Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Okavango Delta' has mentioned 'Wildlife' in the following places:
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| The flood peaks between June and August, during Botswana's dry winter months, when the delta swells to three times its permanent size, attracting animals from kilometres around and creating one of Africaxe2x80x99s greatest concentrations of wildlife. | WIKI |
| Historically, it was reserved as an exclusive hunting area for the chief, but is now a protected area for wildlife. | WIKI |
| It now provides the core area for much of the resident wildlife when the waters rise. | WIKI |
| The Okavango Delta is both a permanent and seasonal home to a wide variety of wildlife which is now a popular tourist attraction. | WIKI |
| The Okavango Delta World Heritage property displays an extraordinary juxtaposition of a vibrant wetland in an arid landscape and the miraculous transformation of huge sandy, dry and brown depressions by winter season floods triggers spectacular wildlife displays: large herds of African Elephant, Buffalo, Red Lechwe, Zebra and other large animals splashing, playing, and drinking the clear waters of the Okavango having survived the dry autumn season or their weeksxe2x80x99 long migration across the Kalahari Desert. | UNESCO |
| Data is variable, subject to different survey techniques and uncoordinated surveys undertaken by different institutions all contribute to an unclear picture of the Okavango Deltaxe2x80x99s wildlife. | UNESCO |
| Authorities have initiated efforts to establish a comprehensive and integrated wildlife monitoring system that can accurately track population size and trends for the entire property, however ongoing work is needed to realise this. | UNESCO |
| Causes of decline are attributed to seasonal variability, poaching (for example of giraffe for meat) and veterinary cordon fencing used to manage animal sanitation and control the spread of disease between wildlife and domestic stock. | UNESCO |
| About 40% of the property is protected within the Moremi Game Reserve, and the remainder is composed of 18 Wildlife Management Areas and a Controlled Hunting Areas managed by community trusts or private tourism concession-holders. | UNESCO |
| As noted above the underlying causes of wildlife population declines are not clear, but an imposed hunting ban will further strengthen conservation measures in the property. | UNESCO |
| The State Party is encouraged to develop a coordinated and systematic wildlife monitoring programme to establish population baselines for key species and to track trends. | UNESCO |
| Veterinary cordon fences are known to cause significant disruption to wildlife at individual, population and species levels. | UNESCO |
| These include enhanced governance mechanisms to empower stakeholders in the management of the property; the development of a property specific management plan which harmonizes with planning in the wider landscape; ensuring adequate staffing and funding to build the capacity of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks; and programmes to strengthen the control and elimination of invasive alien species from the property. | UNESCO |