Research Report: Rhino poaching: 1. Introduction to Rhinos: Rhinos are unique animals. There are 6 different rhino species (The White‚ Black‚ The greater one horned‚ Sumatran and the Javan Rhinos) around the world South Africa is home to two the Black and White Rhinos. Rhinos are more closely related to horses as opposed to elephants. They are massive‚ hoof creatures with extremely thick skin‚ bulky‚ strong bodies and at least one horn that extend from their noses. They are timid herbivores who have
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“Only when the last of the animal’s horns‚ tusks‚ skin and bones are sold‚ will Mankind realize that money can never buy back our wildlife.” – Wild at Heart. Good morning to my teacher and fellow classmates. Poaching has traditionally been defined as the illegal hunting‚ killing‚ or capturing of wild animals.today my main focus will be on the poaching of rhinoceouras.. Rhinos were once abundant throughout Africa and Asia with an approximated worldwide population of 500 000 in the early twentieth
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face‚ having survived millions of years despite a curse - literally on its head. As elephant-borne riders approach‚ the formidable hulk sniffs the air for danger‚ then resumes its breakfast. This is Kaziranga‚ refuge to more than 2‚200 endangered Indian rhinoceros and one of the world’s best-protected wildlife reserves. But even here‚ where rangers follow shoot-to-kill orders‚ poachers are laying siege to "Fortress Kaziranga"‚ attempting to sheer off the animals’ horns to supply a surge in demand for
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era millions of years ago. Members of the rhinoceros family are characterized by their large size. We get two types of Rhinos in South Africa‚ namely: Black Rhinoceros - Diceros bicornis White Rhinoceros - Ceratotherium simum. The White Rhino: The white rhino’s name originates from the Dutch "weit‚" which means wide‚ a position to its wide‚ square hush adapted for grazing. The white rhino‚ which is actually grey‚ has a pronounced hump on the neck and a long face. The Black Rhino: The black‚ or
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has two large horns coming out of its nose? After reading that description‚ ideally one’s answer should be a rhinoceros. In most cases‚ we always picture a rhinoceros to have two horns and light-grey skin‚ but often forget about the rhinoceros who have darker colored skin and only one horn. There were once hundreds of rhinoceros species however‚ only five species exist today. The African Black and White rhinos‚ and the Sumatran rhinos have two horns‚ but the Indian and Javan rhinos from Asia only
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Rhino poaching in Assam Rhino poaching in Assam is a major environmental issues in India which continues in the region of Kaziranga National Park‚ Manas National Park and some other grasslands of Assam. The one horn rhino or Indian rhino is surviving in the north-east corner of India‚ Assam. Kaziranga National Park‚ Pobitora in Marigaon district and Orang National Park in Darrang district of Assam account almost 95% of the total wild One horned rhino in the world.[1] These rhinos are inhabited most
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through the South African savanna and you notice some drips of blood that get bigger and bigger as you follow them. Then suddenly you stumble across a rhino‚ this is no ordinary rhino‚ it’s a rhino without a horn‚ bleeding from where the horn was once at. One of the “modern dinosaurs” that is present today is the Rhinoceros‚ which is becoming extinct (“Learn Important Rhino Poaching Facts with Pictures”). In the world‚ mainly in South Africa‚ rhino poaching is becoming a popular activity for the
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To what extend is legalizing the transportation of rhino horns an effective solution to the problem of falling numbers in the wild? Rhinos are count as one of the earth endangered species. They are killed for human’s medicinal usage even though there is no scientific to whether it can be used for a cure or not. The number of rhinos is reducing every single day and the shortage of rhinos can cause major problems such as jeopardizing the eco-system. Therefore‚ solutions must be made to solve the problems
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Rhino poaching has escalated in recent years and is being driven by the demand for rhino horn in asian countries‚ particularly Vietnam. It is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine but more and more commonly now it is used as a status symbol to display someone’s success and wealth. As South African is home to the majority of rhinos in the world it is being heavily targeted by poachers. The scarcity of rhinos today price higher‚ and pressure on the declining rhino populations. For people whose annual
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1-trillion a year over budget. How would you cut spending? December 1‚ 2013 How would you help to bring the National debt down? Each year the government spends countless amounts of money on things that could ultimately be put toward the debt we owe. The estimated amount of debt as of now is about $17‚237‚634‚587‚000. Some ways that you could reduce government spending is mandate a policy that would take $10 yearly for every person in a house hold. Another would be to cut out all
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