Villagers in Tubu in the Western panhandle are getting desperate. While other areas in the north-west enjoy healthy seasonal incomes from their controlled hunting quotas, Tubu villagers believe their allocation is too small especially when compared to the damage wildlife, particularly elephants, cause to their limited attempts at subsistence agriculture.
Controlled hunting quotas are designed to ensure communities benefit from the values of the wildlife resource. The revenues received by communities from the quotas also strengthen the sense of stewardship of these animals for their conservation.
