Wildlife population in Namibia

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Elephants in Etosha National Park

In Namibia , located in southern Africa , around 17 percent of the country's area is under state nature protection. In addition, around 21 percent of the country's area is protected by numerous private initiatives, such as the so-called Conservancies . Since the mid-1960s, all wild animals have belonged to the owner of the land on which they live, since then the wild animal population in Namibia, especially on private, commercial farmland, has developed very positively. These are mainly antelopes , but also large African game such as giraffes , elephants , rhinos and predators .

The largest wildlife population is on commercial farmland and in the state and private conservation areas . The regions north of the Etosha National Park - with the exception of the Caprivi Strip - have a low wildlife population due to their communal use and high population density.

Counting and inventory

In state protected areas and large private nature reserves, a scientific animal count or survey is usually carried out every two to five years with the help of various statistical methods. As a rule, only larger wild animals or mammals are recorded.

For some animal species that enjoy special international protection, there are independent population figures for all of Namibia. This includes the elephant , whose population according to the IUCN (as of 2013) in Namibia is at least 16,054, possibly up to 25,018 animals. This represents an increase of more than 30 percent over 2007. The white rhino is loud CITES represented with 370 animals in Namibia, the black rhino with 1435 (2009). This means that Namibia has the largest free-living population of black rhinos in the world; With more than 3500 cheetahs it is also the largest population of this species. About 300 to 600 wild dogs are found in Namibia (as of 2014). The Namibia Crane Working Group has identified a population of a maximum of 19 paradise cranes ((as of May 2017); 60 in 2009), 19 clunker cranes (300 in 2009) and fewer than 5 South African crowned cranes (50 in 2009; 5 in 2013). The Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) operates the system IRAS ( English for Information System for Rare Species Management ), which serves the management of rare animal species and, among other things, records their distribution.

For several years, Namibia, like South Africa for several years, has had to contend with increased poaching of rhinos. In 2015, 95 rhinos were poached, in 2016 60 and by mid-October 2017 27 rhinos.

In 2004 the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) carried out a study on wildlife use in Namibia. This was the first time that the population of main game species was published for all of Namibia.

photo Animal species Duration Source / year
Arctocephalus pusillus (Cape fur seals) .jpg South African fur seal 1.3 million The Namibian (2012)
Springbok Namibia.jpg Kalahari springbok (see also springbok ) 731,563 MET (2004)
Oryx gazella male 8054.jpg Gemsbok (Oryx, Gemsbock ) 388.411 MET (2004)
Tragelaphus strepsiceros (male) .jpg Zambezi greater kudu (see also Strepsiceros ) 351,893 MET (2004)
Tarangire warthog1.jpg Warthog 174.115 MET (2004)
Alcelaphus buselaphus.png South African hartebeest (Hartebeest) 125,088 MET (2004)
Equus zebra hartmannae.jpg Hartmann's mountain zebra > 132,000
72,736
24,000		 Red List (2016)
MET (2004)
Elly Hamunyela (2003)
Ostriches cape point.jpg African ostrich 45,673 MET (2004)
Taurotragus oryx.jpg Eland (eland) 37,216 MET (2004)
Burchell's Zebra (Etosha) .jpg Burchell's plains zebra 25,421 MET (2004)
Blue wildebeest (en. Wildebeest) .JPG Blue wildebeest 22,292 MET (2004)
Impala-male.jpg Black heel antelope 15,442 MET (2004)
Giraffes.jpg Southern giraffe (see also giraffes ) 10,415-15,000
 MET (2004) & Giraffe Conservation Foundation (2015)
Elephant near ndutu.jpg African elephant 22000
9975-23000		 MET (2018)
MET (2004 & 2015)
Panthera pardus close up.jpg leopard 11 733
14 154
8000		 MET et al. (2019)
Stein et al. (2011)
MET (2004)
Cheetah4.jpg cheetah 2500-3500 MET (2004) & CCF (2011)
Serengeti Elliptical Waterbuck.jpg Elliptical waterbuck (waterbuck) 3750-4475 NNF (2010) & MET (2004)
Aepyceros melampus petersi 1.jpg Black-nosed Impala 3370 MET (2004)
Hippopotamus amphibius.JPG hippopotamus 1387-1562 NNF (2008) & MET (2004)
African buffalo (3) .JPG Cape buffalo 1365-20000 MET (2004) & NNF (2008)
Sable bull.jpg Sable antelope 1200-1233 NNF (2008) & MET (2004)
Black Rhinoceros-01.jpg Black rhinoceros 1113-> 1500 MET (2004) & MET (2009) & CITES (2009)
Hippotragusequinus.png Roan antelope 800-1090 NNF (2008) & MET (2004)
Lion waiting in Namibia.jpg lion 660
1000–1600
1113–1644
(562–894)		 MET (2018)
Africat (2015)
MET (2012)
(MET (2004) & DLC (2011))
Red Lechwe in the Okavango.jpg Letschwe 400-534 NNF (2008) & MET (2004)
2009-reedbuck.jpg Grossriedbock 200 NNF (2008)
Rhinoceros in South Africa adjusted.jpg White rhinoceros > 700
191-370		 MET (2018)
MET (2004) & CITES (2009)
Damaliscus lunatus in Masai Mara, February 2007.jpg Tsessebe (lyre antelope) 177-350 MET (2004) & NNF (2008)
Puku male.jpg Puku 50-1000 NNF (2008)
Parahyaena brunnea 3.jpg Beach wolf (saddleback hyena) 800-1200 BHRP
Spotted hyena in Kenya.jpg Spotted hyena 5000-8800 BHRP
Tragelaphus angasii - Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Orlando, Florida, USA - 20100119.jpg Nyala 250 IUCN
Waterfowl 228,484 - 92 species MET (2009)

