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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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)
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7. 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.
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8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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”

12. 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.”

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

14. DESCRIPTIVES FOR WILD LIFE