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MINISTER
QUESTION NO. 3207 FOR WRITTEN REPLY: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
A draft reply to Mr NJJ van R Koornhof (Cope) to the above-mentioned
question is enclosed for your consideration.
MS LIZE MCCOURT
DIRECTOR-GENERAL (ACTING)
DATE:
DRAFT REPLY APPROVED/AMENDED
MRS B E E MOLEWA, MP
MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DATE:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
(For written reply)
QUESTION NO. 3207
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 38 of 2013 NW3767E
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15 November 2013
Mr N J J van R Koornhof (Cope) to ask the Minister of Water and
Environmental Affairs:
1) What quantity of (a) Panthera leo, (b) Panthera pardus, (c) Panthera
tigris, (d) Panthera tigris altaica and (e) Panthera tigris tigris was
exported in (i) 2011, (ii) 2012 and (iii) 2013 under the provisions of
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora (Cites) in the categories (aa) live, (bb) skins, (cc)
bones, (dd) trophies, (ee) specimens, (ff) bodies, (gg) skulls and
(hh) skeletons in each case;
2) were these consignments exported to (a) China, (b) the Lao Peopleâs
Democratic Republic and/or (c) Vietnam; if so, in each case, what was
the (i) quantity of each of these consignments, (ii) name of the
exporters and (iii) name of the recipients who received the goods?
3207. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS REPLIES:
1) Based on the CITES Annual reports for 2011 and 2012, permits were
issued for the following:
i) 2011
(a) Panthera leo, (aa)
(aa) Live=39
(bb) Skins=81
(cc) Bones=55
(dd) Trophies=313
(ee) Specimens=0
(ff) Bodies=40
(gg) Skulls=181
(hh) Skeletons=512
(b) Panthera pardus
(aa) Live=9
(bb) Skins=85
(cc) Bones=35
(dd) Trophies=79
(ee) Specimens=0
(ff) Bodies=6
(gg) Skulls=146
(hh) Skeletons=0
(c) Panthera trigis no exports for 2011
(d) Panthera trigis trigis
(aa) Live=27
(bb) Skins=5
(cc) Bones=0
(dd) Trophies=1
(ee) Specimens=0
(ff) Bodies=0
(gg) Skulls=0
(hh) Skeletons=0
i) (i) 2011
Panthera Leo
Live (a) N/A (b) N/A and (c) 12
Skins(a) 1 (b) N/A and (c) N/A
Bones(a) N/A (b) 1 and (c) N/A
Trophies(a) 34 (b) 24and (c) N/A
Specimens(a) N/A (b) N/A and (c) N/A
Bodies(a) 16 (b) N/A and (c) 32
Skulls(a) N/A (b) N/A and (c) N/A
Skeletons(a) 2 (b) 425 and (c) N/A
Panthera pardus
Bodies (a) 2 (b) N/A and (c) N/A
1) (ii) 2012
a) Panthera leo
(aa) Live=183
(bb) Skins=93
(cc) Bones=738,82 kg and 1612 individual bones
(dd) Trophies=847
(ee) Specimens=0
(ff) Bodies=10
(gg) Skulls=143
(hh) Skeletons=114
b) Panthera pardus
(aa) Live=23
(bb) Skins=56
(cc) Bones=19
(dd) Trophies=91
(ee) Specimens=150
(ff) Bodies=5
(gg) Skulls=78
(hh) Skeletons=0
c) Panthera tigris
(aa) Live=17
(bb) Skins=0
(cc) Bones=0
(dd) Trophies=0
(ee) Specimens=0
(ff) Bodies=0
(gg) Skulls=1
(hh) Skeletons=0
(d) Panthera tigris altaica â no exports for 2012
(e) Panthera tigris tigris
(aa) Live=13
(bb) Skins=2
(cc) Bones=0
(dd) Trophies=2
(ee) Specimens=0
(ff) Bodies=1
(gg) Skulls=1
(hh) Skeletons=0
2) (i) 2012
Live (a) 24 (b) N/A and (c) 2
Skins(a) N/A (b) N/A and (c) N/A
Bones(a) N/A (b) 1577 and (c) 738,82 kg
Trophies(a) 36 (b) 1 and (c) 8
Specimens(a) N/A (b) N/A and (c) N/A
Bodies(a) 15 (b) 20 and (c) N/A
Skulls(a) N/A (b) 8 and (c) N/A
Skeletons(a) 2 (b) 92 and (c) N/A
Panthera pardu
Body (a) 2 (b) N/A and (c) N/A
Panthera tigris (a) N/A (b) N/A and (c) 2
No Panthera tigris tigris specimen was exported to China, Lao PDR or
VietNam.
(1) (iii) The CITES Annual report for 2013 will only be finalized in
October 2014 and therefore information cannot be made available at this
point in time.
(2) (ii) The Department of Environmental Affairs does not have the names
of the exporters and the recipients who received the specimens. The
provincial conservation authorities who issued the permits should be
contacted if this information is needed.
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