The South African environment ministry’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 each, an industry lobby group said.
The industry has lost up to 2.25 billion rand ($126 million) as a result of the impasse, with the country ceding market share to regional competitors, said Richard York, the chief executive officer of Wildlife Ranching South Africa, which is waging a legal battle to get the quotas declared.
Rhino, Elephant Hunt Impasse Halts $350,000 South Africa Safaris
