No. 3/2004
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION POLICIES AND INCENTIVES TO HUNT: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
OF ILLEGAL HUNTING IN WESTERN SERENGETI, TANZANIA
Anne Borge Johannesen
Abstract:
This paper investigates factors determining participation and effort
in illegal hunting, using cross-section survey data from households in
western Serengeti, Tanzania. One purpose of the analysis is to study the
impact on illegal hunting of the integrated conservation and development
project established in this area, namely the Serengeti Regional Conservation
Project (SRCP). The paper also investigates how the pattern of crop production
in agriculture, market accessibility and wildlife-induced damage to crops
and domestic animals affect illegal hunting. The empirical results suggest
that effort in illegal hunting is inversely related to participation in
SRCP. The results also show that the likelihood of illegal hunting is
a decreasing function of the amount of agricultural land cultivated for
maize production. Further, the hunting effort is negatively related to
the size of cotton- and maize land, as well as wildlife-induced damage
to crops and domestic animals.
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