Birds and powerlines tool
Zoom in and out to assess which sensitive species occur in an area. Click on a layer to see information on the features displayed. Use the checkboxes in the lists below the map to switch layers on and off. Use the download icons to download kmz files which you can use in your own copy of Google Earth. Maps of species distribution show SABAP (Southern African Bird Atlas Project) data collected between 1970 and 1993. More recent SABAP2 data can be accessed here. The map of Incidents between species & powerlines shows incidents recorded during powerline monitoring undertaken under the NamPower-Namibia Nature Foundation Strategic Partnership and records recorded using the Atlasing of Namibia app. More GIS data files are available for download from the Environmental Information Service's eLibrary. You can also find more bird related data and files in the Bird Information System.
NB Files marked with an asterisk * are very large and may take a long time to display.
Download any kml file by clicking on the download icon - the icon with the blue arrow.
Base maps:
Namibian base layers:
Powerline infrastructure:
Red data species:
Critically Endangered Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Other species which interact with powerlines:
Recorded incidents between species & powerlines:
Summary of species affected by & affecting powerlines: