Essay On Wildlife Conservation

Africa 's wildlife is one of a kind. It is the last place on earth where large herds of animals are free to move across grasslands. It is also the home of the greatest diversity of primates, our closest biological relatives. Through national parks and protected areas, privately and publically owned organisations strive to preserve the environment and its wildlife. Wildlife management formally came to existence in the nineteenth century following the trend that the natural resources are non-renewable and need to be conserved (Decker, 2012). During this time, wildlife conservation was just setting areas aside where people weren’t allowed to have influence on the natural environment, nowadays it incorporates way more complex issues such as politics,

The categorisation of the animal species into these groups aid in making decisions regarding the conservation priorities and management. It is so important that it can be said that without these categories, there will be no knowledge and the actions that follow are impossible (Boonman-Berson, 2014). Passive management strategies are used to help conserve a particular species, by introducing a more suitable habitat or food it was not exposed to and was suffering because of that. When introducing a new species, it should be noted that it may pose other problems should be managed effectively (Yarrow, 2009).

The management of an area, which constitutes the main part of wildlife management, involves the controlling, guiding and manipulation of a wildlife species or its habitat by managing a threat that is either posed to the animal or the habitat.
The management of the area may be to decrease a population of elephant, as the Acacia and Marula trees are negatively affected and are at risk, or vice versa, where the Acacia and Marula trees need to be increased in the area, as the elephants are struggling without them. The management may also be used to maintain a current operating successful process (Yarrow,