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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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Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Muller N 2024. South African abalone poaching fuels violence, threatens species.
A suspicious vehicle was driving through the streets of Durban, South Africa, around 3:45 a.m. with water leaking out of the back. When police pulled over the red Toyota Condor they found eight bags of shelled abalone worth about R500,000 (just more than $29,100), South African newspaper Daily Maverick reported. The driver was arrested as it is illegal to harvest abalone without a permit under South African law. The mid-January incident is common in South Africa, where abalone poaching is often controlled by gangs and linked to the devastating spread of crystal methamphetamine and…
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Shiweda M, Pitot C, Anastácio R, Pereira MJ 2019. Conservation of desert-dwelling elephants in Namibia: status and challenges.

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
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Paxton M, Sheehan L 2002. Mahango bird count January 2002 . Lanioturdus 35 (4) 24-28
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Paxton M, Sheehan L 2001. Mahango wetland bird count - January 2001 . Lanioturdus 34 (2) 2-7
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Paxton M, Sheehan L 1999. January wetland bird count in the Mahango Game Reserve, Kavango . Lanioturdus 32 (1) 15-18
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January wetland bird count in the Mahango Game Reserve_Kavango.pdf 291.82 KB
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