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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the proposals at the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species from Namibia and South Africa to increase their export quotas of (a) black rhino and (b) leopard. [189217] Mr. Morley: Proposals concerning export quotas for black rhinoceros and leopard were considered by the 13th Conference of Parties on 4 October. The UK Government's agreed common position, along with the other EU member states, was as follows: (a) Black rhinoceros--We supported the amended Namibian proposal on condition that only adult males could be exported and that all hunting trophies would be marked with the country of origin, species, quota number and year of export. Similarly, following South Africa's amendment of their proposal reducing the annual quota from 10 to 5 animals, we supported it on the same basis. The amended proposal and draft resolution were adopted. (b) Leopard--Namibia and South Africa--The EU supported these proposals which were adopted.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

425 c694W; 189217

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Exports Hunting Nature conservation Namibia South Africa Rhinoceros Leopards

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