus Petrus has warned community members of Onesi and surrounding areas to exercise caution after a crocodile was spotted at Etaka Dam.
The Etaka Dam is situated in the Onesi area in the Omusati Region and stretches 14 kilometres from north to south.
Two men are recuperating in the Nyangana Hospital after being mauled by a leopard at Djara-Djara Village in the Kavango East Region.
The two were attacked early this week while tracking their lost cattle around their village.
The human-wildlife conflict came under the spotlight at a two-day conservation research conference at the University of Namibia's Katima Mulilo Campus.
The persistent drought in the Zambezi Region is increasing the human-wildlife conflict.
The past weekend saw wildebeests damaging farmers' crops who are practising wetland cultivation at Malindi Village in Kabbe North Constituency.
Several community conservation projects in the Zambezi Region have received financial support to enhance crop production, livestock farming, and job creation.
Villagers at Mateke in the Kavango East Region need potable water.
The villagers claim that their lives are at risk due to human-wildlife conflict.
The villagers say they walk about five kilometres to fetch water and are prone to being attacked by crocodiles.
Adjustments to Human-Wildlife Conflict Self-Reliance Scheme compensation came into effect this month.
The compensation plan aims to provide greater financial support to individuals affected by human-wildlife conflict.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, said the water reuse method is an approach that can be taken in Kunene to address the water shortage in the region.
Schlettwein said this at the joint commemoration of World Wetlands Day and World Water Day in Opuwo.
The Kavango East Region has experienced a number of unfortunate incidents that have resulted in the loss of lives. Its Governor, Bonifatius Wakudumo, highlighted some of those in his State of the Region Address.
It was an incident that shocked not only the region but also the entire country.
There is a need to develop innovative ways to address the issues of human-wildlife conflict (HWC).
These were the sentiments of Zambezi Region Governor, Alufea Sampofu, during an interview with nbc News at the National Human-Wildlife Conflict.
