Hunting riches beckon for communities

Proceeds from the auctions go directly into the pockets of communities, via their trusts, and will be used for various developmental programmes. This is the first time the auctions have taken place since the moratorium on hunting imposed in 2014.

According to data presented in 2018 by former Maun East MP, Kostantinos Markus, community trusts went from earning P11.3 million in revenues from hunting prior to 2014, before plummeting to P5.6m in 2015 and even lower in later years.