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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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A total of 250,786 Cape Cormorants, of which 16,038 were individuals on nests in 349 colonies, and 15,831 Cape Fur Seals were counted during a complete aerial photographic census of the island of Tigres and part of the adjacent coast in Angola in March 2017. Such a concentration of birds and seals and the large number of breeding Cape Cormorants highlights the need to protect Tigres and its rich surrounding waters. Keywords: aerial census, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, Baía dos Tigres, Cape cormorant, Cape fur seal, Phalacrocorax capensis.
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| Aerial census of Cape Cormorants and Cape Fur Seals at Baia dos Tigres.pdf | 3.54 MB |
A boat survey conducted on 30 December 2017 along an 8.6 km stretch of the Okavango River revealed 45 adult Rock Pratincoles and 20 young birds. This brings the estimated number of Rock Pratincoles in the Okavango system in Namibia to about 361 birds, and for all river systems in Namibia to about 410 birds. Keywords: Glareola nuchalis, Namibia, Okavango river, Rock Pratincole, status.
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| Status of the Rock Pratincole in the Kapako area of the Okavango River_2018_Brown.pdf | 1.03 MB |
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| Summary of the 2017 winter wetland bird counts in Namibia.pdf | 468.26 KB |
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| Game counts in Hardap Game Park_July 2018.pdf | 772.41 KB |
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_ Regional Summary_2018.pdf | 1.12 MB |
Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Conservancies north of the veterinary fence, June 2018.
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_Conservancies north of the veterinary fence_June 2018.pdf | 622.61 KB |
Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Conservancies north of the veterinary fence, June 2018.
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_Conservancies north of the veterinary fence_June 2018.pdf | 622.61 KB |
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_Palmwag and Etendeka_June 2018.pdf | 662.25 KB |
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_Hobatere concession_June 2018.pdf | 581.38 KB |
Summary of game counts in north-central Namibia: Total Numbers of animals seen: last 5 years.
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| Game counts in north_central Namibia_Total Numbers of animals seen_last 5 years_2018.pdf | 850.88 KB |
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| Game counts in southern Namibia_June 2018.pdf | 759.21 KB |
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| North Central Game Count data 2018.xlsx | 146.33 KB |
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| North West Game Count data 2018.xlsx | 434.86 KB |
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| Gondwana Canyon Park Game Count 2018.jpg | 3.01 MB |
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| Gondwana Kalahari Park Game Count 2018.jpg | 3.15 MB |
Carnivore populations face threats from increasing human populations and rapidly diminishing, suitable habitat. Large carnivores such as African lions (Panthera leo) commonly attack livestock on lands adjacent to protected areas. This can lead to human-wildlife conflict (HWC) events that result in retaliatory lion killings. Conflict is a primary driver of wild lion population declines which are estimated to have decreased by 43% in the last 20 years.
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| Etosha National Park Carnivore Monitoring Project_Lion GPS_Satelllite Monitoring.pdf | 2.09 MB |
Carnivore populations face threats from increasing human populations and rapidly diminishing, suitable habitat. Large carnivores such as African lions (Panthera leo) commonly range outside of their protected areas and attack livestock on adjacent farmlands. This can lead to human-carnivore conflict (HCC) events often resulting in retaliatory lion killings. HCC retaliation by poisoning the offending animals is highly costly to lions due to the species’ group hunting and feeding habits.