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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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Muzuma U 2017. The survey of human-wildlife conflict particularly nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in the northwest and northeast Namibia.

This survey attempt to quantify the incidence of human-crocodile conflicts (as form of humanwildlife conflicts) in the three perennial rivers namely: Kunene River, Okavango River and the four Zambezi River channels. These are the three river systems in Namibia that are most affected by human-wildlife conflicts. The survey further examine the perspective of local people who use these rivers on HWC, by unpacking the root causes of conflicts and identifying methods to mitigate HWC in the future.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017. Game counts in north-west Namibia: Palmwag and Etendeka concessions, June 2017.

Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Palmwag and Etendeka concessions, June 2017.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017. North West Game Count data up to 2017.
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North West Game Count data up to 2017.xlsx 423.04 KB
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017. Game counts in north-west Namibia: Conservancies north of the veterinary fence, June 2017.

Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Conservancies north of the veterinary fence, June 2017.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017.  South Game Count data up to 2017.
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South Game Count data up to 2017.xlsx 89.28 KB
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017. Game counts in north-central Namibia, July 2017.

Summary of game counts in north-central Namibia, July 2017.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017. North Central Game Count data up to 2017.

Summary of North Central Game Count data up to 2017.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017. Game counts in north-west Namibia: Regional Summary, June 2017.

Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Regional Summary.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017. Game counts in east Zambezi, Dry season - Live sightings, 2017.

Summary of game counts in east Zambezi, Dry season - Live sightings, 2017.

Kolberg H 2017. Status assessment of Namibia's vultures . Lanioturdus 50 (1) 9-17

Vultures provide essential ecological services, yet are amongst the world's most threatened species with populations having declined by more than 95% within ten years in some places. The biggest factor causing this decline is the use of poison, either intentionally or unintentionally. Other factors causing declines are collision with and electrocution by powerlines, illegal harvesting for traditional medicines, habitat loss and drowning in reservoirs.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017. 2017 game counts: Kavango east.

Summary of 2017 game counts: Kavango east.

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2017 game counts_Kavango east.pdf 945.05 KB
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017. Game counts in southern Namibia, May 2017.

Summary of game counts in southern Namibia, May 2017.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2017. Game counts in north-west Namibia: Hobatere concessions area, June 2017.

Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Hobatere concessions area, June 2017.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2010. North West game count .

North West game count - map of sightings per species per 2x2km grid cell.

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Map_Sightings by species NW 2010.pdf 1.97 MB
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2010. Game counts in Bwabwata and Caprivi - Dry season, 2010 .

Game counts in Bwabwata and Caprivi; dry season, live sightings. showing Numbers seen by conservation area, habitat, compared to 2009, population estimates and trends.

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Caprivi game count poster 2010.doc 380 KB
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2010. Game counts in north-west Namibia, June 2010 .

Game counts in north-west Namibia, June 2010.

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NW_game_count_poster_2010.pdf 2.27 MB
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2010. Game counts in southern Namibia, May 2010 .

Poster summarising the results of the 2010 game count in the South.

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South game count poster 2010.pdf 585.11 KB
Kilian JW 2010. The use of GPS /Satellite collars to study the movement patterns of elephant in the Kunene Region in an integrated way to conserve elephants in a sustainable manner across a mosaic of landscapes.

This proposed study focuses on the elephants of the Kunene/Etosha cluster. The elephants outside Etosha is still largely a free ranging population over much of a 100 000 km² range. For the purpose of this proposal the study area (Figure 1) encompasses the extreme western area of Etosha, Skeleton Coast Park, communal conservancies, concessions and the private farming land south of Etosha. The average rainfall ranges from <50mm to 300mm. Recently, human-elephant conflicts have received a lot of attention in this Region.

Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2010. Caprivi Game Count Sightings - 2010 .

Maps showing live sightings of elephant, giraffe, kudu, roan, sable, buffalo, impala, reedbuck, tsessebe and zebra in the 2010 Caprivi game count.

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