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Namibian Wildlife Surveys archive

This archive of reports of wildlife surveys in Namibia aims to:

  • provide easy public access to published information and statistics
  • enable easy stakeholder access to recent and historical data on wildlife populations
  • provide a comprehensive archive of wildlife survey reports in Namibia

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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Stander P, Hanssen L 2000. Population ecology and long term monitoring of free-ranging populations in Namibia's marginal and arid environments .

Our present research is focussed on lions and leopards in three study sites. The Khorixas study site (10826 km2) is located in the northern Namib desert, previously known as Damaraland, and consists of an extremely arid habitat (annual rainfall 0-100mm) that stretches into the Skeleton Coast Park. This study is focussing on desert-adapted lions that frequent the Skeleton Coast Park, Torra Conservancy and the Palmwag tourism concession.

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Population ecology and long term monitoring of free_ranging populations in Namibias marginal and arid environment_2000.pdf 728.59 KB
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Paxton M 2000. July wetland bird count - Mahango Game Reserve . Lanioturdus 33 (1&2) 13-19
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July wetland bird count_Mahango Game Park.pdf 400.34 KB
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Erb KP 2000. Etosha aerial census report September 2000.

Etosha National Park has a long history of aerial game counts, the first experimental counts being conducted in the late 1960's. Only in the late 1980's were systematic sample counts introduced. A big advance in the actual procedure and analysis was made with the introduction of GPS and GIS software used since 1995. The 2000 census is the third census flown based on GPS transects and were GPS waypoints were recorded for sightings made.

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Etosha NP_Aerial census 2000.pdf 548.06 KB
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Stander P 2000. Conservation of lions and other large carnivores in the Kunene Region, Namibia: Population ecology and long term monitoring of free-ranging populations in a marginal and arid environment, May 2000.
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Conservation of lions and other large carnivores in the Kunene Region_May 2000.pdf 15.24 MB
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Berry H, Nott T 1983. Aerial and ground census of western Etosha National Park.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1983 05 west.PDF 581.27 KB
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Berry H, Nott T 1983. Aerial and ground census of western Etosha National Park.
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Aerial and ground census of western Etosha National Park_1983.PDF 581.27 KB
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1983. Department Landbou Natuurbewaring en Veeartsenydiens Jaarverslag 1983.
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Department Agriculture and Nature Conservation 1983.pdf 38.37 MB
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Brown CJ, Williams AJ 1983. Bird census at Walvis Bay, November 1983.
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Brown and Williams 1983 Bird census at Walvis Bay November 1983.pdf 1.03 MB
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du Preez JS 1972. Game census - Etosha: April 1972.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 04.PDF 305.49 KB
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du Preez JS 1972. Wildtelling - Etosha: Juni 1972.

Game census - Etosha: June 1972.

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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 06.PDF 164.86 KB
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1972. Air census Etosha National park 25.10.72 to 2.11.72.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 10.PDF 583.84 KB
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1972. Aerial census September (12-20 September 1972) - Etosha National Park.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 09.PDF 161.68 KB
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du Preez JS 1972. Wildtelling: Etosha, Juli 1972.

Game count: Etosha, July 1972.

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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 07.PDF 195.09 KB
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Reid RC 1972. A study of the status and ecology of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), lion (Panthera leo) and the cape wild cat (Felis libyea) in the Etosha National Park .
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A study of the status and ecology of cheetah_Lion and the cape wild cat in ENP.pdf 21.11 MB
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1972. South West African Administration White Paper on the activities of the different branches for 1972.

More research was done on game capture techniques and means and eland, springbok, gemsbok, zebra and rhino were captured and translocated successfully. More game was sold to farmers, namely 147 springbok, 46 gemsbok and 47 plains zebra. In addition 85 eland and some giraffe were taken from the Mangetti to the Waterberg Plateau Park, two rhinos to the Etosha National Park and 7 mountain zebra to the game park area of the Hardap Recreation Resort. The use of a helicopter once more proved essential for capturing game.

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SWA Administration_1972.pdf 328.1 KB
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