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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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An aerial survey of elephants and other animals was conducted in North West Namibia from 16th September to 8 th October 2016. A total area of 63431km2 was sampled at an average intensity of 8.19% using both transects (at an average of 6.7% sample intensity) and block counts (9.88% sample intensity). Total counts were conducted additionally by flying 921.5km along six rivers.
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| Aerial survey of elephants and other animals in north western Namibia.pdf | 8.93 MB |
Oryx 1770 and Zebra 1771 covered the most distance with 921.62 km and 877.36 km respectively (assuming a straight line between each ping). Mean daily distances have overall increased since the last period, possibly due to isolated rainfall during the period. Zebra 1773 has possibly been killed or the collar fell off, this is currently under investigation. Note: The mean daily distances in the last newsletter were not correct as they were distances between each ping. They should be multiplied by three to get the mean daily distance.
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| GSNL wildlife monitoring Newsletter_2_2016.pdf | 1.94 MB |
Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Conservancies north of the veterinary fence, June 2016.
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_Conservancies north of the veterinary fence_June 2016.pdf | 855.27 KB |
Summary of game counts in Bwabwata NP, Dry season - Live sightings, 2016.
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| Game counts in Bwabwata NP_dry season_Live sightings_2016.pdf | 1.04 MB |
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| GSNL wildlife monitoring Newsletter_2016.pdf | 2.92 MB |
Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia, July 2016.
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_July 2016.pdf | 988.19 KB |
Summary of game counts in Hardap Game Park, May 2016.
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| Game counts in Hardap Game Park_May 2016.pdf | 842.19 KB |
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| Gondwana Kalahari Park game count 2016.jpg | 2.05 MB |
Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Regional Summary, June 2016.
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_Regional Summary_June 2016.pdf | 1.05 MB |
Summary of game counts in southern Namibia, May 2016.
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| Game counts in southern Namibia_May 2016.pdf | 691.95 KB |
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| Gondwana Canyon Park Game Count 2016.jpg | 6.98 MB |
Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Hobatere concessions area, June 2016.
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_Hobatere concessions area_June 2016.pdf | 794.73 KB |
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| Gondwana Kalahari Park Game Count 2016.jpg | 5.56 MB |
Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Palmwag and Etendeka concessions, June 2016.
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_Palmwag and Etendeka concessions_June 2016.pdf | 906.75 KB |
Of the animals that had a comparable number of location pings, Oryx 1768 on Keerweder, Hartmann's zebra 1771 on Solitaire and Oryx 1770 on Aandster moved the furthest daily distances with 9.57 km, 7.87 km and 7.35 km respectively. Three animals were collared at the end of July/ beginning of August, including Springbok 132 (after the last one with the same collar id. died in March) and 133, Hartmann's zebra 1775 and 1776. Hartmann's zebra 1776, which is currently ranging on Neuras, moved a considerable mean daily distance of 9.22 km.
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| GSNLNewsletter_1_3.pdf | 1.43 MB |
Summary of game counts in north-west Namibia: Conservancies south of the veterinary fence, June 2016.
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| Game counts in north_west Namibia_Conservancies south of the veterinary fence_June 2016.pdf | 893.65 KB |
More and more profits are being derived from the Administration's policy that game should have a direct monetary value for the farm owners. Farmers thus netted an estimated income of R186 600,00 throughout the year from the sale of live game, game carcases, hunting licence fees and trophy hunters. This amount was calculated according to the licence value of the different game species for which licences were issued and could be considerably higher. The licensed game dealers netted close to R111 700,00 from the export of game.
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| SWA Administration_1971.pdf | 347.21 KB |
Kaross and Khoabendes.
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| 1971_Kaross_Khoabendes.PDF | 138.28 KB |
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| Game count_Etosha_February 1971.PDF | 155.36 KB |
The count commenced on the morning of February 3rd and ended on the afternoon of Februray 9th, 1971. A total of about 40 hours were spent in the air. The pilot of the Piper Super Cub was N. Maritz with J. du Preez as observer.
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1971.PDF | 155.36 KB |