1. WRSA CELEBRATES WORLD-FIRST GAME-MEAT CERTIFICATION!

2. WILDLIFE RANCHING SOUTH AFRICA (WRSA) STEL HUB AAN!

3. ADRI KITSHOFF TO TAKE OFFICE ON 1 DECEMBER 2015

4. A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE CAPE MOUNTAIN ZEBRA

5. LEGAL, REGULATED HUNTING HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN CONSERVING SPECIES

6. BILTONGJAGTER-OPNAME 2015! / BILTONG HUNTER SURVEY 2015!

7. RESEARCH ON PEOPLE-PREDATOR INTERACTION

8. HOSPITALITY SECTOR MINIMUM WAGES FROM 1 JULY 2015

9. WILDLIFE FARMING-KONFERENSIE/ CONFERENCE: 29 AUGUST 2015

10. WILDLIFE RANCHING: THE INVESTMENT ISSUE

11. HULDEBLYK: HENNIE ERASMUS - KIMBERLEY

12. WRSA KONTAK-BESONDERHEDE

1. WRSA CELEBRATES WORLD-FIRST GAME-MEAT CERTIFICATION!

Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) celebrated a milestone on 14 August with the official launch of its internationally certified WRSA game-meat standard.

The event, at which certificates of ISO certification were handed out, was held at Willows Country Lodge in Pretoria and invited guests had a chance to sample some game-meat cuisine. “We were very pleased with the level of interest shown,” says Dr Peter Oberem, president of WRSA. “For me, the certification is important because game meat is not currently widely sold in any retail stores and we need to ensure that the consumer’s first experience of buying game meat is a quality one.”

Three International Standards Organization (ISO) standards have been met: ISO 14 000, the environmental standard; ISO 22 000, the food safety management standard (in conjunction with food safety risk management standard HACCP); and ISO 9001:2008 (a generic quality management system all ISO standards are based on).

WRSA is justifiably proud of this world first – it is the first wildlife organisation in the world to own its own management standard – and can be considered a market leader in an industry that has largely been both unregulated and uncontrolled to date.

“Game meat that is exported from a country like New Zealand, which currently supplies the great majority of what is termed venison to Europe, is not readily labelled healthy and organic, and there is no competition from countries in the rest of Africa because of foot and mouth disease,” says Dr Oberem. “Our meat is therefore a unique product in that we guarantee that it complies with health and safety standards as well as WRSA’s own code of conduct.”

WRSA had to prove that it was broadly compliant with the specifications mentioned and it submitted to an audit to achieve this, which was conducted at its head office, on a game ranch and at a registered rural game abattoir. Game ranchers keen to produce game meat to international standard can adopt the practical guidelines WRSA has introduced.

“Registering a practical guideline for producing game meat to international standard not only highlights WRSA’s dedication to rendering a comprehensive service to its members – it also demonstrates WRSA’s accountability for the industry’s final product, game meat,” says Dr Maretha van der Merwe, deputy director of Environmental Health & Social Development Regional Services: Region 4. “WRSA is a world leader in profitable game ranching and it has now established its expertise in certifying a high-quality, safe protein food.”

Thea Laufs, director for ISC South Africa, the certification body that assisted WRSA with the certification, says this is a first from the wildlife ranching industry. “WRSA complies with a broad spectrum of standards, from ISO international standards to South African regulatory requirements, in an effort to provide a safe product,” says Laufs. “It took WRSA two years to achieve this and ISC is proud to be part of the initiative. The next step will be for farms to comply with the standards.”

WRSA Newsletter/NuusbriefAugust 2015/Augustus 2015

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The process embarked on will not only result in customer satisfaction but will also give

traction to game-meat production as the fourth economic pillar of wildlife ranching.

– former WRSA president Dr Gert Dry.

