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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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Friday, 10 May 2024
Smit E 2024. KAZA elephant survey lacks formal trend analysis.
A new report by Elephants Without Borders (EWB), summarising aerial survey results from over a decade across Southern Africa, found that overall, elephant numbers have not changed significantly. The report added that while the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) aerial survey counted 227 900 elephants, it lacked any formal trend analysis. The transboundary aerial survey of KAZA elephants was flown from August to October 2022. KAZA includes Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, which share international borders along the Okavango and Zambezi River…
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NAM_2024_05_KAZA elephant survey lacks formal trend analysis_Namibian Sun.pdf 67.8 KB
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Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Muller N 2024. South African abalone poaching fuels violence, threatens species.
A suspicious vehicle was driving through the streets of Durban, South Africa, around 3:45 a.m. with water leaking out of the back. When police pulled over the red Toyota Condor they found eight bags of shelled abalone worth about R500,000 (just more than $29,100), South African newspaper Daily Maverick reported. The driver was arrested as it is illegal to harvest abalone without a permit under South African law. The mid-January incident is common in South Africa, where abalone poaching is often controlled by gangs and linked to the devastating spread of crystal methamphetamine and…
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SA_2024_04_South African abalone poaching fuels violence_threatens species_Africa Defense Forum.pdf 177.33 KB
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Schlossberg S, Chase M 2024. Population trends and conservation status of elephants in Botswana and the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area - A review of elephant aerial surveys, 2010 - 2022.

In 2022, an aerial survey for African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) was conducted over the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) in southern Africa. KAZA is a 520,000-km² network of protected areas in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The aerial survey found that KAZA holds ~228,000 elephants, confirming that this is the world’s largest population of savanna elephants and a critical stronghold for this endangered species.

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Population trends and conservation status of elephants in Botswana and the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area.pdf 1.61 MB
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Tan J 2024. Analysis of largest elephant surveys ever shows stable population, but disturbing trends.

New research comparing data from the two largest-ever elephant surveys reveals the overall population in the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area is stable, but also uncovers some concerning local trends. Elephant numbers in Botswana, home to more elephants than any other country, are stable overall, but declining numbers in areas where hunting is permitted, and increasing numbers in protected areas, suggest underlying issues for Botswana's elephants.

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Analysis of largest elephant surveys ever shows stable population_but disturbing trends.pdf 561.4 KB
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Brown CJ 1988. Greater Kestrel and Rednecked Falcon population in the Ganab region of the central Namib Desert . Gabar 3 21 - 25
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Brown CJ 1988 Gabar 3_21_25.pdf 415.77 KB
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Hines CJH 1988. Total aerial census of eastern Bushmanland: 14.9.1988 - 20.9.1988.
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Total aerial census of eastern Bushmanland 1988.pdf 1.22 MB
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1988. Department of Agriculture and Nature Conservation: Annual Report 1988.
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Department Agriculture and Nature Conservation 1988.pdf 2.87 MB
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Brown CJ 1985. The status and conservation of the Cape Vulture in SWA/Namibia . Vulture News 14 4 - 15
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Brown CJ 1985 Vulture News 14_4_15.pdf 386.16 KB
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Lindeque M 1985. Aerial survey of elephants in Etosha National Park (Including the results of the December 1984 census).
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1984 12 LA.PDF 2.73 MB
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1985. Department of Agriculture and Nature Conservation: Annual Report 1985.
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Department Agriculture and Nature Conservation 1985.pdf 10.14 MB
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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
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Berry H, Nott T 1983. Aerial and ground census of western Etosha National Park.
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Aerial and ground census of western Etosha National Park_1983.PDF 581.27 KB
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1983. Department Landbou Natuurbewaring en Veeartsenydiens Jaarverslag 1983.
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Department Agriculture and Nature Conservation 1983.pdf 38.37 MB
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Brown CJ, Williams AJ 1983. Bird census at Walvis Bay, November 1983.
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Brown and Williams 1983 Bird census at Walvis Bay November 1983.pdf 1.03 MB
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