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Namibia's parks and reserves range from the open bush of the centre and the north where wildlife is relatively plentiful, to the barren and inhospitable coastal strip with its huge sand dunes. The three main tourist attractions for wildlife in Namibia are Etosha National Park , Waterberg National Park and Cape Cross Seal Reserve .
Erindi Private Game Reserve, located in central Namibia between Okahandja and Omaruru, is a privately owned protected wildlife reserve. Covering 65,000 ha (160,000 acres) [1] or 75,000 ha (190,000 acres), [2] Erindi was originally a collection of three adjacent cattle farms that were converted into a wildlife reserve in the 1990s.
Although Namibian agriculture, excluding fishing, contributed between 5% and 6% of Namibia's GDP from 2004 to 2009, a large percentage of the Namibian population depends on agricultural activities for livelihood, mostly in the subsistence sector. Animal products, live animals, and crop exports constituted roughly 10.7% of total Namibian exports.
The economic impact of seals on the fish resources is controversial: While a government-initiated study found that seal colonies consume more fish than the entire fishing industry can catch, [21] animal protection society Seal Alert South Africa estimated less than 0.3% losses to commercial fisheries. [22]
Tourism in Namibia is a major industry, contributing N$7.2 billion ( equal to US$ 390 million ) to the country's gross domestic product. Annually, over one million travelers visit Namibia, with roughly one in three coming from South Africa, then Germany and finally the United Kingdom, Italy and France.
Namibia will kill more than 700 wild animals and distribute meat to those struggling with food insecurity as the country grapples with its worst drought in 100 years.
There's a gradient of species richness in Namibia that extends from southwest to northeast, which is similar to the pattern of rainfall. [14] Because of the aridity, many animal species rely on protected migration corridors during droughty conditions. [13] Currently, about 50% of all species in Namibia are of some conservation concern. [14]
This is a list of national parks in Namibia, ... South West Nature Park, ... List of national parks in Africa; Tourism in Namibia; External links