Dr Oberem says the longevity of game meat as a product unique to South Africa will depend very much on perceptions around quality, so it is vital that consumers know where their meat comes from. Raising public consciousness about high-quality and food-safe game meat is something WRSA is passionate about. “Our game meat is unique in the world and having a differentiated product is the first step to success for any business,” says Dr Oberem.

For more information, contact Dr Maretha van der Merwe: MarethaVDM@TSHWANE.GOV.ZA

2. WILDLIFE RANCHING SOUTH AFRICA (WRSA) STEL HUB AAN!

Dit is vir Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) aangenaam om aan te kondig dat Adri Kitshoff met ingang van 1 Desember 2015 as sy nuwe HUB aangestel is, met ’n oorhandigingstydperk tydens haar huidige pos. Kitshoff, tans die uitvoerende hoof van die Professionele Jagtersvereniging van Suid-Afrika (PHASA) – ’n pos wat sy al vir vyf en ’n half jaar beklee – het bykans 15 jaar se ervaring in die jagbedryf, met betrekking tot Suid-Afrikaanse én internasionale jagters.

“Ek is baie geëerd dat die Wildlife Ranching-raad van mening is ek kan waarde toevoeg tot hierdie gerekende organisasie en ek sien uit daarna om met WRSA en sy lede saam te werk. Ek wil graag sien dat WRSA dié liggaam word wat Suid-Afrikaanse wildboere verteenwoordig, hetsy met betrekking tot jag, toerisme, voedselsekerheid, werksekerheid, bewaring en ander geleenthede. Geen van hierdie kwessies is onafhanklik van die ander nie en almal dra by tot die groei van Suid-Afrika se ekonomie,” sê Kitshoff.

In haar posisie as HUB van PHASA, en voorheen as HUB van die KwaZulu-Natalse Jagters- en Bewaringsassosiasie en ondervoorsitter van die Konfederasie van Jagtersverenigings in Suid-Afrika (CHASA), het Kitshoff in verskeie regerings- en bedryfsforums gedien, waar sy in baie gevalle reeds nou met WRSA saamgewerk het. Forums sluit in die Omgewingsake-natuurleweforum, Jag- en Wildverenigings van Suid-Afrika (HAWASA), jagters- en jagter/SAPD raadgewende forums, provinsiale natuurbewaringsforums, die Interprovinsiale Professionele Jagterskomitee (IPPHC), SABS Nasionale Standaardforum vir Verantwoordelike Toerisme, die Toerismesakeraad van Suid-Afrika en die Toerusters- en Professionele Jagtersassosiasies van Suidelike Afrika (OPHASA).

Dr. Peter Oberem, Wildlife Ranching se president, sê Kitshoff se aanstelling lei ’n nuwe era vir WRSA in.

“WRSA en die wildbedryf het die afgelope paar jaar teen ’n rekordspoed gegroei en die bedryf is een van die snelgroeiendstes in Suid-Afrika. Die WRSA-direksie het die organisasie se struktuur hersien en ’n strategiese besluit geneem om ’n pos te skep vir ’n senior persoon wat die organisasie kan lei. Ná die daarstelling van die nuwe struktuur, met ’n HUB as die hoof van die organisasie, het die raad meer as 80 aansoeke ontvang en onderhoude met die kandidate gevoer. Op die kortlys van kandidate was top-bedryfsleiers. Adri Kitshoff het WRSA se aanbod om die organisasie in die toekoms te lei aanvaar en ons is baie ingenome dat sy ingestem het om by ons aan te sluit.”

Kitshoff sê een van haar doelwitte is om WRSA die erkende mondstuk van die wildboerbedryf oor alle sektore heen te maak.

3. ADRI KISTHOFF TO TAKE OFFICE ON 1 DECEMBER 2015!

Newly appointed chief executive of Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA), Adri Kitshoff, will officially start working for the organisation from 1 December this year.

This is to allow for a sufficient handover period at the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa

(PHASA).While Kitshoff will remain employed by PHASA until 30

November, she will, however, start attending to administrative duties at WRSA, including reviewing the organisation’s internal structures and systems.

