RSA Excludes Lions from New Regulations – For Now
Marthinus van Schalkwyk, The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, has announced amendments to the upcoming regulations in South Africa. The implementation of these regulations was originally delayed due to concerns raised by the provincial authorities but are now scheduled to go into effect on February 1, 2008. The big change affecting international hunters is that the definition for large predators has been changed to temporarily exclude lions pending the outcome of the South African Predator Breeders Association court case against the Minister. “In a spirit of cooperative governance and in ensuring that all views and opinions from all affected parties are heard, we felt it necessary to engage in this thorough consultative process with these stakeholders before the implementation phase of the regulations could begin” said van Schalkwyk. “We have now ensured that possible gaps and loop holes are closed and agreed upon by all to ensure that we present to the industry water tight regulations.” For a full description of the amendments, please click on http://www.scifirstforhunters.org/docs/con...ement_draft.pdf or visit www.safariclub.org under International Affairs/Africa.
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Marthinus van Schalkwyk, The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, has announced amendments to the upcoming regulations in South Africa. The implementation of these regulations was originally delayed due to concerns raised by the provincial authorities but are now scheduled to go into effect on February 1, 2008. The big change affecting international hunters is that the definition for large predators has been changed to temporarily exclude lions pending the outcome of the South African Predator Breeders Association court case against the Minister. “In a spirit of cooperative governance and in ensuring that all views and opinions from all affected parties are heard, we felt it necessary to engage in this thorough consultative process with these stakeholders before the implementation phase of the regulations could begin” said van Schalkwyk. “We have now ensured that possible gaps and loop holes are closed and agreed upon by all to ensure that we present to the industry water tight regulations.” For a full description of the amendments, please click on http://www.scifirstforhunters.org/docs/con...ement_draft.pdf or visit www.safariclub.org under International Affairs/Africa.
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