HUNTING IN LIMPOPO

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HUNTING IN LIMPOPO

• OUR VIEW ABOUT HUNTING
• THE HUNTED
• THE HUNTING PLACE
• PREDATORS
• CANNED HUNTING
• DCA ANIMALS
• TRANSFORMATION

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OUR VIEW ON HUNTING

• IT IS ONE OF THE CONSERVATION TOOLS
• IT IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS
• ITS A SPORT FOR THE RICH
• IT CAN EASILY GET OUT OF HAND
• MUST BE MANAGED FOR CONSERVATION

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THE HUNTED 2004

• 18 808 SPECIES HUNTED
• MOST POPULAR SPECIES ARE KUDU,IMPALA,WARTHOG,GEMSB
  OK,WATERBUCK
• 481 BIRDS WERE HUNTED

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THE HUNTING PLACE

• PRIVATE GAME FARMS
• BUFFER ZONES
• PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVES
• COMMUNAL LAND ( DCA ONLY)

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PREDATORS

• HIGH DEMAND FOR THE HUNTING OF LEOPARDS AND LIONS
• APPLICANTS ADVERTISE THE HUNT B4 PERMIT IS ISSUED
• HUNTED LIONS ARE NOT FREE ROAMING
• HUNTS DONE B4 APPLICATION IS MADE
• CAPTIVE BREEDING OF LIONS IS A NIGHTMARE FOR
  LIMPOPO.MAJOR SUPPLIER IS FREE STATE PROVINCE.
• POLICY ON THIS MATTER IS EXTREMELY URGENT

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CANNED HUNTING

• LIMPOPO REFUSE TO PROVIDE ANYBODY WITH PERMIT TO
  HUNT OR BREED LIONS IF WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
  SUCH AN ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO PROMOTE CANNED
  HUNTING REGARDLESS OF THE THREATS BY THE RICH TO
  TAKE THE STATE TO COURT.

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DAMAGE CAUSING ANIMALS

• ARE THEY THERE OR ARE THEY CREATED?
• YES AND NO

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TRANSFORMATION OF THIS INDUSTRY.

• MANY CATTLE FARMERS CHANGED TO GAME FARMING
  BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE OF HUNTING AND
  TO AVOID TRANSFORMATION IN AGRICULTURE.
• TRANSFORMATION IS NON-NEGOTIABLE