Common use of Population size Clause in Contracts

Population size. In 1985, the population in Zambia was estimated at less than 1 000 individuals. Recent estimates put the population at more than 2 000 individuals. Key sites for cranes in Zambia include Liuwa Plains National Park and the entire Barotse Floodplain in western Zambia, Lochinvar and Blue Lagoon National Parks on the Kafue Flats, Kafue National Park, South Luangwa National Park and Tondwa Pans. The Zambian population, although potentially in decline in some areas, is likely stable to increasing country wide. This is largely due to the fact that the key areas for Grey Crowned Cranes in the country are National Parks and are afforded some degree of protection. That said, the encroachment of the alien invasive Mimosa pigra on the Kafue Flats, uncontrolled fires and human disturbance all pose a serious threat to the species.