Why Is Poaching Bad
I was going to the library as usual, I was reading a happy animal book and then I find a poaching paragraph and slowly that good happy feeling sank into a dark scary feeling as the truth comes out, what is going on, what is happening to our animals in the world. What is poaching? What makes this bad? It is not what makes it bad it is why it's bad. It is bad because it is illegal, it is illegal because it is killing innocent animals, it is animal cruelty. Poaching is not only illegal but is cruel to animals, but is only illegal in government bought land, land owned by the government. The only reason why people started poaching is because tiger pelt and elephant tusks are good money in the BLACK MARKET. Poaching is increasing directly and helping criminal gangs become better at shootings and makes them more sophisticated. Terrorists are starting to sell ivory tusks to get more money to get more weapons and support their own terror.
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If an apex predator (tigers) is removed from a habitat then the plant eating animals will populate too much.
Wolves in yellowstone when wolves in yellowstone were taken away the elk started to over graze on the willow and that was affecting the beavers, so the beavers started dieing off. Since the tiger is an apex predator in many ecosystems it would be a catastrophe if they go extinct, unlike lions the tiger lives in the (jungle, rainforest, savanna, etc.)Since the tiger is at the top of the food chain for most ecosystems it is a primary apex predator and will have the most effect if extinct. Unlike the lions who only roam one or two ecosystems will have very little effect on the ecosystem. According to HUFFINGTON POST they sold over 6,000 animal killing licences, this gave people the power to kill innocent animals with no penalty for
it. Because of poaching we are putting animals on a 24/7 watch in the savannah so that we could monitor their growth and decline in wildlife reserves. Then we also keep them in wildlife preserve so we could make sure that they all are healthy in every way possible.
Also some poachers are killing just for the heck of it, but also threatening to kill endangered animals for their own good of the sport, they just take what they need and leave the rest.
We are surrounded by endangered species. Majestic tigers and stuffed toy pandas are examples. We can also watch the elaborate courtship rituals of cranes and the strategic hunting habits of leopards.
If an apex predator (tigers) is removed from a habitat then the plant eating animals will populate too much.
Wolves in yellowstone when wolves in yellowstone were taken away the elk started to over graze on the willow and that was affecting the beavers, so the beavers started dieing off. Since the tiger is an apex predator in many ecosystems it would be a catastrophe if they go extinct, unlike lions the tiger lives in the (jungle, rainforest, savanna, etc.)Since the tiger is at the top of the food chain for most ecosystems it is a primary apex predator and will have the most effect if extinct. Unlike the lions who only roam one or two ecosystems will have very little effect on the ecosystem. According to HUFFINGTON POST they sold over 6,000 animal killing licences, this gave people the power to kill innocent animals with no penalty for
it. Because of poaching we are putting animals on a 24/7 watch in the savannah so that we could monitor their growth and decline in wildlife reserves. Then we also keep them in wildlife preserve so we could make sure that they all are healthy in every way possible.
Also some poachers are killing just for the heck of it, but also threatening to kill endangered animals for their own good of the sport, they just take what they need and leave the rest.
We are surrounded by endangered species. Majestic tigers and stuffed toy pandas are examples. We can also watch the elaborate courtship rituals of cranes and the strategic hunting habits of leopards.