The RMG will keep the Black Rhino Conservation Plan up to date. Current members: Dr Martin Brooks, Chairman, for Natal Parks Board Mr Peter Conant, for KwaZiulu Bureau of Natural Resources Mr Tony Ferrar, representing Bophuthatswana National Parks Dr Anthony Hall-Martin, for National Parks Board Dr Eugene Joubert, for Department of Agriculture and Nature Conservation, Namibia Mr Niel van Wyk, for Cape Directorate of Nature and Environmental Conservation Richard Emslie Peter Hitchins The RMG's main role will be to facilitate the achievement of the conservation goals for the black rhino by evaluating the effectiveness of the current programs, developing new strategies, and providing management advice to conservation authorities. It will also identify research and conservation priorities.
A conservation plan for black rhino in South Africa, Namibia, and the states of Transkei, Venda, Bophuthatswana and Ciskei was adopted earlier this year. The plan already being implemented by the conservation authorities in Kwazulu-Natal, Cape, Bophuthatswana, Namibia and the National parks board, was adopted as a matter of urgency to direct conservation authorities toward common regional goals for each of the 3 subspecies present, and to ensure that the best management techniques are applied.
