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THREATENED OR PROTECTED SPECIES: WITHDRAWAL OF REGULATIONS EXPLAINED
- 06 April 2023
- Environmental Law
- SA Legal Academy
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment has issued a media statement explaining the sudden withdrawal of ‘regulations pertaining to threatened or protected terrestrial and freshwater species … and the associated species list’.
The statement refers to five Government Gazette notices published on 3 February 2023, three of which focused on iconic wild animals. Of these, two introduced norms and standards for elephant management and leopard trophy hunting. One operationalised regulations affecting trade in and activities involving rhino horn.
According to the statement, the regulations prompted Wildlife Ranching South Africa and the Professional Hunters Association of South Africa to launch ‘an urgent interdict application in the Gauteng High Court to suspend the commencement of the … regulations and species list’. ‘An out of court settlement was reached between the parties ... in terms of … (which) the Minister agreed to withdraw the notices.
The department nevertheless remains committed to ‘reforming the legislative framework in relation to … threatened or protected terrestrial and freshwater species’.
- media statement
- SA Legal Academy article on the withdrawn regulations
Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch