THREATENED OR PROTECTED SPECIES REGULATIONS

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THREATENED OR PROTECTED SPECIES REGULATIONS MEDIA
BRIEFING 12 DECEMBER 2006
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BACKGROUND
Prior to the promulgation of the Biodiversity
Act, management of biological resources was
regulated through Provincial legislation. This
resulted in fragmented and sometimes inconsistent
implementation The Act provides for national
permitting system.
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PROCESS

• Published Regulations on TOP Species and Norms
  and Standards for Hunting for public comment 5
  May 2006
• Responses received
• Emails gt 200
• Faxes 83
• Posted responses 99
• Petitions 1800 signatories
• Workshops with stakeholders
• Provisions of Norms and Standards incorporated in
  the regulations(self reg)

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OVERVIEW OF COMMENTS (1)
A. Key Comments

• Listing of jackal, porcupine and caracal
• Prohibition and regulating of hunting of damage
  causing animals
• Objection to prohibition on hunting on World
  Heritage Sites
• Government not recognising private ownership of
  wildlife/ game by over regulation that impacts
  negatively on economic growth eg. by setting of
  national quotas
• Prohibition of certain hunting methods
• 6. Prohibition of hunting in protected areas

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ESSENCE OF FINAL TOPS REGULATIONS

• Establishes a national permitting system for
  listed threatened or protected species
• Designates issuing authorities
• DEAT for national protected areas and for organs
  of state
• Provincial authorities in other instances
• Provides for registration of different types of
  facilities

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ESSENCE OF FINAL TOPS REGULATIONS

• Regulates canned hunting of large predators
• Prohibits certain activities that were allowed
  under permit in the past, such as
• hunting of listed large predators in small areas
• hunting of listed large predators under influence
  of any tranquilising or narcotic immobilising or
  similar agent
• hunting of listed large predators released in an
  area adjacent to a holding facility
• Hunting of listed large predator that is a put
  and take
• Animal has to be free ranging for 6 months
• Landowner has to give proof of this
• Setting of national hunting off-take Provide for
  Minister to make a determination on species
  identified by him/her for off-take by Gazette
• Prohibited Methods of Hunting

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ESSENCE OF FINAL TOPS REGULATIONS

• 6. Prohibited Methods of Hunting
• Poison
• Traps
• Snares
• Dogs
• Darting

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ESSENCE OF FINAL TOPS REGULATIONS
7. The following species cannot be hunted with
bow and arrow 1. Listed large
predators Cheetah, Sported hyena, Brown
hyena, Wild dog, Lion, and Leopard 2.WhiteRhinoc
eros(Ceratotheriumsimum) 3. Nile Crocodile
(Crocodylus niloticus) 4. Black Rhinoceros
(Diceros bicornis) 5. African Elephant
(Loxodanta Africana)
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ESSENCE OF FINAL TOPS REGULATIONS

• 8 Introduction of ethical hunting
• Provides for application by hunting organisation
  to DG for recognition
• Provides for code of conduct and good practice of
  hunting organisation
• Provides for withdrawal of recognition
• Membership of hunting organisation one of the
  issues to be considered when assessing permit
  applications

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WAY FORWARD

• Regulations submitted to State Law Advisor for
  consideration
• Aim promulgate March/April 2007