Captions for IRDNC Photos

Photos taken by Edward Parker for People and Planet, WWF UK Program 1

1. A view of the desert landscape near Purus village after exceptional rains, Purus Conservancy, Kunene Region, Northern Namibia
2. A view of Purus village
3. A Himba woman in the "Traditional Village" near Purus village, Kunene Region
4. One of the senior Himba women who runs the "Traditional Village" near Purus village, Kunene Region
5. A view of the Himba "Traditional Village" near Purus village, Kunene Region
6. Some of the necklaces and other artefacts for sale at the Himba "Traditional Village"
7. Necklaces made from palm fruits by Himba women for sale in the "Traditional Village" Purus Conservancy
8. Bertha Tjipombo one of the Community Development Advisors in the Purus Conservancy
9. Community Advisor, Purus Conservancy
10. Hiskia Tjipombo one of the Community Game Guards in the Purus Conservancy
11. Isabella Kasupi one of the Community Development Advisors for Purus Conservancy
12. Children in Purus village at sunset
13. The house of Erenst Karutjava one of the Community Game Guards, Purus Conservancy
14. An elephant close to Purus village
15. A Himba woman milking one of her cows, Purus village
16. A Herrero woman in full traditional dress, Purus village
17. Typical small houses of people living in Purus village
18. Jackson Kaveto, Community Game Guard, Ehi-Rovipuka Game Conservancy, Kunene Region.
19. Trainee Game Guard inspecting elephant track near Otjikavare village
20. Gerson Urocia, Community Game Guard, with GPS Otjikavare village, Kunene
21. Gerson Urocia and family Otjikavare village, Kunene
22. Antonia Muzuma Community Development Advisor, Otjikavare village with a card game to teach people about how a game conservancy can be created
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25. A view of the oasis and surrounding desert at Werelds End, after exceptional rains. Kunene Region, Northern Namibia
26. Springbok near the Ehi-rovipuka Game Conservancy
27. A Herrero Woman in full dress, Purus Village, Kunene
28. A view of the red landscape that is typical of the Torra Conservancy, Kunene
29. Animal figures carved from local wood for sale in the Himba "Traditional Village" near Purus
30. A collection of rhino skulls from the 1980's when poaching was at its peak in northern Namibia
31. A trainee Game Guard tracking rhino. Torra Conservancy
32. The farm of one of the game guards of the Torra Conservancy
33. Vitalia and Marcus both Community Game Guards of the Torra Conservancy tracking rhino.
34. Springbok in Torra Conservancy
35. Tourists with community game guards looking for rhino, Torra Conservancy
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37. Vitallia looking at rhino print, Torra Conservancy
38. Torra Conservancy game Guards looking at rhino family
39. A mother and young rhino in the Torra Conservancy
40. A farmer in the Torra Conservancy who had been experiencing problems with elephants
41. An irrigated farm garden in the inhospitable Torra Conservancy
42. Damaraland Camp an ecotoourist lodge in the Torra Conservancy
43. Members of the IRDNC staff in the Torra Conservancy.
44. A meeting at the Torra Conservancy office to discuss trophy hunting
45. A barren desert landscape near Sesfontein, Kunene Region
46. The arid plain at the Purus village
47. Herrero woman in full dress about to milk a cow. Purus village
48. The home of Erenst Karatujava one of the community game guards at Purus village
49. The Hoanib River near Sesfontein, Kunene Region
50. The essolate sandy plains near Sesfontein
51. The Himba "Traditional Village" near Purus
52. An elephant near the village of Purus
53. Necklaces made by Himba women in the "Traditional Village" near Purus
54. Damaraland Camp an ecotourist lodge in the Toro Conservancy
55. Sand dunes in the Torra Conservancy
56. View of the landscape in the Torra Conservancy after winter rain
57. A lorry buried in mud after being caught in a flash flood, near Purus village
58. Community game guards, Torra Game Conservancy
59. Typical houses at Purus village
60. Trainee game guard and a WWF vehicle near Otjikavare village
61. Zebra near Ehi-rovipuka Game Conservancy
62. Community Development Advisors at Purus Conservancy
63. An electric elephant fence to protect a farmers crops, Torra Conservancy
64. A view of the desert landscape near Werelds End after winter rain
65. Gemsbok near Ohi-rovipuka Conservancy
66. Vitalia - a community game Guard in the Torra Conservancy
67. A farmstead in the Torra Conservancy
68. Artefacts for sale at the Himba "Traditional Village" near Purus village
69. Himba woman milking cow, Purus village
70. Rhino trackers with tourists. Torra Conservancy
71. Children at Purus village
72. Himba wpman at the "Traditional Village" near Purus
73. Giraffe near Ehi-rovipuka conservancy, Kunene Region
74. Torra Conservancy meeting about trophy hunting
75. IRDNC staff at the Sesfontein office
76. A collection of Elephant jaw bones from the 1980s when poaching was at its peak in the Kunene Region
77. Himba "Traditional Village" near Purus village
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79. Erenst Karutjava signing application for trophy hunting in Purus Conservancy
80. The Cattle fence that divides northern Namibia, Kunene Region
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82. Children at Purus village
83. Marcus, one of the community game guards in the Torra Conservancy
84. Herrero women and child Otljikavare village
85. Antonia Muzuma in the Ehi-rovipuka Game Conservancy office at Otjikavare
86. Hiskia Tjipombo and Erenst Karatjava community game guards at Purus Game Conservancy
87. Herrero woman milking. Purus village
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89. Torra game Conservancy Office
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91. The field officer at the Okjikavare office
92. The farm of Vitallia one of the community game guards, Torra Conservancy
93. An elephant fence protects farmers crops in Torra Conservancy
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95. An elephant water tank near Otjikavare to help keep elephants away from village
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