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Re: Will Rhino Populations decline very quickly ???
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:36 pm
by Richprins
Toko wrote:
MP Questions
QUESTION NO. 2780
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.32NW3429E
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12October 2012
Ms S Kalyan (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 614 on 11 April 2012, the rhino census in the Kruger National Park scheduled for the dry season of 2012 has commenced; if not, why not; if so,
(a) when did it commence,
(b) who is the team leader of this project,
2780. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:
Yes,
(a)10 August 2012
(b) Dr Sam Ferreira, Large Mammal Ecologist, SANParks
According to the excuse of "abnormal rains leading to excessive vegetation growth hampering the census" this would indicate higher than normal rainfall in the South of Kruger (Rhino Central) during late July 2012.
One can find Official Rainfall figures in detail here:
http://www.sanparks.org/docs/parks_krug ... /jun12.pdf
But they stop at June, for some reason...
Malelane, Pretoriuskop, Croc Bridge and Skukuza all had below-average rainfall up until then...only Stolznek and Lower Sabie above average...
But others may glean a different interpretation?
Re: How many rhino do we really have?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:39 pm
by iNdlovu
So is the minister telling lies? Is this the census that was stopped because of a broken aircraft and heavy rains?
Re: How many rhino do we really have?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:46 pm
by Richprins
The Minister is clueless.
Dr Ferreira is telling lies, IMO!
(Not necessarily the view of AW Forums)
Re: How many rhino do we really have?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:47 pm
by Penga Ndlovu
I will say it as it is.
Yep. She is lying.
But then again. What is new with politicians all around the world.
Re: How many rhino do we really have?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:49 pm
by Bushcraft
Richprins wrote:The Minister is clueless.
Dr Ferreira is telling lies, IMO!
(Not necessarily the view of AW Forums)
Agreed RP
Re: How many rhino do we really have?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:49 pm
by Richprins
Of course there were massive floods all over the place early 2012, but vegetation was back to normal by winter...I was there!
White Rhino generally shun dense vegetation, and should still be easy to pick up from the air, IMO!
Re: How many rhino do we really have?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:08 pm
by iNdlovu
What's Ferreira got to hide by lying. Is he trying to pull a cover up that the census was not done. Clueless or not RP, a minster cannot blatantly mislead Parliament when answering questions.
Re: How many rhino do we really have?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:13 pm
by Richprins
Penga Ndlovu wrote:I will say it as it is.
Yep. She is lying.
But then again. What is new with politicians all around the world.
No..not the minister!
Re: How many rhino do we really have?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:30 pm
by Dewi
Please read the paper before forming opinions and and making inflammatory statements.
The paper is based on previous population surveys dating back from 2010 and has nothing to do with the 2012 survey.
Re: How many rhino do we really have?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:52 am
by Toko
Dewi, I have read the paper.