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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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Gondwana Collection Namibia 2004. 2004 Game count in Gondwana Canon Park .
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2004. Game counts in north-west Namibia, June 2004 .

Summary of game count in north west in 2004: route statistics, animals seen, population estimates, trends.

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NW game count poster 2004.pdf 483.95 KB
Stander P 2004. An analyses of the spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns of lions destroyed along the borders of Etosha National Park over a 20-year period. 1982 to 2001.

The conflict between lions and pastoralists bordering Etosha National Park is a well known and documented problem. Every year lions move beyond the borders of Etosha National Park (Etosha) and prey on domestic livestock. In protection of their livestock, pastoralists shoot, trap, or poison lions. Data on these lion mortalities have been collected since 1982. Many individuals, including staff of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, and visiting researchers, have collected these data.

Stander P 2004. Aerial survey of wildlife in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy, Namibia - September 2004.

An aerial wildlife survey of the Nyae Nyae Conservancy in Namibia was conducted between 27 August and 5 September 2004. Using stratified systematic transect sampling techniques the 8,900km2 area was samfled at an average intensity of 33 %, during 54 hours of flying. The survey produced population estimates with relatively narrow confidence intervals for some of the abundant species, like kudu, gemsbok and ostrich. Wildlife numbers, as a whole, appeared to have increased when compared with the previous survey in 1998. An abbreviated summary of the numbers of wildlife is listed…

1973. Aerial census of the Etosha national Park during September 1973 (Map).
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 09 maps.PDF 563.08 KB
Joubert E 1973. Lugsensus van die wild in die Nasionale Etoshawildtuin gedurende September 1973 met behulp van 'n helikopter.

Aerial census of the Etosha national Park during September 1973 with aid of a helicopter

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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 09.PDF 1.52 MB
du Preez JS 1973. Aerial reconnaisance: Etosha, January 1973.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 01.PDF 321.92 KB
du Preez JS 1973. Aerial census: 12 - 19 Feberuary, 1973 (Etosha National Park).
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 02.PDF 346.83 KB
du Preez JS 1973. Aerial census: 19 - 27 March, 1973 (Etosha National Park).
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 03.PDF 372.81 KB
1973. South West African Administration White Paper on the activities of the different branches for 1973.

Since completion of the fence on the Etosha's northern border the whole game park is now fenced in, causing management problems and more intensive research, also because the game park is an ecological unit no longer. Elephants breaking through the fence, doing damage on neighbouring farms and lions going through the breaks, still pose a problem in spite of the fact that a large part of the fence was re-enforced by adding three wires and that nature conservators spent more time keeping elephants away from the farms. Seven culprits had to be shot.

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SWA Administration_1973.pdf 271.21 KB
du Preez JS 1973. Aerial census of the game of Etosha: 24.4. to 1.5.1973.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 04.PDF 372.3 KB
du Preez JS 1973. Aerial census: June 19 - 26, 1973 (Etosha National Park).
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1973 06.PDF 361.86 KB

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