National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)RegulationsNational Norms and Standards for the Management of Elephants in South Africa, 2023 - effective 1 April 2023Chapter 2 : General Management of ElephantsPart 2 : Management of wild elephants15. Management of wild elephant populations |
| (1) | Should it become necessary, within the objectives of the area concerned as indicated in the approved management plan, to manage the size, the composition or the rate of growth of a wild elephant population, the responsible person must use one or a combination of the following management options: |
| (a) | contraception in terms of paragraph 17; |
| (b) | range manipulation in terms of paragraph 18; |
| (c) | translocation in terms of paragraph 12; |
| (d) | introduction of elephants in terms of paragraphs 5 and 16; |
| (e) | hunting in terms of paragraphs 20 and 21; or |
| (f) | culling in terms of paragraph 19, as well as in terms of the TOPS Regulations. |
| (2) | Should it become necessary, within the objectives of the area concerned as provided for in the approved management plan, to manage the spatial distribution of a wild elephant population within the boundaries of the area, the responsible person must use one or a combination of the following management options: |
| (a) | contraception in terms of paragraph 17; |
| (b) | range manipulation in terms of paragraph 18; |
| (c) | translocation in terms of paragraph 12; or |
| (d) | introduction of elephants in terms of paragraph 5 and paragraph 16. |
| (3) | The flow diagram in Annexure VI should be used as a guideline to determine the appropriate option. |