The upper west regional forestry commission is taking steps to end the poaching of wildlife in the Gbele resource reserve.
The occasional destruction of farm by games coupled with poaching and logging has resulted in conflict between the forest guards and fringe communities.
Fringe communities of resource reserves are always at a disadvantage and in conflict with wildlife.
These including damages to farms, physical attacks on domestic animals and sometimes human beings.
Sometimes, it results in killing of animals in the wild.
Others just develop the habit of poaching animals for meat with some cutting down trees and vegetation cover for various purposes.
The Gbele Resource Reserve in Tumu in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region is one of several reserves that has come under severe conflict with the people.
The protected area management advisory committee is expected to collaborate with the wildlife division of the forestry commission to fashion out effective ways to fostering community collaboration in protecting the reserve.
A divisional chief of Kong traditional area, Kuoro Mahamudu Zakaria Savei IV, chairs the protected area management advisory committee.
The Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive appeal to the roads minister for improve roads in the area to boost tourism.
