WILDLIFE POPULATION THRESHOLDS Conservancy size = 773,100 ha.

1. ╪GAINGU WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT & UTILISATION PLAN VISION ╪ Gaingu is a self sustaining conservancy that leads other conservancies in terms of finances, assets, awareness and employment based on the sustainable use of wildlife while ensuring the conservation of all natural resources and wildlife for the benefit of present and future members. • WILDLIFE POPULATION THRESHOLDS • Conservancy size = 773,100 ha. • To better visualise population numbers, imagine a 5000ha farm & calculate densities of the population for this farm by dividing the estimate by 155. • This gives a standard index - Numbers per 5000ha farm – which is easily to understand in practical terms. • Compare the density of what you have with the densities in the last column of the table above. If greater, then that species has reached its threshold & can be harvested at higher off-take rates. RECOMMENDED HARVEST OFF-TAKE RATES Off-take rates & types of off-take change as desired population densities are reached # Only males will be hunted until desired population sizes are reached ## Females may be harvested once desired population sizes have been reached Supported by WWF Norway, Norad, ICEMA