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Dear Friends,
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ad-hoc solutions. This is too ambitious a
task for one organization alone or even
one group alone, e.g. the conservation
hunters. We need concerted action all
parties concerned must get together: the
hunting and sport shooting community
in a constructive dialogue with the ammunition industry.
CIC and WFSA (World Forum on the
Future of Sport Shooting Activities) got
together in Vienna in December 2009
and consequently, joined forces in a
meeting in Rome on 10 February 2010
together with FACE.
In Rome, our common concern about
the ongoing discussion on ammunition
was evident. All of us agreed we need a
common management approach based on
a Road Map developed by all concerned.
The CIC offered to serve and was tasked
to coordinate a platform for designing
and implementing this Plan of Action
in cooperation with our partners WFSA
and FACE.
We need you as active hunter, as a
member of CIC, to endorse and support
this proactive approach to find alternative solutions for conventional ammunition, which includes (1) the assessment
of risks (2) the elaboration of communication strategies (3) the coordination of
media work (4) screening of research results to identify best practices and particularly addressed to you (5) promotion
of active involvement of hunters and
sport shooters.
Are you coming to Dubrovnik? You
do not know yet? Come on convince
the family, fill out the registration form
now your friends want to see you there
and discuss our common work including the issue above!
Dieter Schramm
President of CIC
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Il existe de centaines de papiers
scientifiques solides sur les effets
toxiques du plomb. Un atelier CIC
Munition de Chasse Durable
a t organis en tant que mise
jour technique indpendante
et valuation de donnes en
novembre 2009 au Danemark avec
la participation de 21 spcialistes
de 10 pays. Les scientifiques invits
taient concerns que les munitions
de plomb soient adresses le plus
tt possible pour maintenir la
conciliation entre les chasseurs et les
cologistes.
Le CIC ne fait pas de
campagne anti-chasseur mais
lempoisonnement au plomb des
gibiers deau, des gibiers plumes
des hautes terres et de leurs
prdateurs est lvidence solide
justifiant ladoption des alternatives
non-toxiques.
La conclusion de latelier tait que
le CIC devrait adopter un plan
daction conjoint avec dautres
organisations responsables chasseurs et fabricants darmes feu.
Les reprsentants des 3 organisations
se sont mis daccord former une
plate-forme de discussion continue
coordonne par le CIC.
Un rapport datelier, y compris les
rsums, les prsentations et les prises
de position sera disponible sur le site
Web du CIC.
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Not just hunters, but everyone who is
a stakeholder in the Road Map is so to
stay in the same boat. Without sustainable hunting (politically and ecologically) there would be no need for any ammunition for game, so the ammunition
manufacturers are obviously stakeholders, likewise gun makers. The science
base is sound and the attack on lead
ammunition is not an attack on hunting. It could, however, quickly turn into
an attack on both hunters and ammunition manufacturers unless we all adopt
a firm position as soon as practicable.
At its meeting in Brussels on 17 November 2009, the CIC Council expressed its appreciation for the organization of the workshop in Denmark and
supported the Road Map approach.
Since then a delegation of CIC members and representatives from FACE
and BASC had a first, very constructive and groundbreaking meeting with
WFSA on 4 February 2010 in Rome.
A workshop report including abstracts, presentations and position
statements will be available at the CIC
website prior to the General Assembly
in Dubrovnik.
Dr. Dick Potts
Chairman of the Division
Applied Science
Niels Kanstrup
President of Commission
Migratory Birds
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Kai Wollscheid
The delegation of the CIC, consisting this context he especially referred to the
out of its Director General Kai-Uwe Green Economy programme of UNEP
Woll-scheid and its Special Adviser and its importance for the positioning of
Tams Marghescu, collaborated closely environmental issues in the future.
with the representatives of the InternaMr. Steiner took the occasion of the
tional Professional Hunters Association, opening ceremony to thank the outgoConservation Force (John J. Jackson ing Secretary General Willem WijnstekIII), Federation of Hunting Associations ers, who served the CITES Convention
in the EU (FACE) as well as Safari Club as Secretary-General since 1999 and will
International and Safari Club Interna- retire on 1st May 2010 for his leadership
of the Convention throughout the last
tional Foundation.
