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Submitted | first-name | support | concern | top-concern | message |
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2026-04-26 13:23:28 +02:00 | Mrs L | No I do not | All of the above | Genetic Impact | Wildlife hunting leads to imbalances and human error too easy to cover up. I've never understood how a human being actually enjoys the hunt and kill of a magnificent beast. What purpose does it serve? Greed and self gratification. My worst memory is of being in the room of a local professional hunter surrounded by "trophies " on every single wall. He was the Chairman of the professional hunters association world wide and proud of it. |
2026-04-26 13:23:27 +02:00 | Mrs L | No I do not | All of the above | Genetic Impact | Wildlife hunting leads to imbalances and human error too easy to cover up. I've never understood how a human being actually enjoys the hunt and kill of a magnificent beast. What purpose does it serve? Greed and self gratification. My worst memory is of being in the room of a local professional hunter surrounded by "trophies " on every single wall. He was the Chairman of the professional hunters association world wide and proud of it. |
2026-04-25 18:53:14 +02:00 | Norma | No I do not | Other | I consider hunting for sport legalised murder. I f these hunters want to kill something, stand in front of a mirror, direct the gun towards yourself and pull the trigger. Hunting for sport has no place in a civilised society where so much wildlife has already been pushed to the brink of extinction. My opinion hunters for sport are despicable. | |
2026-04-25 17:30:35 +02:00 | P.j. | Yes I do | Scientific Accuracy | ||
2026-04-25 07:27:25 +02:00 | Michael | Yes I do | No concern, I Support the Gazette | ||
2026-04-24 06:24:05 +02:00 | Hennie | No I do not | All of the above | Genetic Impact | |
2026-04-24 06:22:40 +02:00 | Theuns | Not fully | Other | Olifant bevolking in KNP moet drasties verminder word.Alle ander spesies en plantegroei is alreeds waarneembaar met die oog negatief geraak en sal baie jare neem om te herstel | |
2026-04-23 16:08:00 +02:00 | Johann | No I do not | Scientific Accuracy | ||
2026-04-23 16:03:31 +02:00 | Leon | No I do not | Genetic Impact | Most game farmers are extremely responsible and ethical individuals. The Rhino is basically extinct. That is the result of blind racism and socialism. Printing and borrowing mony is irresponsible. Free market principals only. | |
2026-04-21 13:20:57 +02:00 | Lothar | No I do not | Economic Distribution | There is enough ivory stockpiled to sell. Absolutely no rhino, there are too many poached already. No leopard . Totally anti trophy hunting. The money ends up with the safari operator and not the community. Also the whole hunters are conservationists is a lie, who are you kidding. | |
2026-04-20 14:44:08 +02:00 | Jane | No I do not | Ethical Considerations | It is not the first time I have travelled overseas and joined a bus tour group for a week and sat listening to passengers on the bus BRAGGING about how they have been to SA to shoot their wild life!!! It appalls me to think of our beautiful country and it's natural animal species - of which are the best in the world... and fenced off in areas for money making hunting... how cruel is that? Get shot because someone wants a photo sitting next to a beautiful male DEAD Leopard? Bravo Boy... you are amazing for walking up to a perfectly healthy precious animal and holding up a gun and shooting it.. if not killed the first time maybe causing a little run to catch up and take the second.. or third shot before the animal dies! How can this be allowed at all? Worst of all - how can SA allow these blood thirsty humans for other countries to take OUR animals away... to their countries!!!! DEAD!!!!! Or even just parts of them.... Fat Ass Hunters... sitting on a bus bragging that they shot a Lion... or a Giraffe... NO MAN!!!!!! PLEASE!!!! If something has to be culled for the sake of preserving life for other species.. it should be a humane way without pain at all.. perhaps a drugged bullet to put the animal to sleep then the bullet to kill. The meat from our animals should go to SA citizens or feeding other species and the skins/horns/hoofs etc to be sold by a specific certified company. No tourists on a trigger happy holiday should be allowed to kill our animals! That's not theirs to kill! | |
2026-04-19 11:03:05 +02:00 | Marthinus | No I do not | Ethical Considerations | ||
2026-04-18 03:28:15 +02:00 | Jess | No I do not | All of the above | Ethical Considerations | It makes no sense to allow (bored rich) people to kill HIGHLY endangered species such as our Rhino just to hang their heads in their houses or use any of their body parts for anything and say it’s to “raises funds for conservation”. Tourists who come here to SEE these animals pay for or can pay BETTER money for conservation. It’s cruel, it’s dumb, it breeds space for corruption and it most definitely does not protect these animals it takes their lives for no reason and sends the message that it’s okay to do so. Under no circumstances should it be okay to do so except for food or population control. Soon the only animals we will have will be the ones hanging in peoples houses and no tourist will pay SA any money to see those! STOP IT. |
2026-04-17 17:00:21 +02:00 | SHIRLEY | No I do not | All of the above | Genetic Impact | |
2026-04-16 03:57:47 +02:00 | Janet human | No I do not | All of the above | Tourism Impact | |
2026-04-16 00:17:21 +02:00 | Reichardt | Yes I do | No concern, I Support the Gazette | Use what we have and manage it properly. | |
2026-04-15 15:57:23 +02:00 | Dominique | No I do not | All of the above | Ethical Considerations | My primary concern is ethical. I do not believe that wildlife, particularly vulnerable or endangered species, should be killed for sport or as trophies. Hunting, in my view, should be limited to purposes of sustenance, not recreation. I am also concerned about whether the economic benefits of trophy hunting meaningfully reach conservation efforts and local communities, as well as the potential long-term impacts on animal populations and ecosystems. South Africa’s wildlife is a global asset, and its protection should prioritise conservation, biodiversity, and ethical stewardship over commercial hunting interests. |
2026-04-15 15:43:03 +02:00 | Harm | No I do not | All of the above | Ethical Considerations | If you can't eat it, you don't shoot it. |
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- Conservation Funding: Trophy hunting generates significant, vital revenue that is directly reinvested into anti-poaching operations, habitat maintenance, and wildlife ranching programmes.
- Habitat Protection: Allowing a financial return on dangerous game incentivises private landowners to keep their land wild and populated with these species, rather than converting it to agriculture or commercial developments.
- Population Management: Targeted hunting acts as a population management tool, particularly for elephants whose growing numbers can devastate local ecosystems and biodiversity if left unchecked.
- Removing Surplus Males: Harvesting older, surplus male rhinos or leopards can boost population growth rates by reducing competition and territorial killings of younger, breeding males.
- Strict Regulation: The quotas are heavily regulated, science-based, and comply with strict international CITES frameworks.
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- Conservation Status: Leopards are listed as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List, and black rhinos remain critically endangered globally; permitting hunting of these species sends a contradictory message regarding their conservation.
- Eco-Tourism Alternatives: South Africa’s wildlife is worth more alive than dead. Photographic safaris and eco-tourism generate more sustainable, long-term employment and revenue than the extractive trophy hunting industry.
- Cruelty and Ethics: Trophy hunting is an outdated, cruel practice driven by ego rather than genuine, modern conservation needs.
- Enforcement Flaws: The mechanisms for monitoring hunts in the field (such as ensuring a leopard is strictly a male over 7 years old) are incredibly difficult to enforce, leading to potential abuses of the quota system.
- Ecosystem Disruption: Removing dominant males can cause chaos within social structures, leading to infanticide (especially in leopards) and an increase in human-wildlife conflict.
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