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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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Poster summarising the results of the 2012 north central game count.
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| NC_Game count poster 2012.pdf | 1.07 MB |
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| Gondwana Kalahari Park game count 2012.pdf | 950.46 KB |
Poster summarising the results of the 2012 north west game count.
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| NW_game_count_poster_2012.pdf | 738.1 KB |
Springbok numbers were down during 2012 due to dispersal into broken hilly country to the west of the park. Where they were present, they were only found in small groups which could have resulted in under counting.
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| Gondwana Canon Park game count 2012.pdf | 680.93 KB |
Poster summarising the results of the 2012 south game count.
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| South_game_count_poster_2012.pdf | 252.2 KB |
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, 2004, 2005 and 2010.
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| 2012 Etosha NP_Aerial census 2012.pdf | 656.25 KB |
Game counts in Bwabwata and Caprivi; dry season, live sightings. showing Numbers seen by conservation area, habitat, compared to 2011, population estimates and trends.
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| Caprivi game count poster 2012.pdf | 230.33 KB |
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| NRNR species list mammals.pdf | 57.29 KB |
Game counts in communal conservancies in Caprivi; dry season, live sightings. showing Numbers seen by conservation area, habitat, compared to 2011, population estimates and trends.
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| Caprivi game count conservancies only.pdf | 207.91 KB |
This report provides feedback and results of the annual game count held on NamibRand Nature Reserve and the Pro-Namib Conservancy on 2 June 2012 - for the eighth consecutive year since the counts were initiated in 2005. As usual, this event was combined with the Reserve’s annual general meeting, which makes it an ideal opportunity to hold a game count with community participation. In June 2009 a new area was added to the existing eight zones (Zone 9), in order to incorporate the Pro-Namib Conservancy.
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| NRNR game count June 2012.pdf | 1.34 MB |
Poster summarising the results of the 2012 Hardap game count.
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| Hardap_game_count_poster_2012.pdf | 494.97 KB |
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| Department Agriculture and Nature Conservation 1980.pdf | 19 MB |
Modern faunal communities in South West Africa/Namibia - A census of mammals in 16 districts in South West Africa/Namibia was undertaken by Joubert and Mostert. These were distributed in northern, central, and southern S.W.A., and varied in area from approximately 20 000 to 60 000 km². Despite the uncertainties and limitations of this census, the data provide useful information on distribution patterns, relative abundances and species diversity.
Aerial Survey of Bushmanland 9-17 June 1980.
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| Aerial Survey of Bushmanland 9_17 June 1980.PDF | 879.55 KB |
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| First approximation on the role of predators and scavangers on Etoshas grasslands.pdf | 29.32 MB |