Can wildlife utilization become a sustainable alternative means of land usage? This book charts the progress of Zimbabwe's experiment in the use of wildlife for the benefit of local communities through the Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE).

In an anthropological context, the study reveals an intricate web of forces at play in contemporary African society, and raises points relevant to the concept of common property. In a wider context, the book throws light on many issues central to the management of wildlife resources the world over.

Introduction
An introduction to Chapoto Ward - Kanyemba
Agriculture and foraging in competition with wildlife
The cultural and political dynamics of wildlife resource use in Chapoto Ward
Coping with wildlife
Gardeners of elephants - competing bundles of rights to wildlife.