South Africa: Parliament Slams Kruger Park for Defying Directive Not to Sign Agreement With Neighbours

Kruger National Park has been condemned by Parliament for signing an agreement which it had been expressly forbidden to sign by the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs.

Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs chairperson Philemon Mapulane was furious with the Kruger Park's senior management for sneaking through an agreement with the Association of Private Nature Reserves (APNR) as well as hunting quotas for wild animals moving between the park and reserves along its western boundary.

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