KAZA - AN AERIAL SURVEY OF ELEPHANTS AND OTHER LARGE HERBIVORES IN THE KAVANGO ZAMBEZI TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREA

The process formally commenced in 2006 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) defining the objectives, principles, and the general framework for cooperation among the signatories for the protection and sustainable management of the transfrontier area and its resources. [...] The goal of the KAZA TFCA is “To sustainably manage the Kavango Zambezi ecosystem, its heritage and cultural resources based on best conservation and tourism models for the socio- economic wellbeing of the communities and other stakeholders in and around the eco-region through harmonisation of policies, strategies and practices.” 1.1.2 Elephants in KAZA TFCA The elephant population in the KAZA TFC. [...] The coordinating team was responsible for managing all the logistical aspects of the survey, from the acquisition of flight permits to the procurement and distribution of fuel. [...] The slope and the intercept were calculated to define the relationship between the flight height x and the search strip width y, as well as the coefficient of determination r 2 to determine how well the regression model fits the data. [...] The results of the simple linear regression analysis obtained for the pre- and peri-survey calibration datasets were compared, to assess the validity of the following hypothesis: the data 16 VOLUME I RESULTS AND TECHNICAL REPORT collection protocols during the initial calibration and during the survey are identical and the search strip width estimate remains unchanged.