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13 December 2008, 00:56
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Namibia: Trophy Hunting Concessions On Auction
Clemencia Jacobs - Clemencia@economist.com.na
12 December 2008
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From The Namibian Economist
Windhoek — The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will auction nine trophy hunting concessions located on State land and game on 19 December.
The concession areas to be auctioned are located in the Mahango Game Park, east and western Kavango, the Mangetti National Park, the Waterberg Plateau Park, the Daan Viljoen and Von Bach game parks, the Namib Naukluft Park.Also up for grabs are three rhinoceros concessions, which are yet to be identified.
Dr Kalumbi Shangula, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, said that since the establishment of trophy hunting concessions in 1992, similar auctions had been held, adding that these auctions were an important source of revenue.
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"The ministry sees trophy hunting as an effective way of harvesting wildlife populations in a sustainable manner and removing animals that are too old to reproduce from wildlife populations, whilst providing the maximum revenue from the wildlife resource," said Shangula in a statement.
He said trophy hunting can play a beneficial role in Namibia's rural areas as a means of creating employment, empowering formerly disadvantaged Namibians, contributing to the management and control of human/wildlife conflicts and providing meat for distribution to traditional authorities and rural communities.
Income generated from the auctions go towards the Game Product Trust Fund and will be re-invested in the conservation and management of the country's protected areas, as well as funding rural areas' wildlife projects.
Following the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species' (CITES) approval of an annual quota of five black rhinoceros, the ministry will also offer black rhinos for trophy hunting. The ministry will identify old post-productive males for this purpose, it said.
Other animals that will be on auction include buffaloes, white rhino, lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, eland, hippopotamus, crocodile, roan and sable antelope, kudu, Oryx, lechwe, blue wildebeest, Burchell and Wartmann zebras, impala, reed buck and springbok.
Only Namibian companies owned by or employing registered professional hunters will be allowed to bid.
Hunters interested in elephant, rhinoceros, buffaloes and lion concessions, must also be registered for trophy hunting of big game. Black empowerment trophy hunting companies will be given preference
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13 December 2008, 01:24
FrostbitAre these areas already hunted or something new opening up?
13 December 2008, 08:57
Karl SFrostbit, these areas where mostly not hunted in at least 5 years. Some areas had culls of excess animals last year and this year, but an area like Mahango, the game is actually under very little pressure, and you see lots of game just driving around, imagine what it would be tracking.
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13 December 2008, 09:12
infinitoKarl, maybe you should offer a special walk & stalk deal...

I cannot wait to hear the outcome of this event.
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13 December 2008, 13:18
Karl SCharl, I predict a really "hard" auction, as well as tenders on the 2 Bwabwata areas, which also closes on the same day. I will keep the forum posted if there is interest in that sort of thing.
I would not like to steal someone's thunder by offering walk and stalk hunts there (assuming I am lucky enough to be awarded some quota), I think most people already know that is how you hunt trophy ele's and buffalo!
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13 December 2008, 13:22
Frostbitquote:
Originally posted by Karl S:
Charl, I predict a really "hard" auction, as well as tenders on the 2 Bwabwata areas, which also closes on the same day. I will keep the forum posted if there is interest in that sort of thing.
I would not like to steal someone's thunder by offering walk and stalk hunts there (assuming I am lucky enough to be awarded some quota), I think most people already know that is how you hunt trophy ele's and buffalo!
Please do!! They mention an array of critters in the original article, including Buffalo. I would be interested in who ends up with areas. like the Caprivi, that have Buff in Namibia after this auction.
13 December 2008, 14:58
Karl SFrostbit, there will also be a quota of 5 buffalo awarded in the Waterberg National Park, which is the only buffalo in Namibia south of the vetenery fence. I will keep you posted.
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14 December 2008, 12:58
FrostbitI look forward to it.
19 December 2008, 12:16
nampomquote:
Originally posted by Kathi:
Namibia: Trophy Hunting Concessions On Auction
Clemencia Jacobs - Clemencia@economist.com.na
12 December 2008
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From The Namibian Economist
Windhoek — The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will auction nine trophy hunting concessions located on State land and game on 19 December.
The concession areas to be auctioned are located in the Mahango Game Park, east and western Kavango, the Mangetti National Park, the Waterberg Plateau Park, the Daan Viljoen and Von Bach game parks, the Namib Naukluft Park.Also up for grabs are three rhinoceros concessions, which are yet to be identified.
Dr Kalumbi Shangula, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, said that since the establishment of trophy hunting concessions in 1992, similar auctions had been held, adding that these auctions were an important source of revenue.
.
"The ministry sees trophy hunting as an effective way of harvesting wildlife populations in a sustainable manner and removing animals that are too old to reproduce from wildlife populations, whilst providing the maximum revenue from the wildlife resource," said Shangula in a statement.
He said trophy hunting can play a beneficial role in Namibia's rural areas as a means of creating employment, empowering formerly disadvantaged Namibians, contributing to the management and control of human/wildlife conflicts and providing meat for distribution to traditional authorities and rural communities.
Income generated from the auctions go towards the Game Product Trust Fund and will be re-invested in the conservation and management of the country's protected areas, as well as funding rural areas' wildlife projects.
Following the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species' (CITES) approval of an annual quota of five black rhinoceros, the ministry will also offer black rhinos for trophy hunting. The ministry will identify old post-productive males for this purpose, it said.
Other animals that will be on auction include buffaloes, white rhino, lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, eland, hippopotamus, crocodile, roan and sable antelope, kudu, Oryx, lechwe, blue wildebeest, Burchell and Wartmann zebras, impala, reed buck and springbok.
Only Namibian companies owned by or employing registered professional hunters will be allowed to bid.
Hunters interested in elephant, rhinoceros, buffaloes and lion concessions, must also be registered for trophy hunting of big game. Black empowerment trophy hunting companies will be given preference
Just received this update - Auction prostpone:
“The Minister of Environment and Tourism would like to inform the prospective bidders, companies and the general public that due to circumstance beyond its control the auction of nine trophy hunting concessions which was scheduled to take place on the 19th December 2008 at Windhoek Country Club Resort & Casino, has been postponed.
The Ministry regrets any inconvenience caused by this postponement. The public will be informed at appropriate time, of any future development..
Kr. K. Shangula
Permanent Secretary”
19 December 2008, 22:15
FrostbitKarl,
Does the auction delay surprise you or is the standard operational procedure?
19 December 2008, 22:25
Lhook7Yesterday one of the potential bidders responded to my question about the auctions with this:
"...As for the auctions they just cancelled them today. Africa is just so predictable about being unpredictable..."
Which I thought summed everything up nicely.
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20 December 2008, 13:05
Karl SUnfortunately, Frostbit, I was not surprised. Neither was I surprised when I went to hand in my tender on the Bwabwata areas and found no one there. This tender is apparantly also now open till 30 December, so I wonder when they would actually award it, leaving very little time for marketing. I have heard 2 rumors why the auction was postponed, the one very valid, and I hope it gets sorted out. Unfortunately, its just rumors, so I would not like to comment at this stage.
Karl Stumpfe
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