Kunene / Kaokoveld

Namibia · region

Centred on -19.500°, 13.700°.

10 km zone · medium confidence · updated 1 day ago

Likely encounters

mammalLC

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

Emblem of the desert, capable of surviving without free water.

LikelyNA

birdLC

Sociable Weaver

Philetairus socius

Builders of the largest bird nests on Earth: apartment blocks in acacia.

LikelyNA

mammalEN

African Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Desert-adapted herds that survive on remembered water in some of the driest country in Africa.

PossibleNA

mammalVU

Sensitive · location generalised

Lion

Panthera leo

Pride cats of the open pans, heard long before they are seen.

UncommonNA

mammalCR

Sensitive · location generalised

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Precise locations are withheld. Namibia holds a globally significant population.

Very likelyNA

mammalLC

Black-backed Jackal

Lupulella mesomelas

Persistent, clever, and heard yipping across the plains at dusk.

Very likelyNA