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Who owns SA's wildlife? Hunting quotas and the quiet rewriting of our biodiversity compact
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Fusion42 · 6 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
South Africa is incrementally rewriting its wildlife governance to prioritise commercial hunting quotas for elephants, rhinos, and leopards while weakening conservation frameworks, raising concerns about shifting biodiversity stewardship from public to private interests.
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You must act on wildlife governance changes that disfavour conservation in favour of commercial hunting in South Africa. Public policy no longer guards nature as a collective asset but risks privatising it for a few privileged interests.
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