Hermann Meyeridricks, PHASA president, said this decision was agreed to by both parties and highlighted the good relationship between the two associations. “It allows us to ensure a smooth handover at PHASA while giving Adri sufficient time to familiarise herself with WRSA before officially leading it,” he said, adding that the search for a replacement chief executive was well under way.

Dr Peter Oberem, WRSA president, agreed that he was pleased that the two organisations were able to work together for mutual benefit and for the industry as a whole. He added that Kitshoff was selected over 70 other applicants, many of whom were of a very high standard. He was confident that she would take WRSA and the wildlife industry to new heights, given her in-depth and thorough understanding of its entire value chain.

Certificate of Registration

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE

FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF

Wildlife Ranching South Africa

381 Booysen Street, Eloffsdal, Pretoria 0084

Has been assessed and registered as complying with the

International Standard shown above for the following Goods and

Services. Further clarifications regarding the scope of this

certificate and the applicability of ISO 14001:2004 requirements

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF

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4. A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE CAPE MOUNTAIN ZEBRA

The Cape mountain zebra (CMZ), a subspecies once threatened with extinction, has a bright future thanks to the conservation efforts of some dedicated farmers, ranchers and researchers.

The CMZ is endemic to the mountainous regions of the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape. Pressured due to the demands of agriculture and hunting, this animal, once ‘Critically Endangered’ according to the IUCN Red List, has been fortunate enough to be the focus of efforts to save it from extinction – the fate of another subspecies, the quagga.

Fewer than 80 zebra roamed South Africa during the 1950s, but active conservation programmes carried out since then, including translocations, have seen the numbers increase – and private landowners have assisted national parks and provincial reserves in this regard. In the 1960s and 70s, populations grew to such an extent that animals were relocated into other areas; recovering populations have been reintroduced into their natural rangeland, one of the aims of the conservation efforts on their behalf. There are now close to 5 000 CMZ in South Africa, and the subspecies is in the process of being down-listed to ‘Least Concern’ on the IUCN Red List.

Having CMZ populations thrive in suitable habitats within their formal range has a couple of benefits: first, genetically viable CMZ populations will be secured, and second, the sustainable use of the species will become possible. Previously of low economic value to the ranching and hunting sectors, there is now greater incentive to invest in the future of the CMZ, which means getting a step closer to conservation goals.

“The growth and future of the CMZ really rests in the hands of private ranchers, which is why some of us, under the auspices of WRSA, financed further research on the populations of CMZ,” says Dale Cunningham, who ranches in the Eastern Cape and is on the WRSA board of directors. “We would like to see regulatory barriers to trade reduced so that more ranchers in suitable areas will purchase and breed with these animals. Dr Desire Dalton of the National Zoological Gardens tested their DNA and set up markers over a six-month period – again at the behest of private ranchers – so as to counter the threat of hybridisation. If you have CMZ on your property you cannot have other species of zebra as they can interbreed.”

Cunningham is passionate about the CMZ and believes the most recent research done, released in August, provides a much clearer picture of their status – and of their future. “The updated survey of the CMZ population provides invaluable information for a sound understanding of the conservation status of the subspecies,” says Dr Halszka Hrabar, a

specialist in CMZ research at the Centre for African Conservation Ecology at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. “Data and results have helped significantly in answering many of the unknowns, crucial for the forward movement in conservation and management efforts. As a conservation biologist, it has been a great encouragement to witness this conservation success story, made possible by the combined efforts of government and the private sector.”

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African Wildlife in a Changing Environment: Disease Diagnostics and Forensics

Presented by the the Department of Paraclinical Sciences,Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria,

Onderstepoort, Pretoria 16 – 18 November 2015

The content of the symposium should be of interest to wildlife veterinarians, laboratory diagnosticians, forensic specialists, wildlife ranch owners and managers, conservationists, and individuals involved in law enforcement.

