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Parliamentary Questions:

QUESTION NO. 142 {NW149E}

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 February 2015

Ms T Stander (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs:

With regard to the ivory sale that was conducted (a) what is the total amount that was raised and (b) what (i) is the detailed breakdown of expenditure, (ii) is the balance of money; and (iii) are the plans, if any, for this money?

142. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS REPLIES:

(a) The total amount that was raised from Ivory sale is R67 617 677.29 {Ivory from South African National Parks (SANParks), Mpumalanga Parks and Tourism Agency (MTPA), North West Parks and Tourism Board (NWPTB) and KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife (KZN Wildlife) were sold}

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SANParks sales of Ivory, read here: Kruger Elephant Management Plan

4.2.4.1 Sale of Ivory
Standard operating procedure. Any interested party wishing to purchase ivory from
SANParks is required to send their written application or an “offer to purchase”, along
with all the relevant contact and purchase details, to the Managing Executive, Kruger
National Park for perusal and submission to the Manager, Game Processing Plant,
Skukuza for further handling. Once a written application or “offer to purchase” has been
received by the Manager, Game Processing Plant from the Managing Executive, the
Manager Game Processing Plant must ensure that all the interested party‟s personal
details (ID number, full names and address) as well as the specifications of the ivory
(e.g. 5kg complete tusk, or a piece less than 1kg) have been recorded. As soon as the
personal details are obtained, these should be sent to the Head Corporate Investigation
Services for verification. Should any inconsistencies be found or queries needing further
attention the request will be placed on hold pending the outcome of the verification
process. During this phase of the request no agreement will be discussed, entered into
or financial value of the ivory discussed with the interested party.
After the verification process has been completed and a recommendation to continue
with the process has been received from Corporate Investigation Services, the Game
Processing Plant Manager will complete an official “Request for authorization form”. This
form will include the interested party‟s personal details along with his financial offer and
ivory specifications. The “Request for authorization” form should then be forwarded to
the Head of Department Conservation Services, Kruger National Park for perusal and
recommendation. The authorization request should then be sent to the Managing
Executive, Kruger National Park for perusal and recommendation prior to the document
being forwarded on to the Chief Executive of SANParks for final approval of sale.
Invoicing and Payment. After final approval has been granted by the Chief Executive,
SANParks, an official SANParks tax invoice, with all relevant details, will be handed over
or sent to the purchaser for payment. All moneys derived from ivory sale must be paid
into the specific SANParks Special Project account. A SANParks tax invoice will be
completed with all the relevant details relating to the purchaser and the ivory being
purchased. Confirmation of payment will take place twice. Once through the proof of
payment deposit slip made by the interested party and the second confirmation will be
from Head Office once the funds show in the Special Projects account.
Permits. As soon a confirmation of payment has been received from the purchaser, an
application for the necessary Permits can proceed. If the purchaser‟s residential address
is anywhere other than in the Mpumalanga Province, Export Permits out of the Province
and or transport permits for the respective province/s through which the buyer needs to
travel should be requested from the respective offices or Mpumalanga Tourism and
Parks Board by the purchaser. The relevant Veterinary Permit will be obtained for any
animal product leaving the park boundaries. This permit is obtained from the State
Veterinary Services Department within the Kruger National Park. Note that international
visitors may not purchase ivory in which case CITES rules apply.
A “Controlled Item” permit must also be obtained from the Kruger National Park
Protection Services department before the ivory can be removed from the Kruger
National Park. An official “Ownership Letter” must be obtained from the Kruger National
Park Managing Executive‟s office. This letter will confirm the purchasers details and the
CITES requirements for the ivory. A form will be drawn up for the “confirmation of
receipt” of ivory.

