NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES (NCOP) APPROVES THE CLIMATE CHANGE BILL
29 April 2024 – The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has approved the Climate Change Bill. “The Climate Change Bill will provide the much-needed legal framework to regulate activities that contribute to climate change, ensure an effective response in all spheres of government and by the society at large, ensure a just transition, and maximize […]
NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH UPDATE REPORT JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2023
28 March 2024 – The Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa (RuVaSA) have provided the latest disease reports to update farmers and ranchers on the prevalence of diseases and other conditions that veterinarians diagnosed during January and February 2024. RuVaSA Disease Report January 2024 RuVaSA Disease Maps January 2024 RuVaSA Disease Report February 2024 RuVaSA […]
SURVEY TO DETERMINE NATIONAL NDF FOR BABOON AND VERVET MONKEYS
13 February 2024 – The Scientific Authority of South Africa is conducting a survey from which to determine an NDF status for baboon and vervet monkey populations across South Africa. This is in line with the country’s responsibilities under Cites. A non-detrimental finding (NDF) is a science-based assessment that verifies whether a proposed export is […]
GREEN TOURISM INCENTIVE PROGRAMME TO BENEFIT PRIVATE TOURISM
06 February 2024 – The Independent Development Corporation has launched the Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) to encourage privately-owned tourism businesses to adopt green tourism practices to reduce their enregy and water consumption and costs. The GTIP aims to provide financial assistance to small and micro tourism enterprises to install solutions for the sustainable management […]
EXCITING NEW MEMBER BENEFIT: WILDLAND MAGAZINE FREE TO MEMBERS!
WRSA joined the Confederation of Hunting Associations of South Africa (CHASA) as a Special Interest Group (SIG) in September of 2023. “An exciting and tangible benefit for WRSA members is that they will, through the WRSA office, be able to apply, retain and manage their dedicated hunter and dedicated sport-shooter status as an added service […]
WILDLIFE INDUSTRY NOTES HUNTING QUOTA COURT RULING
30 January 2024 – The judgement of the Western Cape High Court, delivered by Acting Judge Cockrell on 26 January 2024, dismissed the Humane Society’s application to review and set aside the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy’s decision on hunting and export quotas for elephant, black rhinoceros, and leopard for 2022. […]
LATEST PUBLICATION PROVINCIAL HUNTING PROCLAMATIONS AS OF FEBRUARY 2024
30 January 2023 – Please find below a summary of the latest publication provincial hunting proclamations and/or regulations. The following provinces hunting regulations remain in force until new regulations are published: Eastern Cape Free State KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo Northern Cape North West’s 2018 proclamation remains in force until the new draft is approved. Western Cape published […]
BUFFALO VETERINARY PROCEDURAL NOTICE (VPN) OF 2017 RE-INSTATED
17 January 2024 – The Buffalo Veterinary Procedural Notice (VPN) of 01 March 2017 has been re-instated with immediate effect. The VPN was interdicted from being used in September 2017 through an interim court order. This court order required the applicants to take specific actions, which was never done. The Directorate Animal Health, after taking […]
LANDBOU RADIO INTERVIEW: SUCCESSFUL REWILDING, AND THE CONSERVATION VALUE, OF CAPTIVE BRED LIONS
24 August 2023 – Landbou Radio’s Gerda le Roux spoke with Dr Paul Booyens about his study regarding the successful resettlement of captive bred lions into a wild environment and discovers more about the conservation value of captive bred lions. “https://soundcloud.com/andbouadio/lr-230824-dr-paul-booyens”
NEMLA: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT LAWS AMENDMENT ACT 2 OF 2022
05 July 2023 – The National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act, 2022 was proclaimed by the Office of the President, as signed on 21 June 2023. The commencement date of the act is 30 June 2023. Summary of the Act Proclamation notice National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act, 2022 Summary of the Act “The National […]