Selected wildlife counts

State territories

The following table gives an overview of the recorded populations of selected animal species in selected state protected areas and other state areas.

area buffalo elephant giraffe Wildebeest Impalas Kudu Oryx Equine
antelope 		Sable
antelope 		jumping
bock 		stone
Böckchen 		ostrich Zebras was standing
Etosha
(22,275 km²)		 2611 3143 4244 5690 15550 3345 12982 2
802 1 		2005
2012
Hardap
(238 km²)		 48   444   1495   50   - 1 May 2019
Khaudum (North) 2602   45   176   473   80   517   4   35   2015
Zambezi region including Bwabwata National Park
(6894 km²)		 3255-13,925   9570-27,470   399-749   1171-6249   3980-54,395   2605-8345   921-1581   1323-2608   668-1103   3445-5435 2   August 2019
Waterberg Plateau Park
(405 km²)		 1600   May 2018

Communal Conservancies and Private Protected Areas

The table below gives an overview of the recorded populations of selected animal species in selected private protected areas and communal conservancies.

area buffalo elephant giraffe Wildebeest Impalas Kudu Oryx Equine
antelope 		Sable
antelope 		jumping
bock 		stone
Böckchen 		ostrich Zebras was standing
Kavango East
(2 Conservancies)		 138-657   76-462   186-1501   343-1999   1495   August 2019
NamibRand nature reserve
(1942 km²)		 6650   2944   144   440 2   May 2016
Northwest including Kunene-Volkspark
(69,000 km²)		 2035   6605   61,190   8220   8695 1   May 2019
North Central
(6564 km²)		 7   920   6075   2200   1240   790 2   May 2019
South
(8000 km²)		 10–200   105-510   1650-8520   141-1260   150–1140   May 2019
Gondwana Canyon Park
(1260 km²)		 829   2483   2421   319 331   934 1 110 2 
 June 2013
June 2015
Gondwana Kalahari Park
(100 km²)		 12 220 70 230 1100 100 70 2 June 2018
Nyae-Nyae & Nǂa-Jaqna 250   1000   250   500   400   200   1500   200   2015
Doro! Nawas 75 45 150 700 3800 100 180 700 1 June 2001

1 Hartmann's zebra
2 Burchell's zebra

use

The wild animal population in Namibia is used commercially and in 2004 contributed around 700 million Namibian dollars to the gross domestic product . The Ministry of the Environment distinguishes between three different core areas:

  • Use by tourists in the form of photo safaris, for example: N $ 434.29 million
  • Hunting use: N $ 134.45 million
  • Wildlife Trafficking Usage: N $ 70.05 million

