GROSS NON-COMPLIANCE ON THE PART OF SOUTH AFRICA'S CITES MANAGEMENT BRINGS
ABOUT A CALL FOR A SUSPENSION OF TRADE ON RHINOS
The authorities in South
Africa that have responsibility for the issuing of CITES permits are guilty of
committing gross errors in the issuing of export permits for rhino. The Dept. of
Environmental Affairs has stated that this has been due to ignorance or "lack of
training" but according to CITES it is the responsibility of the Management
Authority of the exporting State to determine that records are kept accurately.
The population of White Rhinos of South Africa and Swaziland may be traded
in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations and hunting trophies
only. The CITES definition of an APPROPRIATE AND ACCEPTABLE DESTINATION states
that mean that "only export, and not re-export, is permitted under its terms;"
AND YET MOST OF THE TIME RHINOS ARE EXPORTED TO ONE COUNTRY AND THEN
RE-EXPORTED ON TO A THIRD OR FOURTH COUNTRY ETC. OFTEN OBSCURING THE FINAL
DESTINATION.
The Management Authority in South Africa cannot plead
ignorance. This matter was discussed at CoP11 at Kenya in April 2000 when the
DEFINITION OF THE TERM 'APPROPRIATE AND ACCEPTABLE DESTINATIONS' was agreed
upon.
http://links.causes.com/s/clD2Lp?r=xLAj
Since then even further irregularities have occurred.
WHY IS SOUTH
AFRICA NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS?
WHO IS TURNING A BLIND EYE TO
THESE PRACTICES AND WHY?
DO YOU AGREE THAT A "SUSPENSION OF TRADE" FOR THE
WHITE RHINO IS NEEDED?
Please help us to stop these abuses - sign and share
this petition and send it to your local CITES representative. (list of national
contacts and contact information at
http://links.causes.com/s/clD2Lr?r=xLAj)
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