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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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Kolberg H 2005. Summary of the July 2005 Wetland Bird Counts in Namibia .

Namibia's loyal wetland bird counters once again delivered the goods in July/August in the twice annual wetland bird counts. In total 141704 birds of 112 species were counted at 21 localities.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2005. Game counts in north-west Namibia, June 2005 .

Summary of game count in north west in 2005: route statistics, animals seen, population estimates, trends.

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NW game count poster 2005.pdf 839.07 KB
2005. Etosha National Park aerial survey 2005 first draft, 14 October 2005.

Conducting aerial surveys is one of the core functions of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. The surveys are essential management tools, allowing for informed decision making. Aerial surveys have been conducted in Etosha National Park since 1968. Apart from a series of elephant surveys, these surveys were strictly speaking not comparable as they were undertaken at irregular intervals with different sampling intensities and area cover. The first comprehensive multi-species sample count was conducted in 1995, and repeated in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004.

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Etosha NP_NP2005_Survey_Report.pdf 939.26 KB
Brown C 2005. Migrant birds of Namibia.
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Migrant birds of Namibia.pdf 4.3 MB
2005. North west aerial survey 2005 - first draft, 24 November 2005.
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North west aerial survey 2005.pdf 2.87 MB
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
Berry H, Nott T 1983. Aerial and ground census of western Etosha National Park.
1983. Department Landbou Natuurbewaring en Veeartsenydiens Jaarverslag 1983.
Brown CJ, Williams AJ 1983. Bird census at Walvis Bay, November 1983.
1979. Maart 1979 Lugsensus in die Nasionale Etoshawildtuin.

March 1979 aerial census in the Etosha National Park.

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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1979 03.PDF 676.62 KB
1979. South West African Administration White Paper on the activities of the different branches for 1979.

Altogether 240 563 tourists visited the Administration's game reserves and resorts during 1979, in comparison to 319 785 during 1978, which was a record year. The decrease of 79 222 visitors (24, 7%) can be attributed to the political and fuel situation. These factors especially affected visitors from the R. S. Ambers decreased from 112 110 in 1978 to 55 479 in 1979, which represents a decrease of 51%. There was a decrease of 12% in visitors from S. W. A. and 6% in visitors from overseas.

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SWA Administration_1979.pdf 2.02 MB

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