Bloomberg: RSA wants to export more zebra meat

[steve white]

Can Africa survive both poaching and market hunting?

 

[375Fox]

Can Africa survive both poaching and market hunting?

This would likely boost game numbers in South Africa on private land considerably if successful. It’s very separate issue from poaching in wild areas. The meat already goes to sale to domestic market in South Africa anyway. The real question is where is the line between wild animals and farming that starts a path towards domestication? This would likely lead to a larger scale of commercialization than already exists in South Africa. But now instead of breeding for horn size potentially breeding certain species to be more docile so easier to raise or breeding for faster growth or larger body size to produce more meat faster.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

I'm with @R.M.C. : best thing I ate over there, and it was all terrific.

 

[leslie hetrick]

they eat horse in Europe, the usa has a ban on exporting them there for food.

 

[leslie hetrick]

a small number of american indians keep the us army at bay for years by riding their horses to death and then eating them along with their dogs to keep going. in the russian german war horses were on the menu at every opportunity.

 

[leslie hetrick]

maybe they cooked up the wrong lower body part.

 

[rgsiii]

I have had horse and zebra—they are both good.

 

[Aaron N]

I’m not sure if we had zebra or not over there, but I feel like the consensus used to be that it was pretty not great if any fat was left on the meat.

Correct me if I’m wrong.

 

[leslie hetrick]

yes the fat needs to be trimmed off, i realy dislike in on our US whitetail.

 

[375Fox]

I’m not sure if we had zebra or not over there, but I feel like the consensus used to be that it was pretty not great if any fat was left on the meat.

Correct me if I’m wrong.

Something interesting to note. Burchell zebra has yellow fat. Hartmann zebra has white fat. Two very different zebras as far as the meat.

 

[Sue Tidwell]

Link to article:

South Africa Bids to Put Zebra Meat on International Menus

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa published a strategy document designed to tap the potential of the country’s vast wildlife industry to export more zebra, crocodile and other meat, as well as boost local consumption of the animals.Most Read from BloombergAn Opioid-Like Drink Is Masquerading As a...

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Bruce

Zebra was actually my FAVORITE meat in Africa. My husband's was eland. Hopefully this works out. It would be good forSouth Africa and the wildlife.