Hunting laws, Ghana
The grasscutter is a rodent otherwise known as the greater cane rat and is the most popular animal hunted for bushmeat in West Africa, Being rodents they are prolific breeders and their offspring can breed at a very young age, hence there is no closed season or licence required to hunt grasscutters. When it comes to other species, the almost complete absence of any visible mammals in the rainforests of the south, indicates that sadly these laws are widely flouted. The licences are actually fairly cheap, but they can only be obtained from a Wildlife Division office, these are usually located at HQ's of national parks, for many people they are difficult and or expensive to get to, so they don't bother to obtain a licence, they just hunt without one, Many quite clearly ignore the close season and still hunt and also still target endangered species that cannot legally be hunted.
Hunting laws, Ghana
The grasscutter is a rodent otherwise known as the greater cane rat and is the most popular animal hunted for bushmeat in West Africa, Being rodents they are prolific breeders and their offspring can breed at a very young age, hence there is no closed season or licence required to hunt grasscutters. When it comes to other species, the almost complete absence of any visible mammals in the rainforests of the south, indicates that sadly these laws are widely flouted. The licences are actually fairly cheap, but they can only be obtained from a Wildlife Division office, these are usually located at HQ's of national parks, for many people they are difficult and or expensive to get to, so they don't bother to obtain a licence, they just hunt without one, Many quite clearly ignore the close season and still hunt and also still target endangered species that cannot legally be hunted.