Trophy impasse hurting SA hunting safaris

The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment's failure to issue trophy export quotas for elephant, leopard and black rhinos for the last five years has halted hunting safaris that cost as much as $350,000 (R6.2 million) each, an industry lobby group said.

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The industry has lost up to R2.25 billion as a result of the impasse, with the country ceding market share to regional competitors, said Richard York, the CEO of Wildlife Ranching South Africa, which is waging a legal battle to get the quotas declared.