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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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The Okavango River in Namibia, from the Angolan border just northwest of the bridge on the Trans-Caprivi highway south to the Botswana border; the entire length of the Kwandu-Linyanti-Lake Liambezi-Chobe system, including the whole Mamili National Park; and the Zambezi River for its entire length on Namibia's border, including parts of the adjacent East Caprivi floodplains, were survey from the air in September 2007.
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| Status of Wattled Cranes on the floodplains of north_east Namibia_2007.pdf | 850.79 KB |
Elephants occur across the entire north of Namibia with two main sub-populations in the north-east and the north-west. In 2004 the total population was estimated at over 16,000 animals and, allowing for underestimates on aerial surveys, the true number in 2007 is likely to be closer to 20,000. The north-western population is about 4,000 animals and includes the elephants in Etosha. This appears to be growing at about 3.3% per annum and expanding its range.
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| Namibia elephant management plan_December 2007.pdf | 853.58 KB |
Summary of game count in north west in 2007: route statistics, animals seen, population estimates, trends.
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| NW game count poster 2007.pdf | 155.13 KB |
Aerial census of west Etosha May 1986.
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1986 05 west.PDF | 452.52 KB |
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| Department Agriculture and Nature Conservation 1986.pdf | 2.77 MB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 04.PDF | 305.49 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 10.PDF | 583.84 KB |
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 09.PDF | 161.68 KB |
Game count: Etosha, July 1972.
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| Etosha NP_Aerial census 1972 07.PDF | 195.09 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 |
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 |