Oct 23, 2013 | News
On 29 November 2013, an amendment to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will enter into force to allow regional economic integration organizations to accede to the Convention. This amendment, known as the ‘Gaborone Amendment’, was adopted in Gaborone, Botswana, 30 years ago, on 30 April 1983.
The Gaborone amendment defines regional economic integration organizations (REIO) as ‘organizations constituted by sovereign States which have competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and implementation of international agreements in matters transferred to them by their Member States and covered by this Convention. Currently, the only REIO with competence with respect to the matters regulated by CITES is the European Union.
Oct 23, 2013 | Bulletin - Oktober 2013
Op 29 November 2013 sal ‘n wysiging tot die Konvensie op Internasionale Handel in Bedreigde Spesies van Wilde Fauna en Flora (CITES) van krag word en streeks ekonomiese integrasie organisasies toelaat om tot die Konvensie toe te tree. Die wysiging, wat as die ‘Gaberone Wysiging’ bekendstaan was in Gaborone, Botswana aanvaar op 30 April 1983.
Die Gaborone wysiging omskryf streeks ekonomiese integrasie organisasies (SEIO) as ‘organisasies gestig deur onafhanklike state met die bevoegdheid om ten opsigte van aangeleenthede wat na hulle verwys is deur hul Lidland en wat deur die Konvensie gedek word, internasionale ooreenkomste te onderhandel, te sluit en te implementeer. Huidiglik is die enigste SEIO met hierdie bevoegdheid ten opsigte van CITES aangeleenthede, die Europese Unie.
Oct 23, 2013 | News
In Zimbabwe, individuals with mining rights can purchase cyanide from reputable chemical stores. Villagers in Tsholotsho are accused of having handed cyanide to individuals who poisoned more than 100 elephants over a period of two months.
Mr. Saviour Kasukuwere, the Zimbabwe Minister of Environment, Water and Climate visited the area recently and assured the villagers that the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Kembo Mohadi, had agreed not to prosecute if they handed over the cyanide still in their possession.
The newly elected MDC-T MP for Tsholotsho, Ms. Roselene Nkomo, has questioned Kasukuwere’s prospective pardon as premature and insists that the suspects must first come clean and reveal all the facts. She insists that one or more persons are responsible for the poaching, and that the government should get to the bottom of the issue before pardoning anybody.
The allegations are that the Zimbabwe government is covering up the poaching because of the possible involvement of politicians and influential businessmen.
Oct 23, 2013 | Bulletin - Oktober 2013
In Zimbabwe kan indiwidue met mynregte sianied by vooraanstaande chemikaliewinkels aanskaf. Dorpenaars van Tsholotsho word daarvan beskuldig dat hulle sianied verskaf het aan persone wat meers as 100 olifante oor ‘n periode van twee maande vergiftig het.
Mnr. Saviour Kasukuwere, die Zimbabwe Minister van Omgewing, Water en Klimaat, het die gebied onlangs besoek en die dorpenaars verseker dat die Minister van Binnelandse Sake, Mnr. Kembo Mohadi, ingestem het om nie te vervolg nie indien hulle die sianied in hul besit oorhandig.
Die nuutverkose MDC-T LP vir Tsholotso, Me. Roselene Nkomo, het Kasukuwere se voorgenome kwytskelding as voortydig afgemaak en dring daarop aan dat die verdagtes eers oop kaarte t.o.v alle feite moet speel. Sy hou vol dat een of meer persone vir die stropery verantwoordelik is en dat die regering die volle waarheid moet bepaal voor enige kwytskeldings gegee word.
Beskuldigings word gemaak dat die Zimbabwe regering die stropery toesmeer a.g.v. die moontlike betrokkenheid van politici en vooraanstaande sakemanne.
Oct 23, 2013 | News
Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) is drawing its members’ attention to the proposed reopening of the land restitution claims process. It provides information documents on its website to landowners. The documents are recent and up to date. They reflect new provisions introduced by the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill as well as the new Expropriation Bill. For more information visit http://www.wrsa.co.za
Oct 23, 2013 | Bulletin - Oktober 2013
Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) vestig hul lede se aandag op die voorgenome heropening van die grond teruggawe eisproses. Dit verskaf inligtingsdokumente vir grondeienaars op hul webwerf. Die dokumente is nuut en op datum. Dit bevat nuwe bepalings wat met die Restitusie van Grondregte Konsep Wysigingswet, sowel as die nuwe Onteienings Konsepwet voorgestel is. Vir meer inligting besoek http://www.wrsa.co.za.
Oct 23, 2013 | News
RhinoDot Com is an information and network-oriented campaign that lobbies for the legalization of rhino horn. It recently compiled a document that addresses some of the interesting criticisms they receive against a proposed legal trade in rhino horn. These can be downloaded via the association for game farmers, Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) website at: http://www.wrsa.co.za/news/item/401-criticisms-of-a-legal-trade-in-rhino-horn
Oct 23, 2013 | Bulletin - Oktober 2013
RhinoDot Com is ‘n inligting en netwerk georienteerde veldtog wat ondersteuning vir die wettiging van handel met renoster horing werf. Dit het onlangs ‘n dokument saamgestel wat sommige van die interessant kritiek aanspreek wat hulle teen die voorgestelde wettiging van handel met renoster horing ontvang het. Dit kan afgelaai word van die wildboere se vereniging, Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) se webwerf: http://www.wrsa.co.za/news/item/401-criticisms-of-a-legal-trade-in-rhino-horn
Sep 30, 2013 | Bulletin - September 2013
Hierdie September behoort die jagbedryf fees te vier.
Nie net omdat dit lente is, of omdat die jagseisoen in hoogste rat is nie. Maar omdat ‘n buffel bul, met horings van meer as 50 duim op ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse veiling vir meer as US$ 4 miljoen verkoop is.
Dit mag gek lyk – en ongeag of jy teen of ten gunste van wildteling is – die waarde van teeldiere met top horinglengtes, die bereidwilligheid van die vermoeënde mense om in die bedryf te belê en, uiteindelik, hoe dit als op die waarde van jag dui, kon nie ‘n duidelike boodskap gekry het nie. Maar, ten spite van sommige mense se skynbaar onbevredigbare behoefte om te jag en om trofeediere te jag – span en werk die jagbedryf in Afrika nie saam nie. Dit bevorder die voordele van die jagbedryf ook nie naastenby so goed as wat dit behoort te doen nie. Dit mis doodeenvoudig die geleenthede om regtig goeie boodskappe oor te dra.
Hierdie maand was so ‘n geleentheid. Die bedryf het dit verspeel.
Ons vertrou dat u die nuus en inligting in hierdie maand se bulletin geniet het.
– Richard Lendrum
Sep 30, 2013 | Bulletin - September 2013
This September, the hunting industry should be celebrating.
Not just because it is spring, or the hunting season is in top gear. But because a buffalo bull, with horns of over 50 inches was sold at an auction in South Africa for US $4m.
Crazy as that may seem – and whether you are for or against the breeding of wildlife – the value of large-horned beasts for breeding, the willingness of the wealthy to invest in the industry and, ultimately, how this all points back to the value of hunting, could not have got a more clear signal. Yet, despite some people’s apparently insatiable desire to hunt – and hunt trophy beasts – the hunting industry across Africa does not work together. Nor does it promote the benefit of hunting as an industry anywhere near to what it could. It simply misses opportunities to tell a really good story.
This month was one such opportunity.
We hope you enjoy the news and information in this month’s bulletin.
– Richard Lendrum
