Government withdrew law after challenge from ranchers, hunters Private animal ownership has boosted animal numbers 36-fold
A law that threatened the viability of keeping 16 million wild animals on private land in South Africa was withdrawn following a legal challenge.
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An amended version of the Threatened or Protected Species, or TOPS, list was pulled ahead of its planned implementation on April 1 after a legal challenge from Wildlife Ranching South Africa and the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said in a statement on Wednesday.
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