Question NW993 to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

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04 April 2022 - NW993

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

Whether, in light of the hunting and export quota of 10 leopards for 2022 that was set on 25 February 2022,then norms and standards for the management and monitoring of leopard hunting that were recommended in the 2017 Non-Detrimental Findings (NDF) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife have been (a) prepared and (b) implemented; if not, how could a leopard quota be set in the absence thereof; if so, will she furnish Mr D W Bryant with a copy of the norms and standards; Whether extension of the systematic camera trap survey to all provinces where leopards occur that was recommended by the 2017 NDF has been implemented; if not, how could a leopard quota be set in the absence thereof; if so, what are the relevant details?

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