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Promising future for an elephant population – a case study in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Théophane E. Damiba  and
Ernest D. Ables
Théophane E. Damiba
Affiliation:
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83843, USA.
Ernest D. Ables
Affiliation:
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83843, USA.
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Abstract

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Nazinga Game Ranch, which was established in 1979 in Burkina Faso and is the only one of its kind in the country, has achieved much success in reconciling wildlife conservation with the needs of local people. The ranch provides a refuge for elephants escaping harassment elsewhere but this creates problems for local people whose crops suffer elephant damage. Despite the problems, many villagers welcome the proximity of the ranch and its elephants and, while there are still problems to be solved – and funds needed to help solve them – the ranch is an excellent model for conservation action.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , April 1993 , pp. 97 - 103
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1993

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