Forest Products, Livelihoods and Conservation

332 Sport hunting of elephant in Zimbabwe: a case study of Kanyurira Ward in Guruve district

APPENDIX 1

Table A1. Estimation of the value of one elephant (Kanyurira)

Total Total Trophy Percent Actual Estimated Income Income

daily Trophy fee of daily daily rate - gross value of to RDC to producer

rates fees for rate -ex ex elephant an elephant (40% of ward (70% of

(US$) (US$) elephant elephant (US$) (US$) gross income

income) to RDC)

3,598 12,980 10,500 81% 2,911 13,411 5,364 3,755

13,300 20,200 10,600 52% 6,979 17,576 7,030 4,921

14,400 21,000 10,500 50% 7,200 17,700 7,080 4,956

Mean value of an elephant 16,229 6,491 4,544

Table A2. Estimate of global market for the sport hunting of elephant

Country CITES CITES Calculated Gross value Assuming 75%

quota markets average of quota

(animals) share value hunted

Botswana 180 21% 16,229 2,921,220 2,190,915

Cameroon 80 10% 16,229 1,298,320 973,740

Mozambique 10 1% 16,229 162,290 no hunting

Namibia 75 9% 16,229 1,217,175 912,881

South Africa 43 5% 16,229 697,847 523,385

Tanzania 50 6% 16,229 811,450 608,587

Zimbabwe 400 48% 16,229 6,491,600 4,868,700

838 100% 13,599,902 10,078,209

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