The monitoring and ringing of Lappet-faced Vultures (LFV, Torgos tracheliotos) in the Namib-Naukluft Park (NNP) started in 1991. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) supports this long-term project. It is providing an increasing amount of data, which wildlife management can use for planning by ornithologists and biodiversity researchers. This project also generates good publicity for the vultures and the realisation of the many dangers faced by these birds when they leave protected areas. In 2000, for the first time, an aerial survey of part of the breeding area at Ganab took place. In 2001, an aerial survey of 15 hours covered most of the known breeding areas. Because of the positive results of the 2001 aerial survey, the decision was made to continue using an aircraft to find the occupied nests. Since then, there has been an aerial survey every year, followed by the ringing. Patagial tags were introduced in 2006.