Sustainable Tourism in Selous Game Reserve

Winning the battle for sustainable tourism in Selous Game Reserve is a small game about 350 scouts and technical staff, is a scout for the 140 square kilometers. Selous Game Reserve staff based in the North section of Selous Matambwe. Sustainable tourism in this vast game reserve fight was not easy and hard lessons learned, and now the battle for sustainable tourism starts to realize.

However, there are plans to develop this area of ??photography safari, reducing pressure on the lake area and the northern national parks.To the west, and Tanzania, particularly in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania's northern lakes Tanzania intends to maintain its parks and tourism, according to retain control and to minimize human impact.

Half of the Selous revenues are returned to the reserve to help maintain the park's existence. The second scheme involving communities around the park, allowing a controlled hunt in the local communities, thus providing direct tangible benefits to local residents. In addition to support from the surrounding villages, local poaching would be impossible to maintain. Working with and through local communities, rather than before the reserve has helped them thrive.

As a direct result of international pressure hunting was banned in 1980 and was the immediate consequence of the devastating animal populations decline, especially in an elephant population. Hunting has been reintroduced, and the photographic safari areas. Money for these generates a hunting safaris main source of income to maintain the reserve. This is a direct result of that game again, that poaching is no longer a threat to livestock increased significantly over the past decade. Sustainable hunting safaris are strictly controlled, and they are allowed to reserve betwee
July and November. In addition to the income of its current reserves are not satiate.

This reserve is limited, impact on tourism to keep people in Selous as low as possible. Number of tourists constantly low, and it lodges and camps strictly controlled. Over the past two years, there have been several new camps. To the west, and Tanzania, particularly in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania's northern lakes, overwhelmed by the explosion of tourism over the past few years. Park fees have been increased significantly since 2006. January 1. Direct tourists from these areas and to know less, in areas such as the Selous.

Tourist areas are all the Selous game reserve south of the Rufiji River in the north is a true desert. However, there are plans to develop this area of ??photography safari, reducing pressure on the lake area and the northern national parks.Selous Game Reserve staff based in the North section of Selous Matambwe. Sustainable tourism in this vast game reserve fight was not easy and hard lessons learned, and now the battle for sustainable tourism starts to realize. Tanzania intends to maintain its parks and tourism, according to retain control and to minimize human impact. For more information on sustainable tourism, or information on how to find your way around the Selous Game Reserve, please contact us via the website below.