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One thing in the way of foreigners spending up to R6.2 million each in South Africa | SA News

 ·7 Aug 2025

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 (R6.2 million) each, an industry lobby group said.

The industry has lost up to R2.25 billion 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.

“We haven’t been able to…

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