In the presence of 1,500 delegates rep- decade. He at the same time announced
resenting more than 170 governments, that the designated successor of Mr. Wijnindigenous peoples, non-governmental stekers was Mr. John Scanlon, Australian
organizations and businesses, the Execu- National, who after leading the Environtive Director of the United Nations En- mental Law Programme of the Internavironment Programme (UNEP), Achim tional Union for the Conservation of
Steiner opened the Conference. He Nature (IUCN) for a number of years
outlined the importance of the Conven- has been serving as a top adviser to the
tion for the conservation of biodiversity Executive Director of UNEP during the
and called upon participants and here last 3 years in Nairobi, Kenya.
During the opening day, Kai Wollin the first instance upon the Parties of
the Convention to provide the Secreta- scheid and Tams Marghescu were
riat of the Convention with the required granted an appointment with the Exeresources to fulfill their mandate and cutive Director of UNEP, Mr. Achim
meet the ever rising challenges and ex- Steiner during his very short presence
pectations. UNEPs Executive Director at the CITES COP in Doha. During
emphasized that the conservation com- the meeting it was agreed to explore
munity was searching for a new vision the potential merits of intensifying the
and destinct targets for conservation. In collaboration between UNEP and its
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CIC Special Adviser Tams Marghescu, John J. Jackson III. and CIC Director General Kai Wollscheid
promoting entities and lobbying national delegations which themselves are undermined and infiltrated by specific interests. It is questionable whether in this
struggle the objectives of the convention
can be pursued sufficiently.
Kai Wollscheid
Director General
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Special Adviser
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des forts des NU en 2011.
La dlgation du CIC a aussi
rencontr le Secrtaire Gnral
sortant et Elizabeth Maruma
Mrema, la Secrtaire excutive
rcemment nomme de la
Convention sur la conservation des
espces migratrices appartenant la
faune sauvage (CMS).
Le vice-prsident du CIC,
Bernard Loz a rendu une visite
stratgiquement importante Doha.
Il a pris une runion avec Sheikh
Sultan bin Jassim bin Mohammed
Al-Thani Doha pour la dlgation
du CIC. La discussion a uvr les
possibilits dune collaboration avec
Qatar et la rgion entire sur les
affaires de lutilisation durable.
La dlgation du CIC a invit le
Secrtaire Gnral de la FACE, Dr.
Yves Lecoq et le Directeur de la
Fondation SCI, John R. Monson un
dner de travail. Le rsultat principal
de la rencontre tait laccord sur la
prparation dune premire retraite
au niveau excutif pour arriver une
claire division des tches.
Le CIC a aussi ngoci avec la
dlgation de la Chine et la dignifie
pour son engagement continuel dans
la conservation des tigres.
Over 42 proposals concerning the amendment of the CITES appendices were on the table. Yet, the CITES CoP15 will be
remembered in the hunting world for the debates on polar bears and ivory trade.
CITES adopted a definition on hunting trophies, which considers worked and manufactured items made from the hunted
animal as part of the hunting trophy:
The term hunting trophy means a whole animal, or a readily recognizable part or derivative of an animal, specified on any
accompanying CITES permit or certificate, that:
i) is raw, processed or manufactured;
ii) was legally obtained by the hunter through hunting for the hunters personal use; and
iii) is being imported, exported or re-exported by or on behalf of the hunter, as part of the transfer from its country of
origin, ultimately to the hunters State of usual residence.
All decisions will soon be available online under www.cites.org
Watch the 4 minutes long video of David Morgan, Chief of the Scientific Support Unit of the CITES Secretariat explaining
how the convention works:
www.cic-wildlife.org/index.php?id=524
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Luis de la Pea
As many of you are aware, since November 2009 the Spanish Delegation has
elected a new Executive Committee,
composed of very motivated members
that aim to promote more activity in
the Spanish Delegation. They are Javier
Mira, Beltrn Cotoner, Duke of Linares,
Estanislao Carvajal, Javier Roca de Togores and myself that I have the honour
of being the Head of Delegation. Our
basic targets are mainly the following:
(i) Communication: we believe that
we need to increase the communication
among members, both Spanish and international. For these purposes, we have
already distributed the first issue of a
newsletter among the members.
(ii) Scientific activities: CIC has
a well known scientific reputation in
the field of sustainable use of natural
resources and we want to keep on organizing events like symposia on relevant
matters concerning game management
and sustainable hunting. We are now
working on a symposium on the Spanish red-legged partridge with the great
support of Juan del Yerro. We have also
cooperated with the Spanish National
Science Museum in an ambitious project
of cooperation with hunters and their
trophy collections. In this regard, a book
has been published containing a CIC article supporting this Museums project.
