Currently, approximately 14% of Namibia is designated as protected areas, which in 2003, was equivalent to 112,000 km². Adding the protected communal conservancy lands brings the total to 192, 000 km² of land under some protection. Some exist under an unsystematic figuration design, but 17 of the 29 conservancies (at that time) actually lie adjacent to the government’s protected area networks (PANs). This can increase the continuity between protected areas and result in migration routes for elephants and other large range animals.