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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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2003. North West Game Counts, June 2003 .
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North_West_Game_Counts_June_2003.pdf 570.33 KB
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2003. Game counts in north-west Namibia - June 2002 .

Summary of game count in north west in 2002: route statistics, animals seen, population estimates, trends.

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NW game count poster 2002.pdf 274.29 KB
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2003. Bwabwata National Park Wet Season Game Count .

Poster summarising procedure, logistics and transects of Bwabwata National Park wet season game count.

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Poster_WCWS_count_Methodology_2003.ppt 2.31 MB
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2003. Game counts in north-west Namibia - Methodology .

Road counts methodology poster.

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Poster_Road_counts_Methodology.jpg 1.31 MB
Gondwana Collection Namibia 2003. 2003 Game count in Gondwana Canon Park - Methodology.

A vehicle-based road count method is used. This method works well for common plains game but will not give good results for all species; especially smaller secretive animals, nocturnal animals, and animals in mountainous areas. Other monitoring methods (e.g. aerial census, foot patrols, specialist species monitoring) and local knowledge are also important. This means that the road counts will provide part of the information rather than replace these other methods - i.e. the methods all work together each providing a piece of the 'pie'.

Brown CJ 1989. Pygmy Falcon population in the central Namib desert, Namibia . Gabar 3 10 - 13

Distribution is restricted by the availability of Sociable Weaver nests, rather than by other environmental factors. There is a 26% occupancy rate and the falcons choose larger Sociable Weaver nest masses.

1989. Directorate Nature Conservation and Recreational Resorts: Annual Report 1989.
1976. Aerial census Etosha National Park 1976 (Map).
Berry HH 1976. Wildebeest count: 1976.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1976 12 CT.PDF 134.14 KB
Berry HH 1976. 1976 Game census in Etosha National Park by helicopter.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1976 07.PDF 1.31 MB
Berry HH 1976. Wildebeest counts: 1976.
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1976 07 CT.PDF 153.01 KB
Berry HH 1976. Wildebeest counts: 1976 (May).
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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1976 05 CT.PDF 153.58 KB
Lensing JE, Joubert E 1976. Intensity distribution patterns for five species of problem animals in South West Africa.

Black-backed jackal, baboon, rock hyrax, caracal and cape hunting dog.

1976. South West African Administration White Paper on the activities of the different branches for 1976.
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SWA Administration_1976.pdf 993.86 KB

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