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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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Kolberg H 2006. Summary of the 2006 January Wetland Bird Counts .

Namibia experienced some extreme rainfall in the first three months of 2006 and this, perhaps, is reflected in the results of the January wetland counts. One counter, Wilfred, could not get to his sites because it was too wet! In terms of numbers Walvis Bay leads by far but the Mahango yet again confirms its status as the most species rich birding destination in our country.

Kolberg H 2006. Summary of Wetland Bird Counts in Namibia, July 2004 to July 2006 .
Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO) 2006. Game counts in north-west Namibia, June 2006 .

Summary of game count in north west in 2006: route statistics, animals seen, population estimates, trends.

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NW game count poster 2006.pdf 154 KB
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.
1979. Maart 1979 Lugsensus in die Nasionale Etoshawildtuin.

March 1979 aerial census in the Etosha National Park.

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Etosha NP_Aerial census 1979 03.PDF 676.62 KB
1979. South West African Administration White Paper on the activities of the different branches for 1979.

Altogether 240 563 tourists visited the Administration's game reserves and resorts during 1979, in comparison to 319 785 during 1978, which was a record year. The decrease of 79 222 visitors (24, 7%) can be attributed to the political and fuel situation. These factors especially affected visitors from the R. S. Ambers decreased from 112 110 in 1978 to 55 479 in 1979, which represents a decrease of 51%. There was a decrease of 12% in visitors from S. W. A. and 6% in visitors from overseas.

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SWA Administration_1979.pdf 2.02 MB

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