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Reational Hunting in Wildlife Conservation Page 1 African Indaba e-Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 1 AFRICAN INDABA Volume 3, Issue No 1 e-Newsletter January 2005 Dedicated to the People and Wildlife of Africa and that the only places in Kenya with no serious wildlife problems 1 No Progress In Kenya were those where there was no wildlife left. He saw that the is- Guest Editorial by Ian Parker sues separating the anti and pro wild animal factions could be redressed if they were left to sort things out between themselves. Background It was the inaction and endless obfuscation by KWS and the face- One of Kenya’s best known and longest serving Members of less NGO donors that sustained it, that created the problems he Parliament is G.G. Kariuki – widely known as just GG. A Kikuyu and fellow politicians had to address. from the Laikipia West constituency, his constituents are largely In November 2003 GG announced to his colleagues in small-holder farmers who settled the land between Nyahururu Kenya’s Parliament, that as a solution to this general and rising (Thomson’s Falls in colonial days) and Rumuruti and was once frustration, he would introduce a Private Members Bill to amend part of the ‘white highlands’. He was originally prominent for his Kenya’s Wildlife Act. And that is what he did. The Bill’s objective strong anti-colonial stance and uncompromising interest in righting was two-pronged: to seek better service from KWS and to set up historical injustices. Yet, while GG’s positions in this respect ini- a workable system of compensation for those who suffered loss to tially made Kenya’s remaining white farmers and ranchers wary of wildlife. him, over the years they have come to know him as an approach- As the law stood, and in the autocratic style of the Kenyatta able elder who listens and, if convinced by facts, acts. and Moi Governments, the President appointed the Minister re- GG’s constituency is also the conflict zone between dense sponsible for wildlife, the Chairman of the KWS Board of Trustees small-holder farming and large cattle ranches. The small-holders and the Director of KWS. This hardly made for stability. Each ap- have no space for large wild animals and do not want them. The pointee felt he had the Head of State’s ear, destroying any sense ranches carry substantial big game populations which inflict dam- of hierarchy. When the Chairman of Trustees was Charles Njonjo, age upon the small-holders. As a farmer himself, GG was bound the ex-Attorney General and a political heavyweight, the Ministers to side with the small-holders and be anti-game. The ranchers, on Continued on Page 6 the other hand, were pro big game and, the fact that many are white, with roots in the colonial past, was like salt on a wound where local sensibilities were concerned. INSIDE THIS ISSUE While never denying good money could be made from wild animals, GG felt that the deaths, injuries, loss of crops and live- 1. Guest Editorial by Ian Parker: No Progress in Kenya 2. Valli Moosa of South Africa Elected IUCN President stock suffered by his constituents were never taken into account. In that he was right. The extent of such losses has never been 3. Van Schalkwyk Urges Professional Hunters to Become Allies in Conservation measured in Kenya and there has been no realistic redress for them. In failing to appreciate the extent of loss, the pro-wildlife 4. USAID: CBNRM in Namibia rd ranchers were for a long time singularly blind. This situation has 5. Hunters at the 3 IUCN World Congress in Bangkok 6. Elephant Management & Owners Association Statement been rectified. The Laikipia Wildlife Forum, to which most ranch- ers in this part of Kenya belong, is now the most advanced of all on Darting 7. IUCN Accepts Role of Recreational Hunting in Wildlife Kenya’s wildlife forums in its pro-active approach to its farmer neighbors and members. Conservation 8. News from Africa Rising Frustration 9. Incentive-Based Conservation: Moving Forward by Changing the Thinking GG had for years sought the protection and help the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) was, by law, supposed to provide his con- 10. Harry Tennison Honored With Capstick Hunting Award 11. Namibian Conservancies Receive Funds stituents. It was to no avail. There was endless talk, promises and yet more promises, but never action to really address the prob- 12. African Elephant Genetics: Request for Samples 13. Namibian Trophy Hunting Concessions on State Land lems. Inevitably he found his rising frustration and irritation with KWS was equally shared by the pro-wildlife landowners country- 14. Saliem Fakir & IUCN-SA 15. Fiona Capstick’s “The Diana Files - The Huntress, Trav- wide and not unique to his constituent farmers. He learned that fellow MPs from other wildlife constituencies were also irritated eler through History” 16. Essay: The Bushveld by Eddie Cross African Indaba is a e-newsletter for hunter-conservationists and