Game Capture and Translocation

African Wildlife Services is specialised and equipped for the capture, handling and transport of rhino, elephant, giraffe, large carnivores, roan, sable, zebra and all other ungulates and is able to capture animals by various means such as:

• mass capture using a helicopter to herd animals into a boma, net boma, and/or drop-nets, or by means of passive capture boma;
• darting individual animals from helicopter, vehicle or on foot, using suitable immobilising drug and tranquiliser combinations; and
• capturing individual animals by firing a net over them using a net-gun from helicopter.

Animals are suitably tranquilised to reduce stress and the risk of injury during handling, transport and post-release adaptation.

Game Marketing

Wildlife populations on both private and communal land in Namibia have grown vastly over the past decade. Managing game populations at sustainable stocking densities to avoid overgrazing and degradation of habitat is essential to realise the full potential of game farming in Namibia's arid environment. African Wildlife Services provides a management option and a marketing opportunity to game producers by:

• offering game on sellers' behalf at it's Annual Game Auction,
• facilitating sales between buyers and sellers throughout the year on a commission-on-sales basis,
• capturing and/or transporting game sold directly from sellers to buyers,
• buying game in the veld at market related prices,
• selling and delivering game at market related prices,
• marketing and providing logistical support for the export/import of game from/to Namibia, and
• arranging insurance for animals when required.

African Wildlife Services always aims to deliver animals of superior quality, which have been subjected to minimal handling stress.

Wildlife Veterinary Services

African Wildlife Services offers a wide range of wildlife veterinary services, including:

• veterinary support during research, collaring, capture and translocation of game,
• veterinary care for all wildlife species,
• health checks and vaccinations (e.g. anthrax, rabies, feline and canine infectious diseases), and
• post mortem examinations and reports.

Game Management and Monitoring

With many years of practical experience working with wildlife and extensive knowledge of the game industry in Namibia, African Wildlife Services is well equipped to offer:

• game farm management planning,
• post-release monitoring and management of game,
• game monitoring using radio-telemetry,
• aerial surveillance and counting of game by fixed wing aircraft or helicopter, and
• advice on, as well as designing and constructing passive capture bomas and temporary or permanent holding facilities, e.g. rhino bomas, auction pens, and large carnivore holding facilities.

Equipment and Pharmaceutical Sales and Advice

African Wildlife Services offers a wide range of products, including the following:

• capture materials including boma plastic and nets,
• radio-telemetry equipment,
• darting equipment and pole syringes (Dan-Inject, Pneudart and Palmer Cap Chur),
• mineral and vitamin supplements, digestive and appetite stimulants, probiotics, tannin inhibitors, antibiotics, ecto- and endo-parasiticides as well as others, and
• tranquilising and immobilising drugs (for handling by veterinarians only).