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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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The north-west of Namibia has a small population of the desert dwelling elephants (Loxodonta africana africana), 357 were identified in 1983 (Viljoen, 1987) and 600 were reported in 2014 (MET, 2014). Desert-dwelling elephants, in Namibia's hyper-arid northwest region, are considered very special due to their adaptations that help them survive a difficult existence in the world´s oldest desert (Figure 1,2). They are vulnerable to many factors.
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| Conservation of desert_dwelling elephants in Namibia_status and challenges.pdf | 293.21 KB |
Knowledge of a species' ranging behaviour is both fundamental to understanding its behavioural ecology and a prerequisite to planning its management. Few data exist on the spatial ecology of cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus outside protected areas, but such areas are particularly important to their conservation. Cheetahs on Namibian farmlands occupied exceptionally large home ranges, averaging 1651km2 (1594km2), with no detectable effect of sex, social grouping or seasonality.
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| Spatial ecology of cheetahs.pdf | 1.27 MB |
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| Game numbers at Buffalo in the west Caprivi_1990.PDF | 101.31 KB |