Table 2. Population change of selected wild animal indicator species between the 1970s and 1994 for the southern Kalahari system associated with Khawa (data sources: DHV [1980] and DWNP [1994a, b]; modified from Boggs [2000]) and the northern Kalahari system associated with Kedia (data sources: Van Der Maas [1995] and Bonifica [1992]). CKGR = Central Kalahari Game Reserve; MPNP = Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. “-” refers to no data available.
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Species |
Population change Southern Kalahari (1978–1994) (%) |
Population change CKGR
(1979–1994) (%) |
Population change MPNP
(1973–1994) (%) |
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Zebra (Equus burchelli) |
-79.1 |
- |
-58.5 |
Red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) |
-84.8 |
-95.8 |
- |
Blue wildebeest (Connonchaetes taurinus) |
-94.3 |
-87.1 |
-93.1 |
Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) |
-33.2 |
+375.1 |
-99.5 |
Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) |
+22.1 |
- |
-65.1 |
Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) |
-70.0 |
-66.6 |
-64.2 |
Eland (Taurotragus oryx) |
- |
-8.2 |
- |
Gemsbok (Oryx gazelle) |
- |
-0.8 |
-24.3 |
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) |
- |
-59.8 |
- |
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