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ National Parks, Namibia Tourism Board ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 28, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.namibiatourism.com.na
  2. ^ Living with wildlife - the story of Namibia's Communal Conservancies. Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organizations, 2011 (PDF; 2.2 MB)
  3. ↑ Trophy Hunting in Namibia from the 1960s to the Present Day, Marina Lamprecht, Hunters Namibia Safaris ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 28, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.huntersnamibia.com
  4. ↑ The Economic Value of Namibia's Protected Area System: A Case for Increased Investment, Ministry of Environment and Tourism - Directorate of Parks & Wildlife Management, February 2010 ( Memento of the original from July 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link became automatic used and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.2 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.met.gov.na
  5. ↑ State of Protected Areas in Namibia - A review of progress and challenges 2010, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, p. 72 ( Memento from September 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 7.6 MB)
  6. ↑ African Elephant Status Report 2013 - Namibia. , IUCN, 2013  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on January 26, 2015@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.elephantdatabase.org  
  7. ^ African and Asian Rhinoceroses - Status, Conservation and Trade, CITES, CoP15 Doc. 45.1 Annex - p. 2, November 20, 2009 ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 296 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cites.org
  8. ^ Conservancy Tourism, Namibia Tourism Board.Retrieved April 28, 2011
  9. ^ The Problem. Cheetah Conservation Fund accessed April 30, 2011
  10. ↑ NAMIBIA'S AFRICAN WILD DOG CONSERVATION PROGRAM. Naankuse, accessed January 26, 2015 in 2014
  11. ↑ Blue Cranes face extinction in Namibia. The Namibian, May 10, 2013, p. 8
  12. ↑ Crane Species of Namibia, Namibia Crane Working Group (PDF; 258 kB) accessed on May 2, 2011
  13. ↑ IRAS. NNF accessed January 16, 2014
  14. ↑ October 23, 2017 - News in the evening. Hitradio Namibia, October 23, 2017.
  15. ↑ Wildlife resource accounts for Namibia, 2004. Ministry of Environment and Tourism, In: DEA RESEARCH DISCUSSION PAPER, June 2009, No. 79
  16. ↑ Annual Namibia seal cull to start amid protests. The Namibian, July 16, 2012 ( memento of February 21, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on July 16, 2012
  17. ↑ Equus zebra hartmannae. The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  18. ↑ Elephant Booklet, Namibia Nature Foundation, May 2008, p. 6 ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( ZIP ; 12.4 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nnf.org.na
  19. ↑ a b c d Reedbuck, waterbuck, red lechwe and puku Booklet, Namibia Nature Foundation, May 2008 ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( ZIP ; 13.8 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nnf.org.na
  20. ↑ Hippopotamus Booklet, Namibia Nature Foundation, May 2008, p. 6 ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( ZIP ; 10.4 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nnf.org.na
  21. ↑ Buffalo Booklet, Namibia Nature Foundation, May 2008, p. 4 ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nnf.org.na
  22. ↑ a b c Roan, sable and tsessebe Booklet, Namibia Nature Foundation, May 2008, p. 6 ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( ZIP ; 12.5 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nnf.org.na
  23. ↑ a b Annual Report 2009/10, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, p. 12 ff  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.met.gov.na  
  24. ↑ World Lion Day 2018, MET, August 10, 2018.
  25. ↑ 08/10/2015 News at noon. Hitradio Namibia, August 10, 2014  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.hitradio.com.na  
  26. ^ Large Carnivore Atlas 2012. In: Ministry of Environment & Tourism, Namibia
  27. ↑ The Namibian Lion Population, Deser Lion Conservation ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 30, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.desertlion.info
  28. ^ The Brown Hyena (Parahyaena brunnea) in Namibia. Brown Hyena Research Project ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 5, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.strandwolf.org
  29. ↑ The Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Namibia. Brown Hyena Research Project ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 5, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.strandwolf.org
  30. ↑ Tragelaphus angasii. IUCN, accessed January 5, 2014 in 1999
  31. ↑ State of Protected Areas in Namibia - A review of progress and challenges, MET, 2010 ( Memento from September 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 7.6 MB)
  32. ^ Mountain Zebra Project. NNF, 2012.
  33. ↑ Hardap Game Count. NACSO, May 2019.
  34. ↑ Game Counts: Khaudum North Complex. NACSO, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2016
  35. ↑ NACSO, August 2019.
  36. ↑ Game Counts in Bwabwata NP. NACSO, August 2019.
  37. ^ Buffalo population at Waterberg concerns farmers. Namibia Press Agency, May 15, 2018.
  38. ^ Kavango East Game Count. NACSO, August 2019.
  39. ↑ The Barking Gecko. NamibRand Nature Reserve, August 2016, p. 4
  40. ^ North West Game Count. NACSO, May 2019.
  41. ↑ Game Counts in North Central Namibia. NACSO, May 2019.
  42. ↑ Game Counts in Southern Namibia. NACSO, May 2019
  43. ↑ Gondwana Cañon Park Game Count 2013. Gondwana Collection, September 2013 ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 954 kB) accessed on October 17, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gondwana-collection.com
  44. ↑ Game count results by year. The Greater Fish River Canyon Landscape. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  45. ↑ Taking stock of wildlife at Gondwana Kalahari Park. Gondwana Collection, June 2018.
  46. ^ Full Moon Waterhole County in Nyae-Nyae and Nǂa-Jaqna NACSO, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2016
  47. ^ Executive Summary - Annual Game Census for DORO! NAWAS , June 2001, Doro! Nawas Conservancy
  48. ↑ Annual Report 2009/10, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, p. 8  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.met.gov.na  
  49. ↑ Game trade already in third place, Allgemeine Zeitung, June 21, 2011 ( Memento from December 31, 2015 in the Internet Archive )