Illegal hunting and protected areas: Tourist perceptions on wild animal poisoning in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

Muboko, Never; Gandiwa, Edson; Muposhi, Victor K.; Tarakini, Tawanda

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2015.06.023

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“…Many studies deal with the optimal management of PAs based on the opinion of experts or selected representatives of various stakeholders (Juutinen et al 2011;Karthauser et al 2011;Robinson et al 2013;Zielinska 2014;Sessindilascio et al 2015). The literature reports on numerous studies of the perception of PAs by tourists (Hearne and Salinas 2002;Karthauser et al 2011;Tran et al 2015;Muboko et al 2016). However, it is surprising that only very few papers exist that study the preferences of the population living in the buffer zone or the core zone of a PA as measured from a representative sample of the population (Coe 2013;Kari and Korhonen-Kurki 2013;Masozera et al 2013;Robinson et al 2013;Nguyen Thi Thuy 2014;Pham et al 2014).…”

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A protected area between subsistence and development

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Conserving nature and managing protected areas are fraught with risks, especially when done against the preferences of local communities. The relative dependency of local communities on ecosystem services, perceptions of the economic potential of a protected area by the local population, and the belief that the locals will share in the potential benefits of the protected area determine whether the protected area will be opposed, tolerated or supported. Working from a sample of 686 interviews in Hoang Lien National Park in Vietnam, the effective use of the park, the perception of the park and its management as well as the valuation of potential benefits are described. As various ethnicities are living in the core zone the analyses allow the consideration of various degrees of dependency on and perceptions of ecosystem services of the locals. The results show that the weak link in the intended development chain "protection-value of a protected area-better life for local population" is that an important part of the interviewees do not perceive that the local communities benefit from the 176 Janette F. Walde et al. national park. This implies that not only distribution of compensation payments but especially communications of the benefits (cash or local public goods) are core elements for sustainable conservation of natural resources.

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“…Literature on animal-tourism relationships and their impact on tourism research provide an epistemological foundation in the following areas: wildlife tourism [37][38][39][40][41]; rural and farm tourism [42]; zoo recreation and leisure [22,[43][44][45][46][47]. Tourism activities take place in the wilderness, villages, farms, zoos, aquariums, and so on, in which animal dwelling places have an impact on individual animals, populations, communities and the habitats.…”

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Livestock Animal Displacement on Rural Tourism Destinations: Placing Livestock's “Pest” Role in the Background

Guorong

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2017

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Rural tourism is becoming increasingly embedded in the livestock animal management in rural areas. Drawing on a multi-methods approach, this exploratory research shows how to construct the livestock animal displacement actor-networks. As is found, human actors (local governments, tourists, and local residents), non-human animal (livestock) and quasi-object (human dwellings) construct an interaction network in a structured way. The critical action route of livestock animal displacement demonstrated in this research is aimed to improve residents' participation willingness and further to change the local livestock feeding model and traditional dwelling by rural environment governance and rural tourism landscape consumption. Through the process of translation, problematization, interest, enrollment, mobilization and opposition, the livestock displacement actor-networks were constructed to build a heterogeneous network of the local government, tourists, local residents, livestock and human dwelling. The ultimate goal is to change the traditional human dwelling to a dis-dwelling; the most important thing is to promote residents' participation willingness in the livestock displacement actor-networks. This article attempts to perform compelling exploratory research to elucidate the livestock displacement actor-networks in hope to provide a meaningful contribution to the epistemology and methodology of livestock management on rural tourism destination and open a new path for research on rural livestock-human relations.

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“…However, more effort needs to be put towards law enforcement as there has been a challenge of illegal hunting activities in some parts of Zimbabwe which has triggered much despondence and negative media framing [84,95,96]. A concerted effort towards monitoring animal populations, illegal off-takes, and trophy quality is critical for the sustainability of trophy hunting [97][98][99].…”

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“…Illegal hunting through poisoning has been a serious challenge in Zimbabwe [38,95] as it has resulted in loss of other species, for example, vultures [130,131]. However, illegal hunting benefits accrue to only a few people whereas those for sport hunting are broad-based benefits that contribute towards local community development, conservation financing, and the national economy at large.…”

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Trophy Hunting, Conservation, and Rural Development in Zimbabwe: Issues, Options, and Implications

Muposhi

Gandiwa

Bartels

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International Journal of Biodiversity

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Trophy hunting has potential to support conservation financing and contribute towards rural development. We conducted a systematic review of the Zimbabwean trophy hunting perspective spanning from pre-1890 to 2015, by examining the following: (1) evolution of legal instruments, administration, and governance of trophy hunting, (2) significance of trophy hunting in conservation financing and rural development, and (3) key challenges, emerging issues in trophy hunting industry, and future interventions. Our review shows that (i) there has been a constant evolution in the policies related to trophy hunting and conservation in Zimbabwe as driven by local and international needs; (ii) trophy hunting providing incentives for wildlife conservation (e.g., law enforcement and habitat protection) and rural communities' development. Emerging issues that may affect trophy hunting include illegal hunting, inadequate monitoring systems, and hunting bans. We conclude that trophy hunting is still relevant in wildlife conservation and rural communities' development especially in developing economies where conservation financing is inadequate due to fiscal constraints. We recommend the promotion of net conservation benefits for positive conservation efforts and use of wildlife conservation credits for the opportunity costs associated with reducing trophy hunting off-take levels and promoting nonconsumptive wildlife use options.

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Illegal hunting and protected areas: Tourist perceptions on wild animal poisoning in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

Cited by 24 publications

References 10 publications

A protected area between subsistence and development

A protected area between subsistence and development

Livestock Animal Displacement on Rural Tourism Destinations: Placing Livestock's “Pest” Role in the Background

Trophy Hunting, Conservation, and Rural Development in Zimbabwe: Issues, Options, and Implications

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