Environmental Effects Of Poaching On The Environment
Effects of Poaching on Animals, Environment, and Communities
Levi J. Stoesz
Mountain Lake Christian
Abstract Numerous research has been conducted on the effects of Poaching, and this paper will analyze these findings. Poaching negatively affects the communities, animals, and the environment. Research shows that poaching has dramatically increased over the previous decades and will continue to increase in the years to come. Poaching has the ability to destroy communities, cause extinction in animals species, and devastate environments. Communities are at risk of falling apart, because of the side effects of poaching. Countless animals have been killed, and the killing will continue to increase until something is done to stop it. And poaching …show more content…
The extinction caused by poaching can have a negative effect on the economy of local communities tourism industry, as stated by Estrada (2014), an environmental writer for One Green Planet. If people go on a tour to see elephants, but no elephants are left to be seen, people will stop going on these tours and potentially people might stop visiting these places. Estrada (2014), explained “Furthermore, a tourist boycott due to local poaching is a real threat. A boycott could have a detrimental effect on a community’s economy since restaurants, hotels, rentals, and other attractions would suffer” (para. 4). If poaching is not stopped, it could damage the vitality of local communities. Along with having an impact on the overall health of a community, poaching also poses a threat to the humans …show more content…
“Once the number of sharks in certain regions have been diminished enough to significantly minimize their presence, the populations of their prey dramatically increase, as can be observed by rapidly increasing populations of skates and rays…” (para.14). The online news story reported from Record, continued, saying, “which in turn eventually exhaust much of their own food supply, resulting in the degradation of their ecosystem.” (para. 14). Just like the tigers, the poaching of the sharks allowed smaller prey to increase in population which led to a decline in their food supply. Both the tiger and the shark are vital to their environments, and poaching causes a negative imbalance that could potentially lead to its downfall. Along with poaching destroying environments, it also has a negative effect on the animals
Levi J. Stoesz
Mountain Lake Christian
Abstract Numerous research has been conducted on the effects of Poaching, and this paper will analyze these findings. Poaching negatively affects the communities, animals, and the environment. Research shows that poaching has dramatically increased over the previous decades and will continue to increase in the years to come. Poaching has the ability to destroy communities, cause extinction in animals species, and devastate environments. Communities are at risk of falling apart, because of the side effects of poaching. Countless animals have been killed, and the killing will continue to increase until something is done to stop it. And poaching …show more content…
The extinction caused by poaching can have a negative effect on the economy of local communities tourism industry, as stated by Estrada (2014), an environmental writer for One Green Planet. If people go on a tour to see elephants, but no elephants are left to be seen, people will stop going on these tours and potentially people might stop visiting these places. Estrada (2014), explained “Furthermore, a tourist boycott due to local poaching is a real threat. A boycott could have a detrimental effect on a community’s economy since restaurants, hotels, rentals, and other attractions would suffer” (para. 4). If poaching is not stopped, it could damage the vitality of local communities. Along with having an impact on the overall health of a community, poaching also poses a threat to the humans …show more content…
“Once the number of sharks in certain regions have been diminished enough to significantly minimize their presence, the populations of their prey dramatically increase, as can be observed by rapidly increasing populations of skates and rays…” (para.14). The online news story reported from Record, continued, saying, “which in turn eventually exhaust much of their own food supply, resulting in the degradation of their ecosystem.” (para. 14). Just like the tigers, the poaching of the sharks allowed smaller prey to increase in population which led to a decline in their food supply. Both the tiger and the shark are vital to their environments, and poaching causes a negative imbalance that could potentially lead to its downfall. Along with poaching destroying environments, it also has a negative effect on the animals