Question NW2095 to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Weber, Ms AMM to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Whether, with respect to the hunting offtakes in the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) in the 2021-22 financial year and acknowledging that the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency and Limpopo Economic Development, Environment and Tourism are responsible for the approvals, she will furnish Ms A M M Weber with the (a) details of the offtakes recommended, commented on an/or supported by SA National Parks (SANParks) and /or Kruger National Park (KNP) within the APNR reserves of Timbavati, Klaserie, Umbabat and Balule in terms of annexure B of the Great Limpopo Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) and the Great Kruger Hunting Protocol for the 2021 and 2022 hunting seasons or calendar years, (b) details of all SANParks/KNP’s oversight and evaluation criteria and resultant comments made in recommending, supporting and/or commenting on the offtakes, (c) Post Offtakes report for the specified years’ hunting seasons or calendar years, which are required in terms of The Great Kruger Hunting Protocol for Reserves where hunting takes place and the effective date on which this was implemented; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on what dates?