2019-04-01_Wildlife_Ranching_Magazine

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consideredthe

2019 themesfor

WildlifeRanching

magazine,a focusonstrategy

wasanobviouschoice.Oneof the

mosteffectivetoolsforstrategic

planningis tousethePESTLE

analysesasa guideline.

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Political

Economic

Social

Technological

Legal

Environmental

Inourfirst 2019 WildlifeRanchingissue,welookatcurrentPOLITICAL

influences.Inthisissue,wecontemplatecurrentECONOMICinfluences.

Economicfactorsaredeterminantsofaneconomy’sperformancethat

directlyimpacta businessandhaveresonatinglong-termeffects.It also

accountsforforeigndirectinvestment,whichis ofparticularimportance

totheprivatewildlifesector– inclusiveofbreeding,consumptivetourism

(huntingandproducts)andecotourism.

Inourleadarticle,¶7KH %LJJHU3LFWXUH·, Michael’t Sas-Rolfesstates

therecanbenodoubtthateconomicsis closelylinkedtopolitics.Michael

furtherstatesthat,“Sensibleentrepreneursin thewildlifeindustryshould

focusonbalancingboththeshort-termobjectiveofseekingtoprofitfrom

existinglegitimatemarketopportunitiesaswellaskeepinganeyeon

thesocio-politicalmovementsandtrendsthatwillultimatelydetermine

long-termconsumerdemandaswellaswhatis politicallypossible

andsupported.”

AheadofCITESCoP18tobehostedin SriLankain May2019,

GodfreyHarris,ManagingDirectoroftheUS-basedIvoryEducation

Institute,challengestheproposedbanonallivorytrade,bothinternational

anddomestic,bya consortiumof 10 countries.Godfreystatesthatthe

proposalwilllikelyincreasepoachingbecausepriceswillbehigher,

profitswillbegreaterandinterestin a forbiddenfruitwillbestronger.

PelhamJonesexpresseshisjustifiedconcernsaboutthefactthat

SouthAfricarefrainedfromsubmittinga proposaltoCITESCoP18to

legaliseinternationalcontrolledtradein rhinohorn,despitethefactthat

if Africanrhinorangestatestakeholdersareallowedtotradein rhino

horn,rhinowillbecomethemostprotectedandvaluableanimalin Africa.

Prof.PeetvanderMerweandDrWoudivonSolmsshareinsightson

a recentresearchstudyconductedon‘Land-useformsoftheprivate

wildlifeindustry:howdotheycompare?’.

Anannualestimateof 250000 tonnesofgamemeatthatare

commerciallyavailableclearlyindicatethelucrativegamemeatindustry

thathasdevelopedin SouthAfrica,despitependinglegislation.

DrMarethavanderMerweconcludesin hercontribution:“Isit nothigh

timethatthegameindustrypursuedself-governancein unificationwith

thelegalisedmeatindustriesin SouthAfricatoassistoneanotherin

a standardisedsafeandqualitymeatproduction?”

Theconsensusofexpertsconfirmsthatthe‘newtourists’havea higher

levelofenvironmentalandculturalexpectation.Theywanttobeinvolved

andwanta sayin theproductstheyconsume.Arewelisteningtotheir

expectations?DrJohanvanRensburgsharescrucialcriteriawithusin

‘Improveyoureco-statuspainlessly’.

Wetrustourreaderswillfindthecontentin thisissuevaluable–

let’sstrategisetowin!

lifeRanchingthemesfor2019,are:

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