General News of Thursday, 15 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Wildlife hunting will be put on hold from August 1 ​• It will end on December 1, 2021, a Forestry Commission statement has said• The action is part of measures to conserve wildlife in the countryFrom August 1, 2021, till December 1, 2021, the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, will enforce the “Close Season” to protect wildlife. This is in line with the Wildlife Conservation Regulations - L. I 685 of 1971, reports ghenvironment.org. Making this known in a statement by the Wildlife Division, it said that during the period of the annual ban, activities such as hunting, capturing, or destroying of wild animals, will be considered illegal. “During this period, it shall be illegal for anybody to hunt, capture or destroy any wild animal except grass cutter which can be done only under license issued by the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission”, the statement added. Over the years, the Commission has adopted the closed season as a way of regulating the utilization and curbing of the decline of wildlife resources in Ghana.

Source: GhanaWeb July 15, 2021 16:29 UTC