Question NW671 to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Bryant, Mr D W to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

(1) In view of the fact that SANParks is considering moving rhino from the Kruger National Park (KNP) to sanctuaries in order to establish founder populations (a) how will the sanctuaries be defined and (b) what are the reasons that rhinos will be protected in sanctuaries than in KNP; (2) (a) how does a sanctuary differ from any other privately-owned reserve, (b) who will fund the specified sanctuaries, given that private rhino owners have indicated that they cannot afford the costs of rhino protection and (c) which entity and/or individual will have ownership of the rhinos and their progeny?