Hi everyone,
The above post by "Guest1" was actually done by me....in haste from my home computer where i did not have access to my BD password.
I don't mean for hunting to be the only solution wherever there is a wildlife problem. It would take many hours to compose a detailed paragraph of the principles of hunting. i am busy debating on soo many different threads and forums that my head hurts.....which means I am not going to write paragraphs of details here now. 
Kimburu re: dik dik:
Most hunting areas are under some form of protection, whether afforded by the Gov dpt concerned or the hunting operator leasing the area or, as in most cases, both. Protection is mainly towards poaching incidents. By Poaching, i refer not only to meat and trophy poaching but also to fishing, honey and timber poaching where it occurs. As a result fo this protection, all animal and plant species benefit from the tiny dik dik to the giant elephant, from grasses to trees that burn fromillegal bush fires to fish in the water systems to birdlife such as vultures who are often poached themselves for their value in withccraft! So you see, in this context, the lesser known species are part of the benefits. Demand for hunting is currently high but not because supply is short! There is so much more demand that it would take a major shift from non hunting to hunting of several areas to satisfy the current trend. as for the enforcement of quotas and other hunting controls, the best part of it is that it is in the best interest of the operator to stick to these and self-policing is therefore natural. I am not trying to suggest that all is good in the hunting world - not all is good in the photographic world either. The objective of this website is a testament to that I think.....
I will ammend my post above by stating that once Village wildlife Management areas (VWMA) have been created, the villages should be allowed to decide what form of resource utilisation they want to adopt. Consumptive or non-consumptive or both. there are at least 2 pilot projects I know of in Southern Tanzania, bordering on to the Selous game reserve where this has occurred with remarkable positive results. The entire village comes to the general meeting and vote on what to do with the natural resources, including wildlife, on their land. Both these villages have adopted consumptive utilisation but do welcome photographic campers as well. this was the status quo until a couple of years ago where an unscrupuolous businessman obtained the exclusive right from gov to operate hunting safaris effectively by-passing the villages. This example turned bad but while it was a VWMA it proved a success as far as getting the locals to benefit from wildlife resources on their land. I strongly believe that is the key in protecting natural resources on village land. the resources have to belong to the people and with guidance educate them in the different use options.
