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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 |
Distribution is restricted by the availability of Sociable Weaver nests, rather than by other environmental factors. There is a 26% occupancy rate and the falcons choose larger Sociable Weaver nest masses.
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| Pygmy falcon population in the central Namiba desert.pdf | 6.9 MB |
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| Department Agriculture and Nature Conservation_1989.pdf | 8.32 MB |
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| First approximation on the role of predators and scavangers on Etoshas grasslands.pdf | 29.32 MB |
Aerial Survey of Bushmanland 9-17 June 1980.
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| Aerial Survey of Bushmanland 9_17 June 1980.PDF | 879.55 KB |
Modern faunal communities in South West Africa/Namibia - A census of mammals in 16 districts in South West Africa/Namibia was undertaken by Joubert and Mostert. These were distributed in northern, central, and southern S.W.A., and varied in area from approximately 20 000 to 60 000 km². Despite the uncertainties and limitations of this census, the data provide useful information on distribution patterns, relative abundances and species diversity.
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| Department Agriculture and Nature Conservation 1980.pdf | 19 MB |