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Hunting companies in Zambia acquire leases from the government to hunt in game management areas (GMAs) under different chiefdoms. These areas are managed by the game department but still belong to the chiefs. Professional hunter Fico Vidale currently hunts in the Lunga Busanga Concession in the Northwestern province of Zambia,

The photo tourism sector is often guilty of siding with animal rights activists in condemning hunting tourism to curry favor with prospective clients.  There is also the belief that if safari hunting occurs within a country, prospective tourists will choose an alternative, non-hunting country to visit. The State of the

Poaching is a significant challenge, with the primary issue being the bush meat trade, as Mark Haldane explains. Meat poaching is common, but they rarely encounter elephant poaching. Zambeze Delta Safaris anti-poaching unit has been successful in reducing poaching to a great extent, with the help of helicopters and silent