This archive of reports of wildlife surveys in Namibia aims to:
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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Distribution of game in South West Africa_Namutoni 1926.pdf | 26.74 MB |
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Background and status of African lion in the Etosha National Park and Skeleton Coast Park of Namibia.pdf | 401.06 KB |
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Etosha Ecological Institute_Ecology and conservation of cheetahs in Etosha.pdf | 272.61 KB |
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Elephant trends Hoarusib and Hoanib 1975_2019.pdf | 180.93 KB |
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Number of elephants in Hoarusib and Hoanib Rivers 2003_2019.pdf | 75.91 KB |
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Population estimates for other species than elephant based on aerial counts_graphs incl Mahango.xlsx | 268.34 KB |
Table xx provides estimates of population size of most large mammal species, crocodile and ground hornbill for the three core wildlife areas and the Multiple Use Area, as well as an indication of trend (grey denotes stable, red denotes decline, green denotes increase). In some instances estimates from ground surveys are also provided. Estimates of elephants, roan, eland and reedbuck seem to have increased consistently over the past several surveys.
This poster presents the results of aerial surveys of game animals in the wetlands of north-eastern Namibia. The area is surrounded by Angola, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe and is a key area for wildlife, which moves freely between Namibia and neighbouring countries. The aerial surveys cover the Okavango, Kwando, Linyanti , Chobe and Zambezi Rivers and their associated wetlands and floodplains. The Okavango, Kwando, Linyanti and Zambezi rivers provide perennial water.
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Wildlife census of Namibias north east rivers.pdf | 460.02 KB |
The aerial survey includes the Kwando River from the Angola border to the Botswana border.
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Wildlife census of the kwando_Nkasa Rupara wetlands.pdf | 434.83 KB |
The aerial survey includes the Mahangu and Buffalo Floodplain area in Bwabwata National Park, Namibia. This area is a Ramsar site and supports one of the highest diversity of species in the Zambezian Flooded Savannas ecoregion.
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Wildlife census of the Okavango Ramsar Site.pdf | 366.15 KB |
The aerial survey includes the Eastern Floodplain area from the Zambian border to the Nkasa Rupara National Park border. This represents 1042 square kilometer area stretching over a 380-km portion of the Zambesi , Chobe and Linyanti Rivers. The area is surveyed during north-east wetland counts by fixed- ing aerial surveys and hel icopter surveys. Hel icopter surveys use two observers, one data recorder and a pilot.
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Wildlife census of the Zambezi_Chobe_Linyanti wetlands.pdf | 415.44 KB |