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Large wild animals that weigh typically more than 30 lb when fully grown, hunted for food, sport or profit. (Source: CORBIT / AMHER)

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2016. Comparison of three techniques to identify and count individual animals in aerial imagery. Journal of Signal and Information Processing 7 123-135

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Comparison of three techniques to identify and count individual animals in aerial imagery.pdf	1.85 MB

Gaidet-Drapier N, Fritz H, Bourgarel M, Renaud P-C, Poilecot P, Chardonnet P, Coid C, Poulet D, Le Bel S 2006. Cost and efficiency of large mammal census techniques: Comparison of methods for a participatory approach in a communal area, Zimbabwe. Biodiversity and Conservation 15 (2) 735-754

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Cost and efficiency of large mammal census techniques.pdf	229.64 KB

Lindsay K, Chase M, Landen K, Nowak K 2017. The shared nature of Africa's elephants. Biological Conservation (215) 260-267

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The shared nature of Africas elephants.pdf	702.18 KB

Kioko J, Muruthi P, Omondi P, Chiyo PI 2007. The performance of electric fences as elephant barriers in Amboseli, Kenya. South African Journal of Wildlife Research (38) 52-58

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The performance of electric fences as elephant barriers in Amboseli_Kenya.pdf	370.82 KB

Mannetti L 2017. Evaluating land use conflicts at the borders of Etosha National Park, Namibia: A social-ecological approach.

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Evaluating land use conflicts at the borders of Etosha National Park.pdf	4.05 MB

Hart LA, O'Connell CE 2000. Human Conflict with African and Asian Elephants and Associated Conservation Dilemmas.

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Human conflict with african and asian elephants and associated conservation dilemmas.pdf	27.79 KB

Brown C, Goldbeck M, Cooper T, Cooper S, Gondwana Collection 2013. Giraffe back in the Fish River Canyon area of southern Namibia after 160 years of local extinction. Giraffid (7) 13-15

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Giraffe reintroduction to Fish River Canyon.doc	589.5 KB

Evans LA, Adams WM 2016. Fencing elephants: The hidden politics of wildlife fencing in Laikipia, Kenya. Land Use Policy (51) 215-228

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Fencing elephants_The hidden politics of wildlife fencing in Laikipia.pdf	894.98 KB

Jones T, Cusack JJ, Pozo RA, Smit J, Mkuburo L, Baran P, Lobora AL, Mduma A, Foley C 2018. Age structure as an indicator of poaching pressure: Insights from rapid assessments of elephant populations across space and time. Ecological Indicators (88) 115-125

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.01.030

Orr T 2016. Re-thinking the application of sustainable use policies for African Elephants in a changed world.

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Re_thinking the application of sustainable use policies for African Elephants in a changed world.pdf	901.32 KB

Baldus RD 2013. Does Africa need hunting. Hunters Path (2) 34-41

Website link:https://www.jana-jagd.de/buecherfilmecd-s/jagdmagazine/hunter-s-path/?p=1

Damm GR 2008. Recreational Trophy Hunting: “What do we know and what should we do?”. Best Practices in Sustainable Hunting – A Guide to Best Practices from Around the World 5–11

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Best practices in sustainable hunting.pdf	1.22 MB

Lapointe E 2016. Ex secretary-general of CITES calls for conservationists to support sustainable use of wildlife.

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Ex secretary-general of CITES calls for conservationists to support sustainable use of wildlife.pdf	756.8 KB

Kariuki J 2015. Fund community conservancies to reduce elephant poaching, says study.

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Invest in community conservancies to reduce poaching.pdf	109.88 KB

Lindsey PA, Alexander R, Frank LG, Mathieson A, Romanach SS 2006. Potential of trophy hunting to create incentives for wildlife conservation in Africa where alternative wildlife‐based land uses may not be viable. Animal Conservation (9) 283-291

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Potential of trophy hunting to create incentives for wildlife conservation in Africa.pdf	164.29 KB

Bollig M, Olwage E 2016. The political ecology of hunting in Namibia's Kaokoveld: from Dorsland Trekkers' elephant hunts to trophy-hunting in contemporary conservancies. Journal of Contemporary African Studies (34) 61-79

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2016.1182745

Holechek J, Valdez R 2018. Wildlife conservation on the rangelands of eastern and southern Africa: Past, present, and future. Rangeland Ecology and Management (71) 245–258

