This archive of reports of wildlife surveys in Namibia aims to:
Public access to information is a vital component of ensuring community engagement in prevalent issues. Wildlife surveys are critical to determine the health of wildlife populations and determine trends over time to guide conservation and management actions.
Wildlife surveys are done for different species using methods that are suited to counting them (e.g. by air or road) in their natural habitats. Such surveys need to be repeated over time to detect long-term trends and inform conservation managers. The Namibian government, non-governmental organisations and private reserves all conduct regular surveys covering different parts of Namibia and targeting different species. This archive will thus serve as a repository of our collective knowledge of the trends and status of a variety of species occurring throughout Namibia.
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Robust abundance estimates of wild animal populations are needed to inform management policies and are often obtained through mark–recapture (MR) studies. Visual methods are commonly used, which limits data collection to daylight hours and good weather conditions. Passive acoustic monitoring offers an alternative, particularly if acoustic cues are naturally produced and individually distinctive. Here we investigate the potential of using individually distinctive signature whistles in a MR framework and evaluate different components of study design.
In 2011, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism conducted a questionnaire to various stakeholders to determine relative abundance of large carnivores throughout Namibia. The results of this questionnaire were quantified and mapped to establish the current range and relative abundance of the six Namibian large carnivores. Recent population estimates for leopards are used here, however, the remaining species we used estimates from the previous Atlas as our best estimates to date.
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Namibia Large Carnivore Atlas_2012.pdf | 3.87 MB |
An assessment of population size is a fundamental stage in the conservation of any species. The recent availability of data from the Southern African Bird Atlas Project (SABAP) provides a tool to investigate the status and distribution of approximately 900 bird species covered by this work. Here, we assess whether or not reporting rate can be used to establish absolute abundance and thereby produce estimates of population size.
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Can Bird Atlas data be used to estimate population size.doc | 634.5 KB |
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 03.PDF | 372.81 KB |
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 04.PDF | 372.3 KB |
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 06.PDF | 361.86 KB |
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 01.PDF | 321.92 KB |
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 02.PDF | 346.83 KB |
Game count: Etosha, July 1972.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 07.PDF | 195.09 KB |
Game census - Etosha: June 1972.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 06.PDF | 164.86 KB |
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 04.PDF | 305.49 KB |
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Game count_Etosha_February 1971.PDF | 155.36 KB |
Game counts at Koabendus camp and Kaross.
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Kaross Khoabendes_Aerial census 1971.PDF | 138.28 KB |
The count commenced on the morning of February 3rd and ended on the afternoon of Februray 9th, 1971. A total of about 40 hours were spent in the air. The pilot of the Piper Super Cub was N. Maritz with J. du Preez as observer.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1971.PDF | 155.36 KB |