Just a decade ago, Namibia was facing a wildlife crisis. Rhinos were being slaughtered at an alarming rate. Ninety-nine carcasses were found in 2015 alone. Elephant poaching spiked shortly after, and pangolins, elusive and enigmatic, were vanishing into illegal trafficking routes. Even Namibia’s succulents, slow-growing plants sculpted by time and climate, were being stolen to supply black market collectors abroad.