Wildlife Events, a First for Limpopo

2004/06/21 - 16:13

The Limpopo Tourism and Parks Board (LTPB) will host a Wildlife Conference and Game Auction in July, aimed at promoting Limpopo as a wildlife destination.

The event aims also to create awareness of the advantages of wildlife beneficiation, to establish a forum for cooperative wildlife management, to encourage career development in the wildlife industry, and to introduce the occasion as an annual event.

MEC for Finance and Economic Development Thaba Mufamadi will officiate at the opening ceremony preceding the Wildlife Conference on Friday 16 July, while the Game Auction will follow on Saturday 17 July.

A large variety of game species, including impala, kudu, gemsbok, wildebeest, giraffe, buffalo and zebra, will come under the auctioneer's hammer.
Game farmers and breeders, wildlife rehabilitation centres, government departments, parastatals, financial and educational institutions, motor dealers, outdoor retailers, and eco-product owners have been invited to participate as exhibitors.

He expressed the hope that this event, as well as Limpopo's hosting of the country's World Tourism Day celebrations on 27 September, would enhance the province's international status in the fields of tourism and wildlife management.