Utalii

Selous Game reserve which is the largest Game Reserve in Tanzania with an area of about 50,000 square kilometres, is found in Rufiji District among the 5 Districts of Tanzania in Which it pass through, others include Liwale, Kilwa, Tunduru and Kilombero. In Rufiji the Game Reserve covers a total land area of 6258 square kilometre and makes the district to be very rich in terms of wildlife. The reserve is recognized for both hunting and photographic.  There are a variety of animal species found within Rufiji District Wildlife Management areas and open area; these species include large and small games of all the species found within Selous Game Reserve.  

Poaching is one among other factors which threatens the tourist industry in the District and the country at large. Considering the fact that Rufiji is close to Dar es Salaam city about 200 Kilometres, there is high demand of Game meat. Also due to the flourishing of the black market of the Elephant tusks in the World, Elephant poaching for Tusk has been a great threat to conservation. Great efforts are required to rescue this situation; management is only better inside the reserves but outside the reserve where control is under the District council, there are no enough staffs and equipments. Animal do not recognise boundaries and hence when they come outside the reserve are attached by poachers and killed.
The district collects   revenue annually from local hunting and tourist hunting.