The symposium is followed by a hands-on forensic short course at the Faculty of Veterinary Science. This event is scheduled for the 19th and 20th of November 2015.

Details of registration, and the guidelines and format in which the abstracts (presentations and posters) must be drafted, are provided at the following link: Call for Abstracts

Submit the abstracts to: Marie Watson (marie.watson@up.ac.za) Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2015

For more information please contactProf Nick Kriek (nick.kriek@up.ac.za) or Ms Marie Watson (marie. watson@up.ac.za)

5. LEGAL, REGULATED HUNTING HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN CONSERVING SPECIES

An interview by DAILY MAVERICK with Minister Edna Molewa (Minister of Departmental Affairs), published on 4 August 2015.

Much of the recent debate around lion management and the role of legal, well-regulated hunting in species conservation has been polarising and, in many instances, misinformed. South Africa’s species preservation track record is well known on the global stage and, thanks to a strictly regulated permit system, the Department of Environmental Affairs has been able to ensure that the trade in listed species is in the main sustainable, legal and traceable.

The controversy over the shooting of well-known lion Cecil on a trophy hunt in Zimbabwe highlights the need for a more balanced, reasoned discussion on the substantive issues around lion management, and the role of legal, well-regulated hunting in species conservation in general.

Regretfully, much of the recently resurrected debate and discussion has been polarising and in many instances, misinformed.

Every year, hundreds of legally acquired wildlife specimens – among them trophies acquired in legal hunts, pass through South Africa’s main ports of entry and exit without incident. Because of a strictly regulated permit system governed by a raft of national laws and policies, as well as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) – the Department of Environmental Affairs has been able to ensure that the trade in listed species, among them lion, elephant and rhino, is in the main sustainable, legal and traceable.

As one of the first signatories to CITES, South Africa’s species preservation track record is well known on the global stage; so much so that in recognition of our efforts we will host the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP) to CITES in 2016.

Legally managed, sustainable hunting is an integral part of this country’s constitutionally enshrined principle of sustainable utilisation.

The sector is valued at around R6.2bn a year and is a major source of South Africa’s socio-economic activity, contributing towards job creation, community development and social upliftment.

Historically, sustainable utilisation of species through legal hunting has played a role in the growth of populations, including of lion, elephant and rhino.

Further studies support the position that banning hunting could have potentially broader negative effects, such as increased human-animal conflict, and wildlife-based land use being abandoned in favour of ecologically unfavourable alternatives.

Undeniably, the threat posed by the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife specimens threatens to undermine any country’s conservation successes. We must in the same vein admit that penalising an entire industry for the illegal actions of the few is not in the country’s best interests.

It is within this context that one should view the announcement by the cargo division of our national carrier, South African Airways (SAA), that it is lifting its embargo on the transportation of hunting trophies.

As the Department of Environmental Affairs has repeatedly affirmed since the embargo was first announced in April, illegality should not be confused with legality.

Over the past six years, the Department of Environmental Affairs has put in place a raft of measures to control and reduce the illegal exploitation and trade in endangered species and their products.

The Department’s environmental management inspectors, commonly known as the Green Scorpions, have been stationed at OR Tambo International Airport since April 1 2015.

The Green Scorpions are deployed at the airport to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, CITES and the Threatened or Protected Species regulations (TOPS).

Our teams have been working closely with other law enforcement agencies and have conducted joint proactive compliance and enforcement operations at the airport, and have facilitated training sessions with SAA cargo officers.

As part of new measures to prevent the circumstances that gave rise to the embargo (caused by an illegal consignment that did not even originate from South Africa) – our teams will now be working 24 hours a day, together with other law enforcement agencies at ports of entry and exit.

Part of their work is ensuring that physical inspections are conducted on a daily basis to monitor compliance, and that CITES export and re-export permits are endorsed only after physical inspection of consignments, and are cancelled after use.

MINISTER EDNA MOLEWA

Further training will be conducted for airline officers and cargo handlers, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) employees and other operators in the handling of wildlife consignments and the detection of suspicious cargo.