(iii) Trophy Measurement: CIC has
a really valuable asset which is its highly
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The CIC YO strongly believes that
such events can have great social impacts and improve the understanding of
hunting.
Dipl. Ing. Cosmin Maris
CIC YO member
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FeHoVa
the Hungarian hunting fair
Passion and tradition, profession and
recreation, art and education, programs
and opportunities describes this years
Hungarian hunting fair, the FeHoVa in
just few words. The FeHoVa is an internationally renowned exhibition with
more than 50 000 visitors each year. The
200 exhibitors come from 10 countries
and visitors diversity is equally high.
Hungary is a famous hunting destination the land of unlimitied hunting
opportunities.
The CIC, respectively President Dieter Schramm was asked to be the patron of this exhibition. In his opening
speech he highlighted the celebration
of the International Year of Biodiversity
worldwide and its importance for hunters and fishermen.
Mankind has contributed through
overuse to the huge loss of species diversity, and so we as responsible users
of natural resources must do our level
best to slow down this process. With
this background, the CIC as a global
umbrella organization of responsible
hunters makes all efforts to safeguard
the diversity of our wild species in the
world.
Certain prejudices towards hunting
are based on lack of knowledge, which
President Schramm was adjured to be a patron of the exhibition. He did the opening speech after a short
concert of the Hungarian Hunting Chambers hunting horn ensemble.
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How this can be achieved in practical
terms is demonstrated with the development of the Selous-Niassa Wildlife
Corridor, an initiative receiving official
support from the German Government
and the Global Environment Facility
in form of different projects based on
agreements concluded with the Tanzanian Government.
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A Comparison of the Prices of Hunting Tourism in Southern and Eastern
Africa
Hunting tourism has been conducted
in 7 eastern and southern African countries for more than 50 years and recently
Uganda has re-opened hunting. This
form of wildlife utilization generates significant income for community-based
natural resource programs and contributes to the national economies of these
countries approximately 70% of the
total cost of a Big Game Safari will enter
the economy of the host country in the
form of government licences and outfitter operating expenses.
Sustainable hunting tourism, or conservation hunting as it is sometimes
called, therefore is an important tool in
promoting conservation and rural development across a broad spectrum of landscapes. In terms of gross revenue genera-
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Le CIC, en compagnie de la FAO
(Organisation des Nations Unies
pour lalimentation et lagriculture)
a publi trois brochures concernant
la conservation de faune et le
tourisme cyngtique en Afrique.
Dr. Rolf D. Baldus
Un Rsum pratique des expriences
de trois dcennies de conservation
de faune base sur la communaut
en Afrique Quelles sont les
conclusions ?
Dr. Rolf D. Baldus, Rudolf Hahn
Selous Niassa Corridor de Faune
en Tanzanie : Conservation de
biodiversit partir des niveaux de
base
Expriences pratiques et Conclusions
de lintgration des communauts
locales dans la Direction des
ressources naturelles transfrontires
Vernon R. Booth
Comparaison des prix du tourisme
cyngtique en Afrique du Sud et
de lEst
Des versions imprimes sont
accessibles au Bureau Administratif.
Seulement les frais de transport et
de remise seront chargs. Nhsitez
pas nous contacter pour des
dtails supplmentaires. Des
versions lectroniques peuvent tre
tlcharges du site Web du CIC.
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Owen Williams
Piet Koen
Ramon Garoz
Riaan Naude
Rolf Baldus
Slovene Forest Service
Theo Veen
We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your contribution to the 2009 CIC Hunting for Treasure auction
and thank you for making it possible for us to further projects for the sustainable use of wildlife!
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Announcements
Forthcoming change in
the leadership of the CIC
Administrative Office
Der CIC gibt den bevorstehenden
Wechsel in der Geschftsfhrung des
Administrativbros bekannt.
Tams Marghescu, der bis krzlich
das Pan-Europische Regionalbro
und die Stndige Vertretung der
IUCN bei der EU in Brssel geleitet
hat, wird Nachfolger von Kai
Wollscheid werden, der seine Absicht
erklrt hat, als CIC Generaldirektor
auszuscheiden.
Bei einer auerordentlichen Sitzung
entschied das CIC Exekutivkomitee
einstimmig, die Leitung des
CIC Administrativbros Tams
Marghescu zu bertragen.
Der Wechsel wird im Laufe
des Jahres 2010 stattfinden
und zwischenzeitlich wird
Tams Marghescu die Arbeit
des Administrativbros als
Sonderberater untersttzen.
Le CIC annonce un prochain
changement dans la direction de son
Bureau Administratif.
