The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission on Monday announced that this year's close season of hunting commenced from August 1st to December 1st.

A statement signed by Mr E. L. Lamptey, Executive Director of the Forestry Commission in Accra said the four-month moratorium on hunting is one of the strategies that the Wildlife Division has adopted towards the achievement of the objective of sustainable exploitation and utilization of wildlife resources.

It said the ban on hunting is to give wild animals a chance to get pregnant, give birth and raise their young.

"Non-observance of the close season will therefore undermine the very existence of wild animal populations and deprive Ghanaians of a valuable resource for poverty alleviation".

It appealed to the general public, especially the District Assemblies and the Police to help enforce the close season of hunting to guarantee the sustainability of this important resource for the benefit of present and future generations.