Dec 18, 2013 | News
The attention of international hunters are drawn to the assistance PHASA offers international hunting tourists via a co-operation agreement with Bangy Travel.
PHASA can apply for a temporary firearm importation permit or an in-transit permit for the client prior to arrival.
A representative from Bangy Travel will meet the client on behalf of PHASA in the SA Police office at OR Tambo (Johannesburg) Airport with the permit.
The representative will then assist the client with firearms clearing.
For more information contact Mrs Du Plooyat the PHASA office, or email her at: phasa@phasa.co.za. Terms and conditions naturally apply.
Dec 18, 2013 | News
The Professional Hunters Association of SA is busy promoting the fact that foreign and local clients who hunt with PHASA members have the opportunity to enter their trophies for PHASA Medals and Certificates. PHASA uses the SCI methods of measurement for its Trophy Medal Scoring System. All measurements are green measurements without drying period except for white rhinoceros horns which must be measured 30 days after collection.The PHASA trophy medal measurements are not automatic entries into any record book. The cost of participating is:
Medals/Certificates
- Gold medal: 22 carat gold plated $50
- Silver medal: pure silver plated $35
- Bronze medal: bronze plated $25
Each medal is accompanied by an attractive certificate which includes hunter’s name, trophy, score, place, date, and name of professional hunter and outfitter.Sample sets of medals and certificates are available to members for R200.00 to have on hand to promote to clients.
Dec 18, 2013 | News
A 49-year-old Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ranger was killed by an elephant while on patrol at Rifa Education Camp in Chirundu during early December. Mashonaland West Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabweazara identified the deceased as Mukusa Mathews. Inspector Mabweazara said Mathews and Muphin Chirisa were on patrol when they were visited by the now deceased’s niece, Catherine Muzeza. They took Muzeza home and on their way back they encountered a herd of elephants.One of the elephants charged towards the rangers, who were armed with AK47 rifles. Mathews fired a shot in the air to stop it, but it kept charging. It attacked Mathews, breaking his skull and legs, and he died instantly.
A rogue lion has killed the 71-year old Lucy Bakari from the village of Masuguru in the Nanyumbu District. The villagers claim that game officers did not respond to their requests for assistance, so they went hunting the lion. One Fadhili Dijangu killed the lion with an axe during the hunt.
Dec 18, 2013 | News
The Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) has begun exploring innovative ways to protect its wildlife assets. The MET is working with international partners such as the Wildlife Crime Technology Project of the WWF-US to facilitate the use of the technology. The funding was secured through the Google Global Impact Awards system.
Trials were held at Waterberg Plateau Park from 18 to 22 November to asses a range of high technology tools that can assist in the fight against wildlife crime.The international team also included two unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) suppliers selected from over 50 international applicants. Wildlife tagging experts flew in from both America and South Africa.Two specialists from a global tactical surveillance and communications company have been working with MET on surveillance technology for some time and where on hand to ensure that all of the new applications can be integrated into an overall surveillance system. The team also included people exploring cost-effective analytical software, which can be used to store and easily access all the data being gathered.
Dec 18, 2013 | News
A report produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC) indicate that approximately 45 elephants per day were illegally killed in 2011 in every two of five protected sites holding elephant populations in Africa.
The report said that this is due to the growing illegal trade in ivory, which continues to threaten the survival of elephants on the continent.The 17,000 elephants illegally killed in 2011 lived at sites monitored through the CITES-led Monitoring Illegal Killing of Elephants programme. The sites monitored hold approximately 40% of the total elephant population in Africa.
The joint report: Elephants in the Dust: The African Elephant Crisis warns that increasing poaching and loss of habitat, are threatening the survival of African elephant populations in Central Africa and in previously secure populations in West, Southern and Eastern Africa.
Dec 18, 2013 | News
Tanzania’s policy to maintain at least 32% of the country under protected forest cover has been lauded in the international media.
The Director of Environment in Vice President’s Office, Dr Julius Ningu, recently told the Science Journalists Association at Tanzania’s Commission for Science and Technology. He said that the policy had been put into place to counter changes in the frequency and severity of climate events, such as heat waves, droughts, floods and storms. He said that the intention of the policy was to ensure that climate change does not affect the country’s development efforts. Dr Ningu also claimed that Tanzania had good laws to protect the environment and environmental action plans at various levels.
