The villagers of Ngarambe, bordering the Selous game
reserve in Tanzanian had been allowed to sell hunting
licences and shoot animals for meat so they would no wild
animals would not destroy crops or menace the villagers.
The area is rich in wildlife of all types – elephants,
lions, giraffes, buffaloes and more. The government has
said that the community can no longer hunt on this land or
sell hunting licences to residents – instead a five-year
hunting licence has been sold to a private company.
According to BBC news, selling hunting permits is big
business – trophy fees in the 2004 season ranged cost
$4,000 for an elephant, $2,000 for a lion to $600 for a
buffalo.