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  • 标题:The Utilization of Water Points by Wildlife Species in Nyae Nyae Conservancy, Namibia
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  • 作者:Melanie Rispel ; Selma Lendelvo
  • 期刊名称:Environment and Natural Resources Research
  • 印刷版ISSN:1927-0488
  • 电子版ISSN:1927-0496
  • 出版年度:2016
  • 卷号:6
  • 期号:4
  • 页码:91
  • DOI:10.5539/enrr.v6n4p91
  • 出版社:Canadian Center of Science and Education
  • 摘要:

    Namibia is a semi-arid country and underground water sources have proven to be reliable water sources for drought-prone countries. Underground water has the ability to sustain conservation activities as long as water infrastructure is in place and maintained. Despite the different water requirements for the wildlife species, water remains an essential component of wildlife management in Namibia. Therefore, this study aims at understanding utilization of water points by various wildlife species in the Nyae Nyae conservancies, which is located in the north-eastern part of Namibia. This study used monitoring data from wildlife counts that are conducted by the Conservancy annually at water points coupled with key-informant interviews with local conservancy members and leaders as well as some stakeholders. The study shows that the Conservancy had a diverse number of wildlife species that were predominantly ungulates (70%). These species were detected at 29 water points distributed across the Conservancy. Most of the water points in the conservancy were artificial points with water drawn from the underground water sources, while a few of the water points were pans (17%). Water resources are very important resources for conservation, not only in terms of being used by wildlife but also in terms of being used to provide an indication of species diversity in the conservation.

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