Huntinamibia - Game Species - Indigenous species and their natural distribution in Namibia
1 African elephant northern Namibia CITES II 2 Black rhinoceros northern and western Namibia CITES I 3 Hippopotamus Caprivi CITES II 4 Cape buffalo Caprivi 5 Giraffe northern Namibia 6 Hartmanns mountain zebra CITES II 7 Burchells zebra northern Namibia 8 Greater kudu throughout the country, except the Namib Desert 9 Gemsbok widely distributed throughout the country 10 Sable antelope Caprivi 11 Roan antelope Kavango and Caprivi 12 Cape hartebeest mainly eastern Namibia 13 Blue wildebeest patchy distribution in northern Namibia 14 Cape eland northern Namibia 15 Tsessebe Kavango and Caprivi 16 Puku Caprivi 17 Common reedbuck Caprivi 18 Sitatunga Caprivi 19 Waterbuck Caprivi 20 Springbok mainly southern and western Namibia, but patchy distribution elsewhere 21 Southern impala Caprivi 22 Black-faced impala north-western areas CITES 23 Red lechwe Caprivi CITES II 24 Chobe bushbuck Caprivi 25 Steenbok throughout the country 26 Common duiker throughout the country, except desert regions 27 Klipspringer patchy distribution in mountainous areas 28 Damara dik-dik northern and north-western areas 29 Oribi Caprivi 30 Sharpes grysbok Caprivi 31 Warthog widely distributed in northern and eastern parts 32 Bushpig Caprivi 33 Lion northern Namibia 34 Leopard throughout the country, except Namib proper CITES I 35 Cheetah central and northern Namibia CITES I 36 Caracal throughout the country, except Namib proper CITES II 37 Spotted hyaena mainly north-eastern parts 38 Brown hyaena western desert regions and north-east 39 African wild dog north-east 40 Black-backed jackal throughout the country 41 Side-striped jackal far north-eastern areas 42 Cape fox sandy parts of eastern Namibia 43 Crocodile northern perennial rivers CITES I 44 Chacma baboon virtually throughout the country CITES II 45 White rhinoceros only in parks and reserves CITES I 46 Small spotted cat central and southern Namibia CITES I
Please note that some of these species are fully protected, such as African wild dog and brown hyaena.
