Questionable Buffalo and Hippo culling in Kruger

[Richprins]

Agreed on all points, Modestus!

Communities do have some breakouts from Kruger animals, but they are financially compensated for stock losses.

[Richprins]

More culled animals to be processed in Kruger abattoir for meat gifts
Stakeholders at a meeting in Kruger National Park on Saturday were part of a lively discussion on culling and meat gifts. The direction was focused: culling would be continuing and very soon there might also be a request to the Minister of Environmental Affairs to start culling elephants again.
2 days ago

Elize Parker

SKUKUZA – The Kruger National Park (KNP) intends to be more transparent about its culling and meat-gifting practices in the future.

“I feel today has paved the way for more open dialogue,” said Phillips.

Park management met with the public during a stakeholder consultative meeting on Saturday. They included environmental activists, principals from the schools that received the benefits, community representatives and concerned citizens.

LISTEN to some stakeholders attending the meeting

Mr Freek Venter, general manager of the KNP’s conservation services, said they will continue to provide meat gifts from wild animals culled in the park and processed in the park’s abattoir to communities surrounding it.

He said only half of the 400 buffaloes and 200 hippos approved to be culled due to the drought by SANParks’ Wildlife Management Committee have been shot.

AND then the debate raged on

Mr Glenn Phillips, managing executive of the KNP, said the meat was processed by the recently refurbished and upgraded KNP abattoir.


TB is rife among the 47 000 buffaloes in the park, but the manager of the abattoir, Ms Danny Govender, gave Richard Prinsloo of Africa Wild the assurance that the gifted meat complied to all necessary hygiene and health standards.

Dene du Plessis and Richard Prinsloo of African Wild

Stakeholder, Ms Lorinda Steenkamp, said it was not sustainable and that KNP should rather offer tangible benefits such as educational programmes.

Dr Sam Ferreira, large-mammal ecologist of the KNP, explained that norms and standards for elephant management are also under review. One of the recommendations is for SANParks to apply to the minister of environmental affairs for elephants to be culled.


Phillips undertook to soon make dates available for stakeholders to register to contribute to compile a ten-year KNP management plan.

http://lowvelder.co.za/378834/culled-an ... eat-gifts/

[Lisbeth]

Too few details

Is Sanparks going to give away or sell the meat? There does not seem to be a final answer to the question
If selling, is there going to be a wholesaler or does Sanparks do it themselves?

Not only the culling question should be transparent, but also what happens to the meat!

[RogerFraser]

Video released by Sanparks on the Stakeholders meeting

https://youtu.be/rWlTZibr5IM

[Lisbeth]

Not the air conditioner, but lack of loud speakers Who is the one with the penetrating voice and bad English or maybe not bad English, but a bad accent

Not many black people

Useless to publish a video when in is impossible to understand what is being said

[Richprins]

Do you recognise the sexy voice, Lis?

[Lisbeth]

Low and caressing, but I cannot distinguish the words

[stefan9]

I wonder if we will be getting a transcript. Can't make out the audio on the video...

[Lisbeth]

Partly viewtopic.php?p=362590#p362590

[H. erectus]

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Talking senseless again!!!