How can control over hunting be linked with commercial forestry?

Correct answer: It was part of government supervision over traditional activities

The direct answer is A: control over hunting was part of government supervision over traditional activities. Hunting had long been practised by different forest communities and local groups, but colonial forest laws increasingly required permission and limited who could hunt, where and when. This fitted commercial forestry because the government wanted forests, animals and valuable resources to be regulated under official authority. Option A is correct because hunting control was one example of wider supervision over customary forest use. Option B is wrong because hunting rules were included in the broader system of forest regulation, not separate from it. Option C is wrong because the policy was not simply entertainment; it concerned authority, conservation as defined by officials and control of resources. Option D is wrong because restrictions reduced local freedom rather than increasing it. Memory cue: forest law controlled many traditional activities—cutting, grazing, hunting and cultivation.