Issued by: Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
17 September 1997
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
(For oral reply)
QUESTION NO 42 : 17 SEPTEMBER 1997
42. MR J W LE ROUX ASKED THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM:
(1) Whether he or his Department has taken steps aimed at regulating the canned lion hunting industry; if so, what are the relevant details; if not, why not;
(2) whether it is the intention to regulate the industry; if not, why not; if so, when?
42. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM REPLIES:
(1) The hunting of lions is already being controlled by the provincial nature conservation institutions in terms of provincial nature conservation legislation. In addition to these control measures and in response to recent media attention to isolated incidents of unethical practises (the so-called "canned" lion hunts), the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has taken the following steps in collaboration with the provincial nature conservation institutions:
(2) Falls away
QUESTION NO 43: 17 SEPTEMBER 1997
43. MR JW LE ROUX ASKED THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM:
Whether the culling of elephants is being considered at present; if so, (a) how many elephants are to be culled and (b) what will be done with the ivory?
43. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM REPLIES:
No, the National Parks Board is not considering the culling of any elephants in the Kruger National Park at present. After extensive consultation with the public and neighbouring communities of the Kruger National Park a reviewed elephant management policy for the Board has recently been drafted. No culling of elephants for population control purposes will be contemplated before this policy has been accepted by the Board, and the necessary scientific evidence for culling has been gathered.
(a) and (b) Not applicable.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
(For oral reply)
QUESTION NO.5: 16 SEPTEMBER 1997
5. MR E K MOORCROFT ASKED THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS AND TOURISM:
Whether the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve is to be declared a national park under the control of the National Parks Board; if not; if so, when?
5. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM REPLIES:
No, it is not the intention to declare the Pilanesberg Park as a National Park under control of the National Parks Board.
The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism is busy preparing a draft Proclamation to give effect to a decision that the ex-Bophuthatswana National Parks Act, 1987 is to be assigned to the Province of the North West insofar as the Act applies to the Pilanesberg National Park.
According to a recent legal opinion from the Chief State Law Adviser the "national parks" referred to in the ex-Bophuthatswana Act are in fact not true national parks within the meaning of the phrase "nature conservation, excluding national parks, national botanical gardens and marine resources" appearing in Part A of Schedule 4 to the Constitution. This means that the Act may be assigned to the provinces in terms of Item 14 of Schedule 6 of the Constitution.
QUESTION NO 44 : 17 SEPTEMBER 1997
44. MR NJJ VAN R KOORNHOF ASKED THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM:
(1) Whether the National Parks Board made use of a public agency to redesign its logo; if so, what were the costs involved;
(2) whether the design was accepted; if not, why not;
(3) whether the Board still makes use of this agency, if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
44. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM REPLIES:
(1) The National Parks Board (NPB) made use of The Agency and the logo was redesigned at the cost of R270 000 excluding VAT.
(2) No, due to the high costs. It is estimated that the cost of replacing the present logo and the display of the proposed logo on the NPB products, materials, stationary, etc would be R23 million.
(3) Yes, to handle arrangements for the programme to celebrate the centenary of the Kruger National Park.