Hon Chairperson, on 25 October the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries presented the subordination legislation to the select committee. As the committee we have discussed that the subordination legislation and we agreed upon it.
Hon Chairperson, the protection of wildlife animals and its conservation is policy guided of this democratic government and the policy framework was laid down in our Constitution. Wildlife is the nation's heritage and our symbol of national pride. We embrace the fact that the Big Five attracts many international visitors to our national parks thus boosting our tourism industry.
However, hon Chairperson, the SA National Parks, SANParks, has reported that the status of African mammal population, since the 1970s has been on the decline.