African hippo population is on the brink of extinction due to high levels of trade | Citypress

Humane Society International African representatives are determined to argue for the classification of hippo as an endangered species at the annual Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

“According to CITES trade data, South Africa exported an average of 122 hippos per year between 2009 and 2018, which is more than 1% of the national hippo population on average. This level of legal offtake of hippos threatens to reduce the wild population by as much as 30% over the next three generations."

HSI director of wildlife programmes Adam Peyman said: “Hippos are an iconic African species, yet the scale of the international trade in their parts and products such as tusks, teeth, skins, skulls and trophies is shocking. We urge CITES parties to adopt this proposal to ensure that this commercial trade ends. This pointless industry of selling animal parts, along with other threats facing hippos, is pushing these incredible animals to the brink of extinction.

We have got plenty extra in the Crocodile River in the lowveld. Since the protected they keep looking for new homes as they immigrate from the Kruger. Must be fully stocked on all the farms up to , within 10km of Kwena dam Lydenburg

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