The Zambian Wildlife Ranching Industry: Scale, Associated Benefits, and Limitations Affecting Its Development
19 June 2020
There is enormous scope for wildlife ranching in Zambia due to the availability of land, high diversity of wildlife and low potential for commercial livestock production. However, the Zambian wildlife ranching industry is small and following completion of field work for this study, there was evidence of a significant proportion of ranchers dropping out. The industry is performing poorly, due to inter alia: rampant commercial bushmeat poaching; failure of government to allocate outright ownership of wildlife to landowners; bureaucratic hurdles; perceived historical lack of support from the Zambia Wildlife Authority and government; a lack of a clear policy on wildlife ranching; and a ban on hunting on unfenced lands including game ranches.
Lindsey PA, Barnes J, Nyirenda V, Pumfrett B, Tambling CJ, Taylor WA, t'Sas Rolfes M. The Zambian wildlife ranching industry: scale, associated benefits, and limitations affecting its development. PLoS One. 2013 Dec 18;8(12):e81761. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081761. PMID: 24367493; PMCID: PMC3867336.
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