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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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| Conservation of lions_report on killing lions_Vergenoeg and other border farms.pdf | 8.89 MB |
Permits for game hunting issued, and numbers of species included in this report.
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| SWA Administration_1967.pdf | 700.47 KB |
Modern works on the distribution of Ungulate Mammals in South West Africa are those of Wilhelm (1931), Shortridge (1934) and Bigalke (1958). Older accounts are those of Fischer (1914) and that published by the German Colonial Office in 1913. The purpose of the present study has been to determine the distribution and approximate sizes of the populations of Kudu, Gemsbok, Springbok, Eland, Hartebeest and Hartmann's Mountain Zebra primarily in the farming areas of the Territory, but including also the distribution in the Bantu Reserves within the border of the Police Zone (Fig. 1…
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| Zur Saugetier_Fauna Sudwestafrikas.pdf | 19.25 MB |
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| Shortridge_1934_The mammals of SWA_Mountain Zebra.pdf | 12.67 MB |
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| Shortridge_1934_The mammals of SWA_Hyrax.pdf | 3.76 MB |
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| Shortridge_1934_The Mammals of South West Africa_Elephant Loxodonta africana.pdf | 11.22 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game Total Count_1926.pdf | 32.99 KB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa_Luderitz_1926.pdf | 18.66 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Karibib_1926.pdf | 12.31 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa_Keetmanshoop_1926.pdf | 20.74 MB |
| Distribution of game in South West Africa_Keetmanshoop_1926_Hartebeest.PDF | 96.15 KB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Grootfontein_1926.pdf | 34.44 MB |
| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Grootfontein_1926_Hartebeest.PDF | 89.28 KB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Warmbad_1926.pdf | 12.39 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa_Gobabis 1926.pdf | 14.08 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa_Bethanie 1926.pdf | 9.24 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Windhoek_1926.pdf | 14.61 MB |
| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Windhoek_1926_Hartebeest.PDF | 141.95 KB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Omaruru_1926.pdf | 17.29 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Outjo_1926.pdf | 24.57 MB |
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| South West Africa_District Map_1926.pdf | 1.96 MB |
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa_Namutoni 1926.pdf | 26.74 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Okahandja 1926.pdf | 16.32 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Gibeon_1926.pdf | 28.98 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| 1926_Distribution of game in South West Africa _Swakopmund.pdf | 2.47 MB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa_Maltahoe 1926.pdf | 14.66 MB |
| Distribution of game in South West Africa_Maltahohe_1926_Hartebeest.PDF | 103.45 KB |
Estimates of the numbers of each game species, a description of their status and maps of their distribution per district as reported to the Secretary to South West Africa by the District Office of the Magistrate.
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| Distribution of game in South West Africa _Otjiwarongo_1926.pdf | 33.32 MB |
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| Number of elephants in Hoarusib and Hoanib Rivers 2003_2019.pdf | 75.91 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 |
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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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| Elephant trends Hoarusib and Hoanib 1975_2019.pdf | 180.93 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. The site covers the lower Okavango River, part of the Okavango Delta Panhandle and permanently or temporarily flooded marshes and floodplains bordered by riparian forests and open woodland. The area is surveyed during north-east wetland counts by fixed-wing aerial surveys and helicopter surveys. Helicopter surveys use two observers, one data recorder and a…
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| Wildlife census of the Okavango Ramsar Site.pdf | 366.15 KB |
The aerial survey includes the Kwando River from the Angola border to the Botswana border. This represents a 730 square kilometer area covering a 110 km length of the Kwando River and the wetlands of Nkasa Rupara National Park. The area is surveyed during north-east wetland counts by fixed-wing aerial surveys and helicopter surveys. Helicopter surveys use two observers, one data recorder and a pilot. Transects 400m apart are flown at 90km/h, with back doors open for optimal visibility. The helicopter is circled especially for groups of buffalo, lechwe and hippo, to obtain a…
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| Wildlife census of the kwando_Nkasa Rupara wetlands.pdf | 434.83 KB |
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. Extensive, broad floodplains along the rivers flood seasonal ly and there are some small, permanent wetlands.
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| Wildlife census of Namibias north east rivers.pdf | 460.02 KB |
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| Etosha Ecological Institute_Ecology and conservation of cheetahs in Etosha.pdf | 272.61 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.