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Wanted dead and alive: Are hunting and protection of endangered species compatible? Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson, Department of Economics, Oxford University WPS/2004-20 Download the Paper (PDF format) - July 17, 2004 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. ABSTRACT: This paper asks under what conditions it is possible for a wildlife department in west Africa without an external budget to protect all rare and endangered species, and if so, what is the impact on rural inhabitants engaged in hunting. Protecting wildlife in this region is particularly tricky. Hunting is important for rural livelihoods, but when unregulated can result in the loss of species. Government funding for wildlife departments is rarely sufficient and so they must increasingly look towards revenuegenerating activities such as the sale of permits for hunting common species combined with fines for those caught with rare species. SUGGESTED CITATION: Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson Dr., "Wanted dead and alive: Are hunting and protection of endangered species compatible?" (July 17, 2004). The Centre for the Study of African Economies Working Paper Series. Working Paper 220. http://www.bepress.com/csae/paper220