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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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Conducting aerial surveys is one of the core functions of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. The surveys are essential management tools, allowing for informed decision making. Aerial surveys have been conducted in Etosha National Park since 1968. Apart from a series of elephant surveys, these surveys were strictly speaking not comparable as they were undertaken at irregular intervals with different sampling intensities and area cover. The first comprehensive multi-species sample count was conducted in 1995, and repeated in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004.
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| Etosha NP_NP2005_Survey_Report.pdf | 939.26 KB |
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| North west aerial survey 2005.pdf | 2.87 MB |
Summary of game count in north west in 2005: route statistics, animals seen, population estimates, trends.
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| NW game count poster 2005.pdf | 839.07 KB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 09.PDF | 161.68 KB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 10.PDF | 583.84 KB |
More research was done on game capture techniques and means and eland, springbok, gemsbok, zebra and rhino were captured and translocated successfully. More game was sold to farmers, namely 147 springbok, 46 gemsbok and 47 plains zebra. In addition 85 eland and some giraffe were taken from the Mangetti to the Waterberg Plateau Park, two rhinos to the Etosha National Park and 7 mountain zebra to the game park area of the Hardap Recreation Resort. The use of a helicopter once more proved essential for capturing game.
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| SWA Administration_1972.pdf | 328.1 KB |
Game census - Etosha: June 1972.
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 06.PDF | 164.86 KB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 04.PDF | 305.49 KB |
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| A study of the status and ecology of cheetah_Lion and the cape wild cat in ENP.pdf | 21.11 MB |
Game count: Etosha, July 1972.
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 07.PDF | 195.09 KB |