Johannes Wessels

Johannes Wessels is the president of the South African Predators Association (Sapa), a group advocating for the reopening of the lion bone industry in South Africa. He has been actively involved in legal efforts to compel the government to set annual export quotas for lion bones and derivatives, citing economic rights and the lawful possession of stockpiles from captive breeding operations. Wessels argues that the inability to export these products has harmed the industry and highlights the economic contributions of legal lion farming.