Collection of ivory. The purchaser must make prior arrangements for the collection of
ivory. The collection of ivory will be carried out at the Game Processing Plant warehouse
in Skukuza. During this collection process, the purchaser will supply his vehicle
registration number in the entry control book at the warehouse. The purchaser will
receive the original invoice, ownership letter and permits. The new owner will then sign
the confirmation of receipt of ivory form, for SANParks record purposes.
Should the owner send a representative to collect the ivory on his/her behalf, that
person must have a permission letter from the owner stating the collectors name and ID
number ( all procedures will apply to the collector of the ivory).
In the case whereby ivory must be sent to the purchaser via the South African Postal
service, the parcel will include the “proof of receipt” of ivory along with all the relevant
documentation as describe. The Proof of Receipt form must be signed by the owner and
faxed or posted to the office of the Game Processing Plant manager for filing.
Administration. The office of the Game Processing Plant manager will keep copies of all
the documentation as well as hard copies of any email correspondence and a copy of
the purchaser‟s identity document. Each new owner or interested party‟s details will be
recorded and kept on file. The Manager: Game Processing Plant will ensure that an
entry is made in the appropriate Ivory Register relating to the sale of the ivory and cross
referencing to the appropriate invoice number and client record.
Security. Upon exiting the park, the security personnel must carry out a verification
process of the ivory. The permits must be verified with the actual CITES numbers on the
tusks or pieces of ivory. Those numbers must be recorded in the “Incident report” book.
Security staff must phone the Game Processing Plant manager to confirm the ivory
leaving the park. The purchaser must not be allowed to leave the park unless the
process as describe has been confirmed.


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Wonder what exactly this "Game Processing Plant" is? If it's the culling depot, that is away from Skukuza.

Ivory is kept at the camp, though. Rangers collect ivory in the field, from natural mortalities, and there should be a tidy amount stored over the years... :yes:

An exhaustive plan this, full of double-talk, but looks like culling will be one of the ways to go. And hunting! :shock:



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control wild elephant population sizes and distribution. The following management
options could be use to manage the size of the population, or the composition or rate of
growth of a wild elephant population:

Contraception

Range manipulation

Translocation

Introduction of elephants

Hunting

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The game processing plant at Skukuza is where products from culled animals were processed, until culling ceased in 1994.


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Why would someone buy Ivory if it cannot be exported or can it :-?

Elephant Conservation Projects:
............................................. What is the difference? The first one should be included in the second....or not :-?
Elephant Management Projects:


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http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/en ... RbTY_mG_UU
In October 1989, elephants were listed under Appendix 1 of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), which effectively banned all trade in this species, including ivory.

Although the animals were “downlisted” to Cites Appendix 2 during a meeting in the Netherlands in July 2007, meaning trade in elephant products was allowed under permit, a moratorium on ivory sales was maintained, pending development of internationally agreed safeguards to prevent poached ivory from being laundered.

Since then, there have been three controlled “one-off” ivory sales by elephant range countries sanctioned by Cites: 49 tons in 1997; another 60 tons in 2006; and a further 108 tons in 2008, where Japan and China were accredited to bid for ivory from South Africa (51.1 tons), Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. A nine-year ban on any further trade came into effect after this sale. In July last year, the cabinet took a firm decision to seek permission from Cites for a further one-off sale of South Africa’s ivory stockpile from natural mortalities and seized contraband, and will apply at the convention’s 17th Conference of Parties in South Africa in 2016. However, the government also said it would listen to all arguments before formulating its final application to Cites.
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When did the above ivory sale occur?


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This was the ivory sale in 2009 and the amount was indeed R67 617 677.29

https://pmg.org.za/question_reply/72/
QUESTION NO. 771 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 of 2009
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 August 2009

Mr M J Ellis (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(a) (i) How much of the funds raised by the recent sale of elephant ivory have been spent and (ii) how was it spent and

(b) (i) how much of this amount still have to be spent and (ii) how will it be used?

MR M J ELLIS (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

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771. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(a) (i) None spent.

(ii) See (i) above

(b) (i) R67 617 677.29

(ii) The money will be used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programmes within or adjacent to the elephant range as per the agreement from the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).


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According to the above, it was not acknowledged by CITES, or was it the one permitted in 2008?


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Must be that one.

And I wonder why nobody ever asked about the money spent on conservation. And I wonder, too, if CITES has ever asked. -O-

A very relevant issue, IMO, as this is the major argument for the proposed rhino horn sales. 0*\


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