ABSTRACT
Colonial rule also involved re-conceptualising and relabelling traditional practices associated with living on the land. The important thing from the point of view of folk crime is that such activities are considered 'legitimate' according to local customs and traditions. Local rural dwellers have in some instances fought against these trends, in part through partaking in traditional hunting activities, and in part by repositioning hunting as a cultural practice fundamental to rural life. While a certain amount of latitude may be granted some people, in some places, the opposite is also happening in other social contexts. Conservationism has had a major impact on the ways in which traditional users of natural resources engage with forests and lands. Traditions of hunting and fishing that have become embedded in local communities and cultures can thus facilitate the continued transgression of environmental and criminal laws, as they have in the past. Theriocides may occur one-on-one, in small groups or in large-scale social institutions.
