Outline the management and conservation measures of wildlife.

      

Outline the management and conservation measures of wildlife.

  

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Martin
Wild life management is effective planning and control of wildlife while wildlife conservation is protection of wildlife against interference and destruction by people.

Management Measures

(a) Educating people through print and electronic media on the need to preserve wildlife.

(b) Establishing wildlife clubs in schools to create awareness on the importance of wildlife conservation.

(c) Formation of wildlife conservation bodies e.g. Kenya Wildlife Service charged with management and conservation of wildlife.

(d) Initiating game ranching or wildlife farms to control overexploitation of wildlife resources from the natural habitats.

(e) Culling of old animals to give room for the younger ones and to control the animal numbers.

(f) Translocation of animals whose population increases beyond the capacity of park to other parks where their number is small to prevent the problem of overgrazing.

(g) Encouraging of domestic tourism by lowering entry fee into parks to help people to appreciate the value of wildlife and thus accept conserving it.

Conservation Measures

a) Banning hunting in order to prevent extinction of endangered species.

b) Banning trade in wild game and trophies to prevent endangered animals from becoming extinct.

c) Setting up of game parks to protect wildlife against destruction by people.

d) Setting up of wildlife sanctuaries to protect the endangered species of wildlife.

e) Employment of paramilitary personnel by the government to combat poaching.
marto answered the question on March 28, 2019 at 07:49


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