Trophy Hunting and Possible Source-Sink Dynamics in Protected Areas: Insights from Trophy Size and Offtake Patterns in Southeast Zimbabwe

Table 2

Mean trophy size (mean ± SD) and the Safari Club International (SCI) minimum scores for selected wildlife species in Malapati Safari Area for the period 2007-2014. Notes: N: total number of individuals harvested for the period 2007-2014.

Species	N	Mean ± SD	SCI minimum Score (Inches)	df	t-statistic	P value
African elephant	44	76.21 ± 26.79	90	43	-3.41	0.001
Cape buffalo	89	93.77 ± 15.03	101	88	-4.54	< 0.001
Greater kudu	31	137.86 ± 9.33	121	30	10.06	< 0.001
Leopard	15	15.12 ± 1.68	14	14	2.59	0.021