(1) Whether a valid Threatened or Protected Species permit was issued for a certain hunt (details
furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the specified permit;
(2) whether the specified hunt was legal, given that (a) there currently exists no published hunting
quota for elephants and (b) the Western Cape High Court granted an interim interdict on 21 April
2022, preventing both the hunting of elephants and the export of elephant trophies; if not, what is
the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) what total number of (a) permits for the killing of elephants have been granted, by providing a
detailed breakdown with regard to each (i) province and (ii) category of permit, including (aa)
trophy hunting, (bb) damage causing animals and (cc) management culls and (b) elephants were
killed in the period between 21 April 2022 and the latest specified date for which information is available?