Namibian government has compensated some local farmers that lost their goats and sheep to jackals in 2012 and earlier this year.

CEOAFRICA.com gathered that the last distribution of compensation took place at the Blouswes village over the weekend, bringing the total number of farmers to 83.

Conservancy committee vice-chairperson Anna- Marie Kooper handed over the money to the beneficiaries at the conservancy’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). Kooper disclosed that more than 200 goats and sheep were killed by jackals since 2012, and farmers applied for compensation from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), which paid them N$30, 600.

She noted that jackals are rampant and to reduce their numbers and avoid more loss of livestock, MET granted locals a quota to kill 20 jackals in July 2012.

“They are killing our animals, but we are glad we managed to reduce the number this year, though it is of little help,” she said.

It was gathered from sources that N$200 compensation was paid for a goat killed by wild animal, while N$250 was paid for a sheep killed by wild animal. A cow fetches N$ 1,500 and a donkey N$ 500 in compensation, although some of the farmers complained that the compensation figures are not at par with the market value of these animals.