In the past, the benefits from the sale of elephant products did not accrue to the locality. Today, as Zimbabwe culls from the herds in preserves, more than 20 villages have been given permission to sell elephant meat to increase village incomes. Also, foreign tourists are being allowed to undertake elephant hunts, and fee-earning commercial activities are being undertaken.
長久來出售大象產製品的利益無法歸屬地方，今天辛巴威在淘汰保護區內暴增的大象之際，已有二十幾個村落被允許出售象肉，增加收入，允許外國觀光客進行大象狩獵、收取費用的商業活動也再度展開。