The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission will commence thorough monitoring on the ban on hunting, capturing and destroying of wild animals from next week.
The annual ban took effect from August 1, 2019, and is scheduled to be lifted on December 1, 2019
However, the Public Relations Manager of the Wildlife Division, Joseph Yaw Oppong says the Commission will this week give hunters the opportunity to apply for permits to undertake activities that are allowed under the ban.
“This week we just declared a moratorium because a lot of them are applying for the permit so because of that we have decided to use this weekend and the coming week for monitoring so for now we have not been able to monitor the system.
The five-month ban otherwise known as “Closed Season” is in conformity with the Wildlife Conservation Regulation 1971, L.I. 685.
Any person who contravenes the regulation would be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine.
A public notice signed by the Executive Director of the Wildlife Division mentioned that the only wild animal that can be hunted during the period is the grasscutter (Akrantiɛ) and only under a license issued by the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission.
“During this period, it shall be illegal for anybody to hunt, capture or destroy any wild animal except the grass cutter (Akrantie), which can be done only under licence issued by the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission,” a notice from the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission said.