On Tuesday 19th November 2024, Cullinan and Associates, environment lawyers, acting on behalf of the Wildlife Animal Protection Forum of South Africa (WAPFSA), a collaborative network representing the interests of wild animals and the natural environment, which was established to engage government on animal protection, ethical and compassion conservation, welfare, biodiversity loss and climate change, among other issues, requested an extension period for written scientific information on non-detriment findings (NDFs) published on the 15th October 2024 by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.
READ THE FULL LETTER HERE:
“We refer to your Department’s Gazetted Notice calling for public comment in the form of “written scientific information” on non-detriment findings (NDFs) published on the 15th October 2024 “written scientific information” on non-detriment findings (NDFs) for certain species and “the NDF Notice”).
The NDF Notice requires comments to be submitted by no later than 14 December 2024.
The NDF Notice asks for comments on more than 1000 species.
The purpose of this letter is to ask for an extension of the comment period until 16 February 2025.
All Members of the Wildlife Animal Protection Forum of South Africa were in support of this request.
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