A. Species
Scientific name: Panthera leo
Common name(s): African lion (English), Simba (Swahili)
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Tanzania, United Republic of
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Tanzania
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 1990
End Year:
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals
Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Collection/display
Motivation of use: Recreational
Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Non-local External
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: Observed trends in wildlife population dynamics and trophy quality
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: "Many hunting outfitters also admit that it is becoming increasingly difficult to hunt good lion trophies. Many outfitters are now restricting the numbers of lion hunted in their concessions to encourage an increase in the available lion trophies despite high quota allocations. Some operators are imposing their own tight standards on the age and quality of lion trophies taken, but others are over-shooting their quotas and taking young animals. A few species, such as lion are being affected by trophy hunting, however the vast majority of species are unaffected." (pp.25-26)
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: data recorded; personal opinion
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: "the development of [Wildlife Management Areas] WMAs is seriously delayed and there is still no effective schedule for sharing of benefits from tourist hunting with the local communities on whose land hunting takes place. Outfitters are required to contribute towards protection and support local communities, but these requirements are vaguely set in a manner that they cannot be effectively evaluated. As a result most companies do mere window dressing. There is a general hesitation among outfitters to accept the WMA concept and effectively empower local communities."
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: personal opinion
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: "There is a lack of standards in the private sector. Ethics are not maintained and there is no internal control or training of professional hunters. Many young inexperienced hunters are nevertheless authorised as professionals to guide foreign clients." (p.5)
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
" the Wildlife Division needs to be proactive through implementing effective reform of the tourist hunting industry, but this is only possible if: 1. Effective market-based competition between outfitters is introduced, i.e. outfitters bid competitively against each other for concessions; 2. Control of subleasing is implemented, which may come naturally through effective market-based competition; 3. Local communities are the principal decision makers for allocation of concessions and quota setting for hunting on their land, and they receive and manage the funds generated on their land." (pp.5)
Record source
Information about the record source: grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2004-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
Date of record entry: 2023-04-25