Elephant locations in Namibia

20 locations has kept elephants in Namibia

There is presently 18 (6,8) living elephants in locations in Namibia in this database

Namibia
Region: Namibia is in this database included in africa
Location holdings: 20 locations has kept 44 elephants in Namibia

(Database tables with collection of elephants further down on the page)
Elephants in locations18 (6,8) living 26 (5,2) dead
1884-1915: Present Namibia was refered to as German South-West Africa.

1915-1988 (officially 1990): Present Namibia was refered to as South-West Africa.

2016: The elephant population in Namibia currently stands at 24 091, as stated in the census of the 2016 elephants survey.

2020: The Namibian elephant population has trebled since 1990, which has resulted in a sharp spike in human-elephant conflict.

2022: Namibia has an estimated elephant population of 24 000. According to CITES, since 1996, Namibian elephants have been classified under Appendix two - which means they are not necessarily threatened with extinction, but trade must be controlled to avoid selling them to conditions not compatible with their survival.

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan, Facts about elephants in Namibia. Elephant Encyclopedia, (2024) available online retrieved 2024-10-06 at https://www.elephant.se/country.php?name=Namibia.
(archived at the Wayback machine)

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NameElephant collectionPlace
Caprivi Strip
(wild) Kept totally 19 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 19 births0 relocated19 deaths
Du Preez Wild
(dealer) Kept totally 0 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births0 relocated0 deathsOtjiwarongo
Eden Game Farm
(dealer) Kept totally 5 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births5 relocated0 deaths Otjozondjupa Region
Erindi Private Game Reserve
(safaripark) Kept totally 0 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births0 relocated0 deathsWindhoek
(map)
Etosha National Park
(wild) Kept totally 2 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 3 births2 relocated0 deaths
Geleksberg Farm (Golden Game cc)
(dealer) Kept totally 3 elephants
, 3 present (0,1) 0 births0 relocated0 deathsMariental Hardap Region
Gerrie. H. Odendaal quarantine facility
(dealer) Kept totally 22 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 1 births22 relocated0 deathsGobabis
Kamanjab Constituency forest
(wild) Kept totally 21 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 21 births21 relocated0 deaths
(map) Kunene Region
Kunene Region
(wild) Kept totally 6 elephants
, 4 present (1,3) 1 births0 relocated2 deathsOpuwo
Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve
(safaripark) Kept totally 0 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births0 relocated0 deathsWindhoek
(map) Omaheke region
N/a ankusse Lodge (Golden Game cc)
(private) Kept totally 5 elephants
, 2 present (0,0) 0 births3 relocated0 deathsWindhoek
Naankuse Foundation Wildlife Sanctuary
(sanctuary) Kept totally 0 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births0 relocated0 deathsWindhoek
Namib Game Services (Herbert Henle)
(dealer) Kept totally 15 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births15 relocated0 deathsOtjiwarongo
(map)
Okambara Elephant Lodge
(camp) Kept totally 9 elephants
, 9 present (5,4) 5 births0 relocated0 deathsWindhoek
Ovita Game Farm
(private) Kept totally 5 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births3 relocated2 deathsOkahandja
(map)
Tweekoppies Farm
(farm) Kept totally 0 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births0 relocated0 deathsOtjiwarongo
(map)
Walter Schulz Co
(dealer) Kept totally 10 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births8 relocated2 deaths
Waterberg Plateau Park
(wild) Kept totally 11 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 11 births11 relocated0 deathsOtjiwarongo
Wolfgang Delfts
(dealer) Kept totally 15 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births14 relocated1 deathsWindhoek
(map) Khomas
Zoopark Okahandja (Walter Schulz)
(zoo) Kept totally 1 elephants
, 0 present (0,0) 0 births1 relocated0 deathsOkahandja Windhoek