As a country we will continue to crack down on illegal operators.The decision by other international airlines such as Delta Airlines to

enforce a blanket ban on the transportation of hunting trophies from Africa once again incorrectly fails to distinguish between the trade in and transportation of legally acquired wildlife specimens, and the illegal trade in wildlife specimens.

The SAA decision, which we welcome, and hope other airlines like Delta (and cargo handlers) will follow, is the outcome of an extensive consultation process between airline and the department.

It is because SAA has satisfied itself that sufficient measures are in place to effectively monitor and detect the illegal transportation of wildlife specimens, that the embargo has been lifted.

It has not been lifted because we have ‘bowed to pressure’ from the hunting industry.

Hunting is a highly regulated activity in South Africa, as is the transportation of hunting trophies.

South Africa’s management of all our ‘Big Five’ has been exemplary and our track record speaks for itself: we are home to most of the world’s African black and white rhino, and have one the world’s largest and most stable lion populations.

This is the result of measures we have put in place not just to promote sustainability, but also to provide incentives for the conservation of our wildlife and their habitat.

The hunting, possession and trade in our natural flora and fauna is regulated and monitored, with all information in this regard collated by the Department of Environmental Affairs.

We should therefore not be swayed by emotive arguments claiming our country’s natural resources are being secretly decimated because of hunting.

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6. BILTONGJAGTER-OPNAME 2015!

Die Toerisme Navorsing Eenheid TREES (Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society), by die Noordwes-Universiteit in samewerking met SA-jagters, is tans besig met navorsing rakende die persepsie van kleur variante en die Suid-Afrikaanse biltongjagters. Die belangrikheid van die navorsing lê daarin dat dit die jagbedryf sal help om vrae te beantwoord soos: Wat is die persepsies van jagters ten opsigte van kleur variante, die grootte van die bedryf, wat is die ekonomiese bydrae en motiewe vir jag. Voltooiing van hierdie vraelys verseker outomatiese inskrywing in die trekking van ‘n prys. Die prys sluit in een nag se verblyf by Vaalpan Safaris vir vier persone, en die geleentheid om een blouwildebees te jag vir een jagter. Die prys is slegs geldig vir 2016 se jagseisoen. Ons sal die geskikte datum met die wenner bevestig. Gee asseblief u kontakbesonderhede aan die einde van hierdie vraelys, om te kwalifiseer vir hierdie wonderlike geleentheid.

Skakel hier om opname te voltooi: Jagter Opname

7. RESEARCH ON PEOPLE-PREDATOR INTERACTION

This survey is part of a postgraduate degree at the Technical University of Munich. The aim is to better understand the interactions between people and predators from a social and economic perspective. Three predator species are considered for this study: leopard, black-backed jackal and caracal. Regardless of your interest in the issue, your participation will help science and management to better understand the context of the issue, as it has in recent years attracted much attention and controversy in South Africa.

All contributions will remain anonymous and will be treated confidentially for the use of this research. Your participation will be much appreciated and will contribute towards gaining a better understanding of society’s position on these issues.

Irrespective of whether you own a farm or not, your opinions would be valuable. Depending on your level of interaction with predators, it will take a maximum of 15 or 25 minutes to answer the questions.

The questions are available both in English and Afrikaans through the link below:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JMPKHGX

8. HOSPITALITY SECTOR MINIMUM WAGES AS FROM 1 JULY 2015

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6. BILTONG HUNTER SURVEY 2015!

The tourism research unit TREES (Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society), at the North-West University, in cooperation with SA Hunters, is currently conducting research regarding perceptions of

colour variants and South Africa’s biltong hunters. The importance of the research lies in that it would assist the

hunting industry in answering questions such as: What are the perceptions of hunters regarding colour variants? What is

the size of this industry? What is its economic contribution and what are the motives for hunting?

