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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
Stander P, Hanssen L 2000. Population ecology and long term monitoring of free-ranging populations in Namibia's marginal and arid environments .

Our present research is focussed on lions and leopards in three study sites. The Khorixas study site (10826 km2) is located in the northern Namib desert, previously known as Damaraland, and consists of an extremely arid habitat (annual rainfall 0-100mm) that stretches into the Skeleton Coast Park. This study is focussing on desert-adapted lions that frequent the Skeleton Coast Park, Torra Conservancy and the Palmwag tourism concession.

Paxton M 2000. July wetland bird count - Mahango Game Reserve . Lanioturdus 33 (1&2) 13-19
Erb KP 2000. Etosha aerial census report September 2000.

Etosha National Park has a long history of aerial game counts, the first experimental counts being conducted in the late 1960's. Only in the late 1980's were systematic sample counts introduced. A big advance in the actual procedure and analysis was made with the introduction of GPS and GIS software used since 1995. The 2000 census is the third census flown based on GPS transects and were GPS waypoints were recorded for sightings made.

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Etosha NP_Aerial census 2000.pdf 548.06 KB
Stander P 2000. Conservation of lions and other large carnivores in the Kunene Region, Namibia: Population ecology and long term monitoring of free-ranging populations in a marginal and arid environment, May 2000.
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.

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