Although not threatened at present, the Namibian buffalo population is well below the level at which it should exist. There is a potential range of some 10,000km2 available for buffalo in the Caprivi and this should carry at least 15,000 buffalo. Because of the high value of buffalo in the international safari hunting industry, the potential net income from wildlife in the Caprivi could be raised from its present level of US$2.5 million to US$7.5 million if the buffalo population was at carrying capacity.