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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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Marker LL, Dickman AJ, Mills MGL, Jeo RM, MacDonald DW 2008. Spatial ecology of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) on north-central Namibian farmlands . Journal of Zoology 274 226-238

Knowledge of a species' ranging behaviour is both fundamental to understanding its behavioural ecology and a prerequisite to planning its management. Few data exist on the spatial ecology of cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus outside protected areas, but such areas are particularly important to their conservation. Cheetahs on Namibian farmlands occupied exceptionally large home ranges, averaging 1651km2 (1594km2), with no detectable effect of sex, social grouping or seasonality.

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Spatial ecology of cheetahs.pdf 1.27 MB
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2008. Game counts in north-west Namibia, June 2008 .

Summary of game count in north west in 2008: route statistics, animals seen, population estimates, trends.

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NW game count poster 2008.pdf 176.85 KB
Gondwana Collection Namibia 2008. Gondwana Canon Park game count 2008.
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Gondwana Canon Park game count 2008.pdf 981.19 KB
Gondwana Collection Namibia 2008. Gondwana Kalahari Park game count 2008.
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Gondwana Kalahari Park game count 2008.pdf 758.78 KB
Gondwana Collection Namibia 2008. Gondwana Namib Park game count 2008.
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Gondwana Namib Park game count 2008.pdf 962.06 KB
Berry HH 1980. First approximation on the role of predators and scavangers on Etosha's grasslands.
de Villiers PA, MacDonald AR 1980. Lugsensus te Boesmanland 9-17 Junie 1980.

Aerial Survey of Bushmanland 9-17 June 1980.

Thackeray JF 1980. New approaches in interpreting archaeological faunal assemblages with examples from southern Africa. South African Journal of Science 76 (5) 216-223

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.

1980. Department Landbou en Natuurbewaring Jaarverslag 1980.

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