Question NW742 to the Minister of Environmental Affairs
06 April 2017 - NW742
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
What policies and protocols on national assets and national heritage do SA National Parks and provincial authorities have in place in respect of donating or selling wild animals?
Reply:
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has several policies and standard operating procedures in place with respect to the donation and selling of wildlife. Of primary importance is SANParks’ Policy on Wildlife Management as well as SANParks’ Policy on Resource Use which provides the contextual framework for the management of wildlife within national parks, including the donation and selling thereof. SANParks’ Policy on the Sale of White Rhino and SANParks’ Policy on Donation of Wildlife and Wildlife Products provide more details for the donation and sale of white rhino and other wildlife species from national parks. Further to donation and sale of wildlife, several SANParks’ Standard Operating Procedures are in place to guide the implementation of these policies.
Provincial Conservation Authorities have established their own game donation, loan policies and/or protocols that they are implementing.
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