Completion of this questionnaire will ensure automatic entry into a lucky draw. The prize includes one night’s accommodation at Vaalpan Safaris for four people, and the opportunity for one hunter to hunt one blue wildebeest. The price is valid only for the 2016 hunting season. We will confirm the appropriate date with the winner. Please enter your contact details at the end of this questionnaire to qualify for this amazing opportunity.

Link to survey: Hunt Survey

TABLE 1: MINIMUM WAGES FOR EMPLOYERS WITH 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESMinimum rate for the period Minimum rate for the period1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016Monthly Weekly Hourly Monthly Weekly HourlyR2 601.88 R600.48 R13.34 R 2 760.59 R 637.10 R 14.15

TABLE 2: MINIMUM WAGES FOR EMPLOYERS WITH MORE THAN 10 EMPLOYEESMinimum rate for the period Minimum rate for the period1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016Monthly Weekly Hourly Monthly Weekly HourlyR2 900.08 R 669.30 R14.87 R 3 076.98 R 710.12 R 15.77

NB! The current wage increases have been determined by utilising the CPI (excluding owners’ equivalent rent) reported by Stats SA in April 2015. The current level of CPI is 4.6%. The minimum wage increases are therefore determined by adding 4.6% plus 1.5%, as stated in the current Sectoral Determination. The total increase is 6.1%

8. WILDLIFE RANCHING: THE INVESTMENT ISSUE

Most or all forms of investment involve some type of risk.

Fortunately, businesses can use tools like cost-benefit analysis (CBA), return on investment (ROI) and break-even analysis to ‘look before they leap.’

As one of the fastest-growing industries in South Africa, wildlife ranching has become increasingly important and, according to Ernst Janovsky (July, 2015), the wildlife industry is ‘expected to continue to grow.’

South Africa is viewed as the primary custodian of Africa’s rhinos. In recent years, poaching levels and investment in the protection of rhinos have soared. Not surprisingly, the current crisis is creating debates worldwide about the best way to tackle illegal trade and secure the sustainable survival of iconic species. These debates are taking place ahead of CITES CoP17, which will be hosted from 24 September to 5 October 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In consultation with Dr John Hanks, the editorial team of Wildlife Ranching magazine has secured unique editorial content on the legalising of controlled trade in rhino horn with contributions by leading industry experts. Published as a special supplement in this issue, we believe this important topic should be included on the agenda at CITES CoP17.

Read more in the latest issue of Wildlife Ranching magazine – issue 4, 2015 – also available in interactive digital format on the world’s largest newsstand, Zinio.

The Wildlife Ranching team is proud to announce the global availability of the digital edition of the publication on the world’s largest newsstand, Zinio!

Zinio is a multi-platform distribution service for digital magazines. Magazines – single issues and subscriptions – can be acquired and downloaded to the reading list, and are available via web browser or app. Issues can be downloaded and read offline on mobile devices as well. For digital edition subscriptions, visit: http://za.zinio.com/www/browse/product.jsp?offer=500509503&productId=501069561&pss=1&bd=1&WT.mc_id=PUB_EMA_za_501069561_publisher312412&rf=PUB_EMA_za_501069561

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HULDEBLYK: Hennie Erasmus – Kimberley

Dis met hartseer dat die industrie en gemeenskap moes afskeid neem van Hennie Erasmus, wat met deernis onthou sal word as die man wat maklik vir verskeie ure aaneen oor n kameeldoringboom kon praat. As bekende omgewingsdeskundige en vroeër die hoof van Noord-Kaap-natuurbewaring, was hy ook volgens sy naasbestaandes n toegewyde ekoloog en etiese jagter. Benewens die omgewingsinpakstudies wat hy vir groot maatskappye gedoen het, was sy gunstelingprojekte die beplanning en ontwikkeling van wildsplase.

