Use of wildlife in village development

Abstract

Papua Neu Guinea is reach with a tremendous amount of tililolife including plants and animals. The country ia ragged with steep slopes and with abundant growth of natural vegetation. This mokes it extremely difficult to trav/el from one place to another. Because of tre remoteness of the country, of ihe wildlife resources ja unsccilt or untouched* In Papua New Guinea all of the Wildlife habitat area is native owned by individual clans or Lnder a complex form of Village ownership. This applies throughout Dapua New Guinea. Because the UJildlife Areas are native owned, the txaditional use Of wildlife haDitat and natural resources will continue and be encouraged. However care must be taken to manage wisely the wildlife habitat with its resources.