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Namibia has many endangered species within its national parks and wildlife resorts. The puku antelope is limited to about 100 individuals along the Chobe River in Botswana and the Linyati marshes in Namibia. The black rhino and white rhino have suffered the most from poaching and are on the verge of extinction. If there had been no effort to ...
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.
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]
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]
The Hardap Recreation Resort (also known as Hardap Nature Reserve) is a National Park located in southern Namibia. It was proclaimed in 1968 [ 1 ] and measures 252 square kilometres (97 sq mi). Hardap is situated in Hardap Region , about 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of Windhoek and about 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Mariental.
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.
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.
Harnas Wildlife Foundation is an organization located in Namibia, approximately 300 km east of the capital Windhoek.Harnas is one of the few wildlife orphanages and medical centers in the world to take in abused, injured, and captured wild animals from Namibia, Botswana, and southern African nations, saving hundreds of animals per year.