Vir 14 jaar lank het hy die pos as voorsitter van die Noord-Kaapse Jagtersvereniging beklee en een van sy nalatenskappe is die stigting van die Winterskool vir Jong Jagters. “Selfs na sy uittrede as voorsitter, was hy steeds by die jagkamp betrokke. Hy het daarvan gehou om mense, veral kinders, meer oor die natuur en etiese jagpraktyke te leer,” sê Johan, sy seun.

Hennie word deur sy vrou, Suzanne, sy seun Johan, sy dogter en skoonseun, Corinne en Alex Kibalenko en sy broer, Gerrit Erasmus oorleef.

“Hennie Erasmus was n legende wat vir jare nou betrokke was by die Suid Afrikaanse wildbedryf , eers as hoof van die Noord Kaap natuurbewarings departement en dan as die eerste voorsitter van WRSA in die Noord Kaap , hy was n kenner van die natuur en veral die kalahari. “ Hy was een van die beste en kundigste natuurkenners wat ek ooit ontmoet het – Wiaan van der Linde, Wintershoek.

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ADMINISTRATEUR Wanda Coetzee 012 335 6994 admin@wrsa.co.zaLEDEWERWER Ankie Stroebel 082 441 1822 members@wrsa.co.zaBEMARKING marketing@wrsa.co.zaFINANSIES Jannie Venter 012 335 6994 accounts@wrsa.co.zaSEKRETARIAAT Amélia Wassenaar 012 335 6994 info@wrsa.co.za

DIREKSIE

President Dr Peter Oberem 082 821 6577 peter.oberem@afrivet.co.zaAdjunkpresident Wiaan van der Linde 0824545325 wiaan@wintershoek.comBedryfsontwikkeling & promosie Norman Adami 079 509 0855 njadami@gmail.comAdministrasie Ellalien Davey 083 391 7755 davey@webmail.co.zaLandbouskakeling Borrie Erasmus 083 277 9580 borrie@senekal.bizFinansies Peet Koen 082 458 9218 koenpjg@gmail.comSkakeling met Jagorganisasies Dale Cunningham 083 655 5597 dale@huntec.co.zaBemarking & lededienste Bernard Groenewald 082 459 2569 bernard@lbgh.co.za

Advieskomitees & spesiale projekte Angus Douglas 083 406 0147 angus@kwandwe.co.zaGrondhervorming & transformasie Barry York 083 231 1115 york@goldenwildebeest.comGrondhervorming & transformasie Karel Landman 083 265 0937 karel@pongolagamereserve.co.zaArbeid & natuurlike hulpbronne Marietjie Odendaal 082 878 7427 mvolop@gmail.comVeilings Pieter Ernst 082 773 0323 pfernst1@gmail.comNavorsing Dr Roan Louw 082 500 8853 roan.louw@nwu.ac.zaVoormalige President Jacques Malan 082 551 9038 jmalan@malanseuns.co.zaVoormalige President Dr Gert Dry 082 441 4426 gertdry1@vodamail.co.zaLiaison & Public Relations Tebogo Mogashoa tebogo@talis-holdings.co.za

ADVIESKOMITEES

WILDHANDELAARS Jaco Engelbrecht 083 442 5424 jmadombo@gmail.comBUFFELEIENAARS Reuben Saayman 082 374 4388 buffaloranch@vodamail.co.zaRENOSTEREIENAARS (PROA) Pelham Jones 082 299 3161 pelham@vibe.co.zaKROKODIL Robert Reader 083 274 6379 robinr@global.co.zaWTA Jan van Vuuren 0828207808 info@caws.co.zaBONTEBOK Dr Johan (Jak) Strydom 083 657 4001 strydomjak@telkomsa.netBASTERGEMSBOK & SWARTWITPENS Jacques Kriek 083 235 1993 info@mattanu.com

WILDEBEESTE & KLEUR-VARIASIES Richard York 083 564 1839 york.rich@gmail.com

KLEIN WILD TELERS-GENOOTSKAP Arnaud le Roux 082 325 6578 arnaudleroux109@gmail.com

