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: Individual Site
Name/Details of location: Selous Game Reserve
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2001
End Year: 2010
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: Review; personal opinion
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: "According to Brink (2010), some hunters in Tanzania were captured on camera and pictures posted on hunting companies’ websites with lions aged two years, something which is against the hunting regulations. Also, Packer et al. (2011) found that, most lion trophies from Tanzania belonged to the sub-adult group. " (p.50) " Generally trophy quality seemed to decline this suggests that, the hunting as currently practiced may be unsustainable, one reason being that hunters do not follow hunting regulations. " (p.62)
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: review; personal opinion
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: It has been reported that communities adjacent to SGR do not benefit from trophy hunting (Twaibu, 2009). This reduces their tolerance to problem animals.
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?: not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
"Much more is needed in order to fully understand the trend of trophy hunting in Tanzania. This study recommends the following: (i) Part of the revenue accrued from trophy hunting should continue to be ploughed back to same reserves to support conservation activities/efforts. Also, game fees should be reviewed regularly by comparing with other countries since they affect the total revenue accrued from trophy hunting. (ii) It is clear that trophy hunting needs major reforms especially on codes of conduct, if it is to be sustainable and beneficial. Wildlife Division must enforce the rules and regulations and the hunters must adhere to those rules and regulations. (iii) The staff involved in trophy hunting should fill in the forms fully and properly. This is important for future reference and better decision making. (iv) Research on spatial distribution of game species should be conducted in order to understand the distribution of hunted animals, to avoid overharvesting in some of the reserve." (pp.62-63).
Record source
Information about the record source: grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2023-04-25