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Wildlife Audit System JG du Toit January 2012 Who do we represent • Wildlife Industry Trust – Open platform created between the private sector & government • SAPS – Green Falcons • SARS • Medicines Control Council Legal requirements The National Environmental Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) instructs the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) to “collect, generate, process, coordinate and disseminate information about biodiversity and the sustainable use of indigenous biological resources, and establish and maintain databases in this regard” Problem Nature conservation, Agriculture & Veterinary services are spread over 9 provinces, giving a total of 27 bodies that must communicate with the private sector involved with wildlife Currently: Data Reporting in Wildlife CITES SANBI OIE SA Nat Biodiversity Institute 9 Provinces DEAT DoA Dept of Environment & Tourism Dept of Agriculture SANParks WRSA National Parks Wildlife Ranching SA Proposed: Data Reporting in Wildlife CITES OIE DEAT DoA Dept of Environment & Tourism Dept of Agriculture WIT SANParks Prov DEAT Wildlife Industry Trust WTA WRSA Prov DoA PHASA OVI Examples from Database White Rhino/Province White Rhino: Hunting vs Poaching Poaching Hunting Drug Register: M99 Use Variation White Rhino: Average Auction Price R 300,000.00 R 275,000.00 R 250,000.00 R 225,000.00 R 200,000.00 R 150,000.00 R 125,000.00 R 100,000.00 R 75,000.00 R 50,000.00 R 25,000.00 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 R 0.00 1986 Price R 175,000.00 Rhino: Effect of Horn Sales 3000 700 2500 600 500 2000 400 1500 300 1000 200 500 100 0 0 1966 1973 1974 Rhinos 1976 Horn Sales 1978 Horn Sales (kg) Number of Animals Horn Sales vs Population Growth (Pre-moratorium) Databases needed Types of Databases needed • Department of Agriculture – Disease database – Locality and census database – DNA database – Translocation database – Drug register Types of Databases needed • Department of Environmental Affairs – Locality and census database – DNA database (proof of diversity) – Translocation database – Utilisation databases • • • • Taxidermy Hunting Poaching Culling Advantages • No cost – Sponsored by SAB • Self-administration – No data capture costs • Collective data can be used in management & decision making • Concept accepted by other Government Departments Additional value of DNA • Traceability of individual animals • Inbreeding status • Parentage Databases paid/populated • • • • • • Census Drug register Hunting Poaching Wildlife Translocation DNA Why can farmers not use DNA? Proposal: Enforce Databases Legally Thank You!