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Wildlife Conservation on the Rangelands of Eastern and Southern Africa.pdf	1.64 MB

Leader-Williams N, Milledge S, Adcock K, Brooks M, Conway A, Knight M, Mainka S, Martin EB, Teferi T 2005. Trophy Hunting of Black Rhino Diceros bicornis: Proposals to Ensure Its Future Sustainability. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy (8) 1-11

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Trophy Hunting of Black Rhino Diceros bicornis.pdf	213.42 KB

Ihwagi FW, Wang T, Wittemyer G, Skidmore AK, Toxopeus AG, Ngene S, King J, Worden J, Omondi P, Douglas-Hamilton I 2015. Using Poaching Levels and Elephant Distribution to Assess the Conservation Efficacy of Private, Communal and Government Land in Northern Kenya. PLoS ONE (10) e0139079

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Using Poaching Levels and Elephant Distribution to Assess the Conservation Efficacy of Private_Communal and Government Land in Northern Kenya.pdf	3.76 MB

Caro TM, Young CR, Cauldwell AE, Brown DDE 2009. Animal breeding systems and big game hunting: Models and application. Biological Conservation (142) 909-929

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2008.12.018

Barichievy C, Munro L, Clinning G, Whittington-Jones B, Masterson G 2017. Do armed field-rangers deter rhino poachers? An empirical analysis. Biological Conservation (209) 554-560

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.03.017

Brennan AJ, Kalsi JK 2015. Elephant poaching and ivory trafficking problems in Sub-Saharan Africa: An application of O'Hara's principles of political economy. Ecological Economics (120) 312-337

Milner-Gulland EJ, Beddington JR, Leader-Williams N 1992. Dehorning african rhinos: A model of optimal frequency and profitability. Proceedings: Biological Sciences (249) 83-87

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Dehorning African rhinos a model of optimal frequency and profitability.pdf	777.15 KB

Messer KD 2010. Protecting endangered species: When are shoot-on-sight policies the only viable option to stop poaching?. Ecological Economics (69) 2334-2340

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.06.017

Moodley Y, Russo I-RM, Robovsky J, Dalton DL, Kotze A, Smith S, Stejskal J, Ryder OA, Hermes R, Walzer C, Bruford MW 2018. Contrasting evolutionary history, anthropogenic declines and genetic contact in the northern and southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Proceedings of the Royal Society B (285) 20181567

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Contrasting evolutionary history_anthropogenic declines and genetic contact in the northern and southern white rhinoceros.pdf	446.08 KB

Muntifering JR, Linklater WL, Naidoo R, !Uriǂkhob S, Preez PD, Beytell P, Jacobs S, Knight AT 2018. Sustainable close encounters: integrating tourist and animal behaviour to improve rhinoceros viewing protocols. Animal Conservation

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Integrating tourist and animal behaviour to improve rhinoceros viewing protocols.pdf	387.64 KB

Website link:https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/acv.12454

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) 2018. Ministry of Environment and Tourism aerial survey data - Hunting metadata.

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MET trophy hunting metadata.xlsx	14.52 KB

Winter S, Fennessy J, Fennessy S, Janke A 2018. Matrilineal population structure and distribution of the Angolan giraffe in the Namib desert and beyond. Ecological Genetics and Genomics (7-8) 1-5

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egg.2018.03.003

Prins HHT, van der Jeugd H 1993. Herbivore population crashes and woodland structure in East Africa. Journal of Ecology (81) 305-314

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Herbivore population crashes and woodland structure in East Africa.pdf	1.48 MB

Berry HH 1993. Surveillance and control of anthrax and rabies in wild herbivores and carnivores in Namibia. Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) (12) 137-146

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Surveillance and control of anthrax and rabies in wild herbivores and carnivores in Namibia.pdf	566.26 KB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) 2015. Poaching should be considered a Priority Crime. (2)

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Poaching should be considered a Priority Crime.pdf	26.32 MB

2019. Conflict Mitigation, Methods, Construction, Budgets.

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Elephant mitigation methods 2018 Online.pdf	5.79 MB

Chase M, Schlossberg S, Sutcliffe R, Seonyatseng E 2018. Dry season aerial survey of elephants and wildlife in northern Botswana, July - October 2018.

