, ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sub species , ▁the ▁eastern ▁white - be arded ▁w ilde be est ▁( C . ▁t . ▁al bo jub atus ) ▁have ▁seen ▁a ▁ste ep ▁decl ine . ▁Population ▁density ▁ranges ▁from ▁ 0 . 1 5 / km 2 . ▁in ▁H w ange ▁and ▁Et os ha ▁National ▁Park s ▁to ▁ 3 5 / km 2 ▁in ▁N gor ong oro ▁Conserv ation ▁Area ▁and ▁Ser en get i ▁National ▁Park . ▁ ▁Us es ▁and ▁interaction ▁with ▁humans ▁ ▁Wil de be est ▁provide ▁several ▁useful ▁animal ▁products . ▁The ▁hide ▁makes ▁good - quality ▁le ather ▁and ▁the ▁flesh ▁is ▁co arse , ▁dry ▁and ▁rather ▁hard . ▁Wil de be est ▁are ▁killed ▁for ▁food , ▁especially ▁to ▁make ▁b ilt ong ▁in ▁Southern ▁Africa . ▁This ▁d ried ▁game ▁meat ▁is ▁a ▁del ic acy ▁and ▁an ▁important ▁food ▁item ▁in ▁Africa . ▁The ▁meat ▁of ▁females ▁is ▁more ▁tender ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁males , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁tender ▁during ▁the ▁aut umn ▁season . ▁Wil de be est ▁are ▁a ▁regular ▁target ▁for ▁illegal ▁meat ▁hun ters ▁because ▁their ▁numbers ▁make ▁them ▁easy ▁to ▁find . ▁Cook s ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁w ilde be est ▁car c ass ▁usually ▁cut ▁it ▁into ▁ 1 1 ▁pieces . ▁The ▁estimated ▁price ▁for ▁w ilde be est ▁meat ▁was ▁about ▁US $ 0 . 4 7 ▁per ▁ ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The