Qangwa Villagers Reap P3m From Hunting Auction

The community trust auction held in Gumare, was the only one scheduled for this year after the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) rolled over all other quotas from last year’s aborted season. While communities and professional hunters had secured licences last year, the hunting season could not get underway due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

The DWNP issued fresh licences for the citizen hunting quota and rolled over the rest, except for a new allocation for Qangwa, which previously had not been considered after the resumption of hunting in 2019.