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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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Knowledge of a species' ranging behaviour is both fundamental to understanding its behavioural ecology and a prerequisite to planning its management. Few data exist on the spatial ecology of cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus outside protected areas, but such areas are particularly important to their conservation. Cheetahs on Namibian farmlands occupied exceptionally large home ranges, averaging 1651km2 (1594km2), with no detectable effect of sex, social grouping or seasonality.
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| Spatial ecology of cheetahs.pdf | 1.27 MB |
Summary of game count in north west in 2008: route statistics, animals seen, population estimates, trends.
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| NW game count poster 2008.pdf | 176.85 KB |
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| Gondwana Canon Park game count 2008.pdf | 981.19 KB |
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| Gondwana Kalahari Park game count 2008.pdf | 758.78 KB |
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| Gondwana Namib Park game count 2008.pdf | 962.06 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 |
Game counts at Koabendus camp and Kaross.
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| Kaross Khoabendes_Aerial census 1971.PDF | 138.28 KB |
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| Game count_Etosha_February 1971.PDF | 155.36 KB |
Kaross and Khoabendes.
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| 1971_Kaross_Khoabendes.PDF | 138.28 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 |