NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT 10 OF 2004: CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED HUNTING/EXPORT QUOTA FOR ELEPHANT, BLACK RHINOCEROS AND LEOPARD HUNTING TROPHIES FOR THE 2021 CALENDAR YEAR
Notice Title: National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 (“NEMBA”): Consultation on the proposed hunting/export quota for elephant, black rhinoceros and leopard hunting trophies for the 2021 calendar year
Government Notice: GN 1022 in GG 45294 on 8 October 2021
Commencing date: Comments to be submitted on or before 8 November 2021.
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (“the Minister”), in terms of sections 99 and 100 of the NEMBA, published the annual quota for hunting and/or export of elephant (Loxodonta Africana), black rhinoceros (Diceros Bicornis) and leopard (Panthera Pardus) hunting trophies for the 2021 calendar year, determined in accordance with sub-regulation 3(2)(k) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (“CITES”) Regulations, GNR 173 of 2010, for public comments.
Members of the public are invited to submit written comments and inputs on or before 8 November 2021. For a copy of the Government Notice click here.
For assistance or queries please contact Jan Nel at jan@shangoni.co.za.
