Safari Club International African Chapter is a voluntary association and club of hunters and other persons supporting the principle of conservation through sustainable utilization of nature, the protection and maintenance of biodiversity, the education of its members and the general public in the objectives of conservation and the protection of the right to hunt and bear and possess firearms. The Chapter is registered in the Republic of South Africa as a non-profit organization and lists as advantages of trophy hunting : Increased value of wildlife for the rural population and with it a stronger interest to conserve species and habitat, Expansion and integration of wildlife utilization areas with protected areas thus securing ecosystems and wildlife migration patterns, Securing the interest of private or communal landowners to keep and/or reintroduce autochthonous species and populations on areas, which might otherwise be taken over by alternative land-uses like agriculture, industrial or urban development, etc. and Constant anti-poaching controls.