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2018 Botswana Aerial Survey Report_Elephants without borders.pdf	5.04 MB

Chase M, Schlossberg S, Sutcliffe R, Seonyatseng E 2018. Dry season aerial survey of elephants and wildlife in northern Botswana, July - October 2018. Appendices.

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2018 Botswana Aerial Survey Report_Elephants without borders_Appendices.pdf	31.76 MB

Tinley K 1968. Wild ungulate food plants - Etosha National Park.

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Ken Tinley Food Plants Etosha National Park 1965_68.pdf	6.24 MB

Morkel PvdB, Geldenhuys LJ 1993. Dehorning of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis bicornis) in Namibia. 350-353

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Dehorning of black rhinoceros in Namibia.pdf	297.42 KB

Kock MD, Morkel P, Atkinson M, Foggin C 1995. Chemical immobilization of free-ranging white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) in Hwange and Matobo National Parks, Zimbabwe, using combinations of Etorphine (M99), Fentanyl, Xylazine, and Detomidine. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (26) 207-219

Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/20095464

Morkel P 1989. Drugs and dosages for capture and treatment of black rhinoceros Diceros bicomis in Namibia. Koedoe (32) 65-68

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Drugs and dosages for capture and treatment of black rhinoceros Diceros bicomis in Namibia.pdf	1.74 MB

Berger J 1994. Science, conservation, and black rhinos. Journal of Mammalogy (75) 298-308

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Science_conservation_and black rhinos.pdf	355.69 KB

Moore L 2010. Conservation heroes versus environmental villains: perceiving elephants in Caprivi, Namibia. Human Ecology (38) 19–29

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-009-9290-x

Lindeque M 1988. Population dynamis of elephants in Etosha National Park, S.W.A./NAmibia.

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Population dynamis of elephants in Etosha National Park_Part 1.pdf	24.45 MB
Population dynamis of elephants in Etosha National Park_Part 2.pdf	26.66 MB

Felton S 2018. Rhinos 9 - Poachers 0: Save the Rhino Trust reports at the Namibia Landscape meeting on Combatting Wildlife Crime tells us more precisely what to expect.

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Rhinos 9_Poachers 0.pdf	7.18 MB

Carl R 2016. Desert elephants pass on knowledge - not mutations - to survive. Despite reported differences in appearance and behavior, DNA evidence finds that Namibian desert elephants share the same DNA as African savanna elephants. However, Namibian desert-dwelling elephants should be protected so they can continue to pass on their unique knowledge and survival skills to future generations.

Website link:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160803161607.htm

Hearn M, Kruger B, Brett R 2005. Stakeholder Workshop on Biological Management Options for the Black Rhino in Northwest Namibia.

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Stakeholder Workshop on Biological Management Options for the Black Rhino in Northwest Namibia.pdf	150.71 KB

Muntifering JR 2016. A quantitative model to fine-tune tourism as a black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) conservation tool in North-West Namibia.

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A quantitative model to fine-tune tourism as a black rhinoceros conservation tool in North_West Namibia.pdf	5.99 MB

Beytell PC 2010. Reciprocal impacts of black rhino and community-based ecotourism in north-west Namibia.

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Reciprocal Impacts of Black Rhino and Community_based Ecotourism in North_west Namibia.pdf	8.61 MB

Göttert T, Schöne J, Zinner D, Hodges JK, Böer M 2010. Habitat use and spatial organisation of relocated black rhinos in Namibia. Mammalia (74) 35-42

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Habitat use and spatial organization of relocated black rhinos in Namibia.pdf	328.05 KB

Website link:http://doi.org/10.1515/MAMM.2010.012

Duffy R, Emslie RH, Knight MH 2013. Rhino Poaching: How do we respond?.

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Rhino Poaching_How do we respond_2013.pdf	286.43 KB

Chase M, Griffin C 2008. Seasonal Abundance and Distribution of Elephants in Sioma Ngwezi National Park, southwest Zambia. Pachyderm (45) 88-97

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Seasonal Abundance and Distribution of Elephants in Sioma Ngwezi National Park_0.pdf	879.7 KB

Terblanché N 2019. Elephant tusk smugglers arrested in Walvis Bay.

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2019-08_Elephant tusk smugglers arrested in Walvis Bay_Informante.pdf	328.23 KB