(ampofo16693@alumni.itc.nl) ENV 233: INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Steve Ampofo (ampofo16693@alumni.itc.nl) Department of Earth & Environmental Science Faculty of Applied Sciences Navrongo Campus

WILDLIFE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT “Wildlife includes all the animals associated with a particular ecosystem particularly those that are known because of; They are game species Threatened & endangered species Species of economic importance These are vertebrates that include; Reptiles Mammals Amphibians Fish Birds

WILDLIFE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Wildlife conservation and protection are attained in some restricted zones established by laws made by local and international laws. Some of these protected zones are; Wildlife Sanctuary National Parks Bird Sanctuary Biosphere Reserve Forest Reserves

BASIC VALUES OF WILDLIFE Aesthetic value: This is the value accruing from enjoying of wildlife’s beauty, pleasure and the general scenery Scientific value: it is for the purpose of studying and research of wildlife for their use in medications, integrated pest management, etc… Ecological Value: The interaction of wildlife and their contribution to the preservation nature.

BASIC VALUES OF WILDLIFE Commercial: This value results from income, employment and other economic benefits derived from Eco-tourism (Safari). Game Value: The enjoyment value gained through hunting and fishing

POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF WILDLIFE and WILDLIFE PARKS Establishment of game parks and other protected areas leads to tourism development. Tourism development also impacts local communities through; Employment and income enhancement Provision of social infrastructure (roads, water, electricity) gfg

POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF WILDLIFE and WILDLIFE PARKS It results in the protection of endangered species and the conservation of the niches for both plant and animal species. Different species feed from different parts of the plant Competition between numbers of one species leads to extensive and balanced use of ranges. Game can live with less water than domestic livestock or reacts with seasonal migration and mobility. Vegetation is efficiently transformed into meat. GFHVH

POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF WILDLIFE and WILDLIFE PARKS Game utilisation on marginal arid and semi-arid lands offers comparative advantages to livestock husbandry. The advantages of game utilisation is even high when tourism development and safari hunting is included in wildlife utilisation

CONSTRAINTS TO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN GHANA Industrial development Settlement development/Resettlement Conflicts in resource ownership Drought & desertification Landuse challenges Game/livestock Poaching/ other illegal hunting Rural population Involvement

CONCEPTS OF MAN-WILDLIFE RELATIONSHIPS Conservation against the people Conservation for the people Conservation through the people

DESCRIPTIVES FOR WILD LIFE Threatened Species “Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.” Endangered Species “Any species of fish, plant life, or wildlife that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range”

DESCRIPTIVES FOR WILDLIFE Special Concern “These are species which are declining in population or relict population but have not yet been recommended as threatened or endangered.” Extinct “Any species which can no longer be found anywhere in the world.”

DESCRIPTIVES FOR WILD LIFE Extirpated Any Species which cannot be found in a locality or region but can be found elsewhere

DESCRIPTIVES FOR WILD LIFE