GOV'T. TO BAN HUNTING

-

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission is expected to officially announce a ban on all hunting activities across the country any time soon. 

The ban, which has become an annual national event, spans August and December and aims at protecting the wildlife from poaching by hunters.

 The Manager of the Kumasi Zoo, Dr. Meyir Ziekah, who gave the hint in an interview with Ashanti Today in the Ashanti region, explained that, the Closed Season has become very important to the Forestry Commission as a result of the near extinction of certain animal species from the country. 

Dr. Ziekah noted also that research findings have revealed that most of the animals in the wild take seed or give birth between August and December. However, poachers are not able to identify such animals or properly differentiate between protected and endangered species. 

According to the Zoological Manager, during the hunting Closed Season, the only animal species that could be poached legally is the grasscutter which are 'now reared domestically'. 

He said it is illegal for any hunter to kill any animal unless granted special permission from the Forestry Commission. Dr. Ziekah stressed that animal species of any kind are very important for the cultural, historical and educational purposes of the society hence must be protected against extinction. He therefore entreated everyone to observe the ban when it is officially announced.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

JUTE FACTORY IS BACK

-
Image
the administrative block under rehabilitation At long last, the much talked about defunct GIHOC Fibre manufacturing Company popularly known as the Jute Factory, is to be back in operations very soon.  Ashanti Today can confirm that work is feverishly ongoing towards the revival of the once golden sacks manufacturing company with the first production expected in the first quarter of next year.  It is a public-private partnership with a wholly Ghanaian company, Jute Mills Ghana Limited being the operator and has already sunk about five million Ghana Cedis to revamp the company.  The Jute Factory is located within the industrial area of Kaase.  It has been on divestiture for about 20 years now with successive governments paying lip-service to revamp it.   The old machinery at main factory to be replaced soon  It is one project that is dear to the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who has used almost every opportunity with bus...
Read more

THE STATE OF KUMASI'S 'INDUSTRIAL AREA

-
The once Industrial enclave of the Ashanti region within the Kumasi metropolis is fast losing its status as the nerve centre of jobs for the people.     This is due to the collapse of most of the companies in quick succession in  the last few years for various reasons. Background Industrialization was a key component of the first wholly indigenous government of Ghana led by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. The Ashanti region was not left out in this drive which was meant to create decent jobs for the residents, particularly the youth.  Asokwa, Ahinsan, Kaase, Atonsu and Kyirapatre were the communities that became what is known as the ‘Industrial Area’ of Ashanti from the early 60s.  The christening of this enclave as the ‘Industrial Area’ was the people’s appreciation of the numerous state and privately owned companies that were sited there.  These communities fall within present day Asokwa Constituency whic...
Read more

KWAMANG SHS NEEDS URGENT HELP

-
Image
New Campus of the Kwamang Presby SHS The Kwamang Presby Senior High/Technical School in the Sekyere Central district of Ashanti needs an urgent external intervention to address some of its pressing basic needs to function very well.  A visit by Ashanti Today to the school’s premises revealed that the school does not have an administrative block to administer affairs of the school for which reason the Headmistress, the Bursar and another staff are sharing one room which has been partitioned, while the Assistant Headmaster, the rest of the Accounts staff among other administrative officers are also working from an improvised classroom. Anybody who visits the Kwamang Presby Senior High Technical school for the first time will unavoidably take it for a basic school.  This is more so when it appears to be perching on the premises of the local Junior High School as its old site.  The school is wallowing in a myriad of challenges that are seriously milit...
Read more