The monitoring and ringing of Lappet-faced Vultures (LFV) in the Namib-Naukluft Park (NNP) started in 1991. The Ministry Evironment and Tourism (MET) supports this long-term project. It is providing an increasing amount of data, which wildlife management can use for planning by ornithologists and biodiversity researchers. This project also generates good publicity for the vultures and the realisation of the many dangers faced by these birds when they leave protected areas.