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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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September 1978 aerial census in the Etosha National Park with the aid of a helicopter and fixed wing aircraft.
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1978 09.PDF | 1003.24 KB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1978 09 maps.PDF | 2.85 MB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1978 03.PDF | 547.56 KB |
The 319 510 tourists who visited the administration's game reserves and resorts during the year made 1978 a record year. The highest previous figure was in 1975, namely 314 218 tourists. In comparison with 1977 the number of tourists from Southwest Africa decreased by 2 208, while the number of tourists from the Republic and overseas increased by 25 389 and 9 639 respectively. Day visitors decreased by 13 966, whereas overnight visitors increased by 46 776.
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| SWA Administration_1978.pdf | 645.31 KB |
Aerial census of the Etosha national Park during September 1973 with aid of a helicopter
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 09.PDF | 1.52 MB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 09 maps.PDF | 563.08 KB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 06.PDF | 361.86 KB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 04.PDF | 372.3 KB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 03.PDF | 372.81 KB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 02.PDF | 346.83 KB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 01.PDF | 321.92 KB |
Since completion of the fence on the Etosha's northern border the whole game park is now fenced in, causing management problems and more intensive research, also because the game park is an ecological unit no longer. Elephants breaking through the fence, doing damage on neighbouring farms and lions going through the breaks, still pose a problem in spite of the fact that a large part of the fence was re-enforced by adding three wires and that nature conservators spent more time keeping elephants away from the farms. Seven culprits had to be shot.
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| SWA Administration_1973.pdf | 271.21 KB |