Tams Marghescu, qui jusqu
rcemment tait en charge du
Bureau Rgional Paneuropen et
de la Reprsentation Permanente
de lUICN lUnion Europenne
Bruxelles, va succder Kai
Wollscheid, qui a dclar son
intention de dmissionner de son
poste de Directeur Gnral.
Lors dune runion exceptionnelle le
Comit excutif du CIC a dcid
lunanimit de proposer la direction
du Bureau administratif du CIC
Tams Marghescu.
Le changement seffectuera en 2010,
entre-temps Tams Marghescu
soutient le travail du Bureau
administratif en tant que Conseiller
Spcial.
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SCA
Eastern Approaches
steppe to arid semi-desert towards the allows you to go behind the scenes and
Caspian and lush subtropical wetlands meet the committed conservationists
of the Volga Delta, the region is home who are working to save this species
to a variety of flora and fauna.
and its habitats. The tour visits some of
Chief them is the saiga antelope. This the projects supported by the SCA, in
unique antelope is Critically Endan- particular the Centre for Wild Animals
gered, with their numbers falling by in Kalmykia and the Stepnoi Reserve in
95% in just 15 years. SCA is commit- the Astrakhan region. A portion of the
ted to saving the saiga from extinction tour price goes towards the SCA and its
and supports a number of vital conser- conservation work in the region.
vation projects in the region. This tour Practical information:
is a unique opportunity to see both the Date: 19 29 August 2010
saiga themselves and the extraordinary Limited to 15 places
environment where they are found. This Tour Price: 3535 (full board).
is the only place in the world where sai- For more information and booking,
gas can easily be seen in relatively large please contact Eastern Approaches at
numbers, and this is the only tour that www.easternapproaches.co.uk.
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In Memoriam
Professor Dr. Heribert Kalchreuter
UNEP/AEWA Secretariat
It was in the early eighties when we ran have a certain distance to the sustaininto a young foxy-bearded scientist at able, conservation-oriented hunting
a symposium about wolves in Lisbon, community. Books, which were writPortugal. Why on earth does the CIC ten in a clear, convincing no-nonsense
waist time with nice dinners and ex- way stunning the reader with simple
cursions when we could continue our and understandable explanations of the
work? Herby challenged us and we natures complex scientific facts.
told him mens sana in corpore sano
He was not without edges and a cerin the end, Herby bought himself a tain charming stubbornness, our Herby
green tuxedo you know he said, I had a great personality and that was
am representing the CIC now and I will what we accepted and even expected
not accept anything less than the best! from someone, who successfully worked
And that he did: he became President of as a convinced individualist outside
the Migratory Bird Commission, was of the mainstream. Herby, where on
one of the founding fathers of AEWA earth have you been? I once asked
(Agreement on the Conservation of Af- him after he had disappeared from our
rican-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds) screen for quite some while. Well, he
in one word: for years Herby Kalchreu- grinned, I was just fed up with all of
ter was one of the foremost experts and you and spend two happy years as a
widely recognized scientist promoting trapper in Alaska! I recall a discussion
sustainable hunting and the CIC.
within the ranks of the CIC, as to how
At a time when the CIC was less we should and could support Herbys
concerned with the I the interna- scientific institute, the EWI (European
tional in its logo, Prof. Dr. Heribert Wildlife Institute). The discussion cenKalchreuter was the most prominent tered about the Institute until someone
scientist promoting the wise use prin- made a point: never mind the Institute
ciple on the level of what some call to- we shall support Herby, basta.
day the Conservation Industry. Even
Herby left us, completely unexpecthe anti-hunting antagonists had to ted, after just celebrating his seventiaccept him in the end Herbys talent eth birthday on 14 March 2010 in the
of convincing the most hart-bred ene- Dominican Republic fully convinced
mies of hunting was legendary they that he was strongly marching to exceed
looked at him whenever he confronted his nineties. This was not to be and the
them and could not resist his charm conservation world is quite a bit more
and the facts about natures real func- empty now. But then as Pericles said
tioning he confronted them with. And in his famous speech honoring the slain
when Herby lectured to a still not fully soldiers of Athens: big mans monuconverted antagonist, say one of those ments are not the gravestone their
aggressive animal welfare ladies, about monument is the live memory of their
the nutrient value of game he used to personalities.
munch, crack and eat a solid red-deer
bone to underline his point.
Dieter Schramm
Herby wrote books books which
President of CIC
you found and still find in the hands
of many people, who to say the least