Walvis Bay

Namibia · coast

Centred on -22.980°, 14.500°.

10 km zone · high confidence · updated 1 day ago

Likely encounters

birdLC

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Pink drifts across Walvis Bay's lagoons after the rains.

Very likelyNA

mammalLC

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

Small, watchful, and given to sudden pronking displays.

PossibleNA

mammalEN

African Elephant

Loxodonta africana

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

Very likelyNA

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

mammalNT

Brown Hyena

Parahyaena brunnea

Shaggy ghost of the Skeleton Coast, scavenging along the tide line.

Very likelyNA