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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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| North_West_Game_Counts_June_2003.pdf | 570.33 KB |
Summary of game count in north west in 2002: route statistics, animals seen, population estimates, trends.
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| NW game count poster 2002.pdf | 274.29 KB |
Poster summarising procedure, logistics and transects of Bwabwata National Park wet season game count.
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| Poster_WCWS_count_Methodology_2003.ppt | 2.31 MB |
Road counts methodology poster.
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| Poster_Road_counts_Methodology.jpg | 1.31 MB |
A vehicle-based road count method is used. This method works well for common plains game but will not give good results for all species; especially smaller secretive animals, nocturnal animals, and animals in mountainous areas. Other monitoring methods (e.g. aerial census, foot patrols, specialist species monitoring) and local knowledge are also important. This means that the road counts will provide part of the information rather than replace these other methods - i.e. the methods all work together each providing a piece of the 'pie'.
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| 2003 Game Count in Gondwana Canon Park_Methodology.pdf | 2.17 MB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1983 05 west.PDF | 581.27 KB |
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| Aerial and ground census of western Etosha National Park_1983.PDF | 581.27 KB |
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| Department Agriculture and Nature Conservation 1983.pdf | 38.37 MB |
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| Brown and Williams 1983 Bird census at Walvis Bay November 1983.pdf | 1.03 MB |
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 |