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Wildlife farming vs Creecy’s panel
14 May 2021
Set him free: Barbara Creecy’s high-level panel wants to ban the captive- lion breeding industry. Photo: Naashon Zalk/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Allowing the manipulation of the genes of indigenous wildlife species through their listing as domesticated wildlife under the Animal Improvement Act will erode the genetic integrity of South Africa’s wildlife heritage, says the SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association.
It started legal proceedings against the department of agriculture, land reform and rural development in December 2019 in the high court over the listing of wildlife in the Act, which promotes the intensive and selective breeding and cross-breeding of animals. The new list features 38 indigenous wildlife species, including lions, cheetahs, rhinos and threatened species such as bontebok, blue duiker, roan antelope and oribi, together with livestock.
Father and son team credit Camp Perry for rare feat Published by sports@presspub. on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 2:15pm
By:
Ashley Brugnone
Mike Merritt was 58 when he earned his Distinguished Badge for .22 Rimfire Pistol. (Photo courtesy CMP)
Mike Merritt, 61, and his son, Jacob, 30, of Annapolis, Maryland, achieved a rare feat in the marksmanship world – earning consecutive Distinguished Badge numbers. “I’m not sure that’s ever happened with a family before,” said Christina Roguski, Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) competition program coordinator and a mediator of the Distinguished Badge Program. During the summers, the Merritts head to the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility in Port Clinton to take part in the pistol series of events at the famed National Matches.