all people who are interested in the conservation, management and sustainable use of Africa’s wild natural resources Page 2 African Indaba e-Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 1 2 Valli Moosa of South Africa 3 Van Schalkwyk Urges Pro- Elected IUCN President fessional Hunters to Become Valli Moosa of South Africa was elected as the new President Allies in Conservation of IUCN – The World Conservation Union, one of the most pres- Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk MP addresses the PHASA tigious posts in the conservation movement, on 24 November Convention 2004 2004 in Bangkok. The IUCN President is set to lead and support the Union over the next 4 years. Valli Moosa’s election portrays "It has been said that humans are the only species on Earth the confidence of IUCN members in his abilities to increase the that can choose whether and when to be predators. I would add relevance and impact of the world’s largest conservation network. that we are the only species able to decide how we will approach “Nature conservation is everybody’s business. We will suc- our decision to hunt." These were the words of Marthinus van ceed if we continue to broaden our scope and involve more peo- Schalkwyk, the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism ple,” said the President-elect. “I would like each and every individ- addressing the Annual General Meeting of the Professional Hunt- ual to be more conscious of nature conservation; we must imbue it ers Association of South Africa (PHASA) in November 2004. in our practices and personalities,” he continued. "We recognize the economic importance of professional hunt- Valli Moosa, born in 1957 in Johannesburg, attained a Bache- ing with some 70 000 jobs created and directly supported by our lor of Science majoring in Mathematics and Physics from the Uni- 10 000 game farms offering professional hunting opportunities," versity of Durban-Westville in 1978, and has served a number of said the Minster. The 7000 foreign clients who traveled to South national and international bodies including the UNEP Governing Africa to hunt last year contributed about R1 billion to the econ- Council and the African Ministerial Conference on the Environ- omy through daily rates, animals hunted and taxidermy. ment. He became Minister of Constitutional Affairs in President "The professional hunting sector also has an important part- Nelson Mandela’s cabinet in 1994, and was appointed Minister of nership role to play in our approach both to conservation and tour- Environmental Affairs and Tourism in 1999. Valli Moosa has at- ism, and I am fully committed to strengthening and improving the tracted international acclaim as a key negotiator during the draft- relationship between our Department and this sector," said the ing of South Africa’s new Constitution, and through his competent Minister. "I am equally determined however, to ensure that our mediation at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Jo- laws and international commitments are respected and upheld, th hannesburg) and the V IUCN World Parks Congress (Durban). and will not hesitate to act swiftly and harshly against unethical or The 6 elected Commission Chairs are: Holly Dublin, USA, (Spe- irresponsible hunters who overstep or ignore these restrictions." cies Survival Commission); Nikita Lopoukhine, Canada, (World The Minister called on PHASA members to assist the Department Commission on Protected Areas); Taghi Farvar, Iran, (Commis- in identifying and rooting out rogue hunters: "The responsible acts sion on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy); Sheila Abed: of 1000 law-abiding professional hunts are overshadowed and Paraguay, (Commission on Environmental Law); Denise Hamú, forgotten when, for instance, a single case of canned lion hunting Brazil, (Commission on Education and Communication); Hillary is exposed. Canned and unethical hunts of lion, rhino and other Masundire, Zimbabwe, (Commission on Ecosystem Manage- animals are despicable, and we are moving to put into place a ment). The elected regional Councillors for Africa are Zohir Sekkal regulatory framework to eliminate these activities." He urged pro- (Algeria), Amina Abdalla (Kenya) and Amadou T. Ba (Senegal) fessional hunters to participate in the upcoming public consulta- tions and workshops on the new draft National Principles, Norms Created in 1948, IUCN – The World Conservation Union and Standards for the Sustainable Use of Large Predators in SA. brings together 81 States, 114 government agencies, 800 plus Turning to the issue of transformation Minister Van Schalkwyk NGOs, and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 coun- said: "Professional hunting remains by-and-large white and male- tries in a unique worldwide partnership. IUCN’s mission is to influ- dominated - visibly separate from most South African communi- ence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to con- ties.
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