PROVINSIALE EN STREEKSVOORSITTERS

GAUTENG Willem Prinsloo 082 562 7076 willem.prinsloo@standardbank.co.za

NOORDWES Pieter Ernst 082 773 0323 pfernst1@gmail.comMPUMALANGA Jan Rautenbach 082 492 4049 frimegu@vodamail.co.za

BEDRYFSKAMERS

LIMPOPO

ELLISRAS Danie Hefer 082 453 8795 hefer.danie@gmail.comGRAVELOTTE Barend Vorster 083 259 5590 barend@mahela.co.zaMABULA Dr Wesson Van Rensburg 082 578 1391 wessonvr@senco.co.zaNABOOMSPRUIT Ellalien Davey 083 391 7755 davey@webmail.co.zaSOUTPANSBERG Johan Kruger 083 250 4924 chattaronga@mweb.co.zaTHABAZIMBI Maurits van de Wetering 082 805 1621 Maurits@lentegeur.co.zaWATERBERG Lilanie Viljoen 082 928 6876 lilanie@investec.co.zaKOEDOESRAND Henk van der Walt 079 893 4838 henk@hvdw.co.zaPOLOKWANE Vakant

VRYSTAAT

RIEMLAND Fanie Erasmus 082 385 8774 fanie@senekal.bizNOORD-VRYSTAAT Jan de Klerk 082 570 6257 jandek@e3.co.za3 PROVINSIES Malcolm Hatley 079 874 6027 malcolmhatley@ymail.comSENTRAAL/SUID VRYSTAAT Cilliers Krause 084 580 0874 cilliers@mfinc.co.zaUOFS STUDENTE Louan du Plooij 072 747 3950 louan.duplooij@gmail.com

NOORDWES

MOLOPO Peter Knipe 082 947 0779 pknipe@vodamail.co.zaPILANESBERG Stephan Naudé 083 626 7582 sihencha@mweb.co.zaHARTLAND Colin Engelbrecht 083 306 0125 proflab@gds.co.za

SUID-KAAP

SUID-KAAP Dr. Johan Strasheim 082 653 3463 jsa@mweb.co.za

MPUMALANGA

LAEVELD Petronel Niewhoudt 082 825 8735 petronel@careforwild.co.zaHOËVELD Hein Engelbrecht 082 388 3344 piggery@alzu.co.zaLOSKOP Gunther Andreka 083 448 4696 gunther@ctecg.co.za

NOORD KAAP

UPINGTON Japie Engelbrecht 083 578 5626 japie@urbhotspot.co.zaGARIEP Garry Donian 082 550 8518 garry@gariepecoreserve.co.za

GAUTENG

PRETORIA Aldon Prinsloo 082 572 0607 aldon@chemvet.co.zaTswane University of Technology David van Staden 083 290 3462 davidandriesvanstaden@gmail.com

NAMIBIË

NAMIBIë Mike Bredenkamp 083 276 2180 lbm@afolcom.na

STUDIEGROEPE

VRYSTAAT

BOSHOF Calla van Niekerk 083 261 9951 calla@buffelcor.co.za

LIMPOPO

MUSINA Dr. Quintis Richter 082 557 0085 quintis@evelyngameranch.com

OOS-KAAP

GRAAFF REINET Johan Bouwer 082 776 0257 johan@rupertwines.com

LIMPOPO Jaco Engelbrecht 083 442 5424 jmadombo@gmail.comNOORD-KAAP Paul Neethling 084 613 0779 paul@langberg.co.zaOOS-KAAP Angus Douglas 083 406 0147 angus@kwandwe.co.zaSUID-KAAP André Meyer 082 565 8071 andre@oudehoutkloof.co.zaWES-KAAP Stephen Mitchell 083 676 5434 smitchell@nashuaisp.co.zaKWAZULU-NATAL Karel Landman 083 265 0937 karel@pongolagamereserve.co.zaVRYSTAAT Johan Serfontein 082 555 1332 johanserf@gcs.co.za