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Wildlife & Tourism
Very little remains of the abundance of wildlife that used to be in
Owambo, in contrast to Etosha that now holds a high proportion of
Namibia's large mammals. Populations of zebra, springbok and blue
wildebeest in Etosha have declined in recent decades, probably as a
result of high rates of predation and anthrax.
The population of lion has also declined.
The fence around Etosha has stopped many species from migrating to graze
on new pastures outside the park that result from sporadic rains.
However, many elephants and lions leave Etosha, causing a variety of
problems for farmers around the park. Etosha is Namibia's premier
tourist attraction, directly and indirectly earning large amounts of
money for the country. Although numbers of tourists visiting the park
have increased rapidly, it is clear that Etosha could be put to better
and greater use for tourism.
Illustrations:
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Densities of wildlife species
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Estimated densities within Etosha of
selected species
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Areas covered by 3 elephants & recorded
incidents of problem animals
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Estimated numbers of blue wildebeest,
Burchell's zebra and springbok in central & Eastern Etosha from 1954
- 1998
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Tourist sites and accommodation
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Total numbers of overnight visitors to
Etosha since 1995
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Number of local and foreign overnight
visitors to Etosha in 1997
To
view the illustration in more detail, click on the thumbnail.
 Densities
of wildlife species estimated from the 1998 aerial census (187 KB)
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 Estimated
densities within Etosha of blue wildebeest, Burchell's zebra, elephant,
giraffe, kudu, oryx, ostrich & springbok averaged from the 1995 and 1998
aerial surveys (203 KB)
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 The
areas covered by 3 elephant fitted with satellite tracking devices in
1987 and 1988, and recorded incidents of problem animals over the past
25 years (102 KB)
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 Estimated
numbers of blue wildebeest, Burchell's zebra and springbok in central
and Eastern Etosha from 1954 - 1998 (193 KB)
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 Tourist
sites and accommodation (291 KB)
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 Total
numbers of overnight visitors to Etosha since 1995 (71 KB)
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 Number
of local and foreign overnight visitors to Etosha in 1997 (77 KB)
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