SANParks' Culling Policy

[Lisbeth]

Typical!

Common sense is enough to understand that jackals cannot kill that many springboks. They are not wild dogs and do not live in packs

I wonder why it has taken so many years to come out in the open

Scandalous!! I do hope that the persons who have made these decisions have been dismissed

[nan]

first kill... then debate

[okie]

On the other hand , jackals and caracals is a huge problem in the Karoo causing very large stock losses to farmers

[Lisbeth]

Right Okie, but not inside the reserves.

[nan]

poisoned... not Inside nor outside

[Klipspringer]

Unlike Ezemvelo, which allows hunting and cull-hunting in some of the KZN reserves, SANParks prefers "culling" to remove game. Hell would break loose if anyone was allowed to hunt in a National Park, but the culling is not very different from hunting, it's not done by wildlife managers but a tender is issued for the cull of game. The culling provider has to pay per kg of hunted game and has to shoot a certain number of animals, but no specific animals may be selected - so it's not trophy hunting, but still hunting for cash and the meat is not given to local communities which would be a good idea to create some enthusiasm about a Protected Area.

I am also struggling to understand why these small parks don't introduce some more predators to maintain the ecological balance. Maybe the predators would also earn some cash when the small parks attract more visitors
Why are some animals captured and sold alive (which raises more money than culling) and some are culled They have sold all kind of antelope, zebra, giraffe on game auctions, why don't they sell these ones?

Here the figures for the 2019 culls

SANParks is offering the following species for culling from Augrabies Falls National Park:
Kudu – Tragelaphus strepsiceros 122
Gemsbok - Oryx gazella 230
Springbok - Antidorcas marsupialis 270
Red hartebeest – Alcephalus busephalus 80
Giraffe – Giraffa camelopardalis 5 (Bulls)

SANParks is offering the following species for culling from Mokala National Park:
Warthog – Phocachoerus africanus 400
Black Wildebeest - Connochaetes gnu 400
Waterbuck – Kobus ellipsiprymnus 40
Blesbok – Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi 30
Giraffe – Giraffa camelopardalis 10 bulls
Ostrich - Struthio camelus 140
Gemsbok – Oryx gazella 410
Impala - Aepyceros melampus 100
Kudu – Tragelaphus strepsiceros 20
Springbok – Antidorcas marsupialis 100

SANParks is offering the following species for culling from West Coast National Park:
Eland - Tragelaphus oryx 250
Ostrich – Struthio camelus 400

SANParks is offering the following species for culling from Addo Elephant National Park:
Warthog – Phocachoerus africanus 600

SANParks is offering the following species for culling from Karoo National Park:
Kudu – Tragelaphus strepsiceros 100
Ostrich – Struthio camelus 100
Eland - Tragelaphus oryx 150
Gemsbok – Oryx gazella 100
Plains Zebra – Equus quagga 30

SANParks is offering the following species for culling from Golden Gate Highlands National Park:
Blesbok – Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi 1500
Black Wildebeest - Connochaetes gnu 300
Red hartebeest – Alcephalus busephalus 150
Plains Zebra – Equus quagga 50
Fallow deer – Dama dama 10

[Richprins]

Klippies, one need look no further than the single word "tender".


It is money for nothing and tenders are notoriously corrupt in this country.

[Klipspringer]

I am still wondering why they decide to sell sometimes and sometimes will cull

[Richprins]

Whichever deal is more lucrative. Prices vary, and contacts vary year by year,

[Lisbeth]

Where have you found that document, Klipspringer? Certainly not on the Sanparks website!

I was absolutely in the dark what culling by Sanparks is concerned

Stupid naive I thought that rangers did the culling and the meat went to the communities

They are giving tenders regularly in all the parks it seems; numerous ones and many animals

Thank you for waking me up, Klippie! Normally I am not such a dude