The Poaching Epidemic Animal wildlife is something that should be treasured and protected‚ not devastated by inconsiderate poachers. Poaching has contributed to the extinction of animal species all over the world. Some of the species that have been affected and have gone extinct are the Tasmanian tiger‚ the eastern cougar‚ the eastern elk‚ the black rhino and numerous amounts of bird species (IDA). Poachers usually kill wildlife in order to make tax free profit from the wildlife’s resources which
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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 hooked-lipped rhino‚ along with all other rhino species‚ is an odd-toed ungulate
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Case: Rhino Hunting 1. What is SANParks / Kruger National Park’s objective and vision? Is selling rhino consistent with their objective and vision? If not‚ then what should it be? Their objective and vision was to protect the wildlife in the South Africa National Parks. They would also generate revenue through wildlife sales‚ making the selling of rhino part of their vision‚ but they did this because they also believed in recolonization of wildlife in case of disease or poaching. They would
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most likely never come back. Poaching is a huge problem because most animals like rhinos‚ lions‚ and elephants are being poached. Their tusks and horns are said to cure certain diseases or have medicinal properties. This affects not only animal populations‚ but the human population and the black market trade. Rhino horns are sold on the black market for thousands of dollars‚ in fact‚ it costs $60‚000 per kilogram and a rhino horn weighs roughly 2.9-3.7 kilograms. One rhino horn is more
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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
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Poaching is the illegal hunting of animals‚ but it is the most beneficial to the environment and people. Poaching is a crime that isn’t all black and white. There are many different methods and reasons as to why people do it that may seem right or justified to them. We have five reasons why poaching is beneficial to the environment and people. Our first reason why poaching is beneficial is that we think that people who poach make pretty good money. This may sound like a stupid reason but think about
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If I could turn the tide against poaching I would request for the government to try and take down all the black markets in the country. I would build a fence‚ask for more government help‚and put up more surveillance to save Asian and African Elephants from going extinct. Putting guard towers would increase protection of the homeland of the elephants. Putting around the clock guards at these towers will keep poachers from entering the grasslands. All the towers are approximately 2.5 miles apart to
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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 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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7Wa Poaching is the illegal practice of trespassing on another’s property to hunt. It has been illegal for hundreds of years‚ but it was during the Late Middle Ages that poaching became a punishable offense. As people illegally hunt certain animal species for profit or for the sport of it‚ more and more of these favored animals are becoming extinct‚ animals that are normally prey are increasing in population‚ and more vegetations are being eaten and destroyed. Most poaching is committed mostly
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