Ivory Destruction

According to an article published by Upfront Magazines, " In Mozambique, the number of people living inside one of the country’s national parks grew to about 35,000 in 2012 from about 21,000 in 2001. The explanation is that the elephants are destroying crops and the only way to stop them is to, you know, destroy them, aka kill the elephants. I think that there should be other ways the farmers take care of the problem. I think they need to think of the big picture when they are about to put the final blow on the elephants. I believe that this is just one thing to add on to the pile for the struggle of surviving for the elephants. But what the real reason the elephants are going extinct is because of poaching,

Because of the sale of illegal ivory so many elephants' lives are put at risk. If the poaching of elephants and ever-growing trade in illegal ivory is to be seriously addressed, part of the solution to this complex problem must be a return to the full ban on the sale of ivory established in 1989 (Bloody Ivory). Between 434,000 and 684,000 African savanna elephants in 18 countries remain, down 30% in the last seven years. Once again levels of poaching and illegal trade have spiraled out of control. Rates of poaching are now the worst they have been since 1989. There are no easy answers, but a total ivory trade ban is the one strategy we know has worked (Mary Rice). Hong Kong seized 779 elephant tusks three days into 2013, over a ton of ivory,

At this point there is no clear option to saving the elephants but this one does not preserve elephants it makes them a cattle to be sold distributed and slaughtered.

Contraception is a tricky process that can cause distress to females and relocation of Intyre elephant family that will be stressful to the animals and will be expensive. If nothing changes the elephant count will top 34,000 by 2020. It's the government's responsibility to control the culling of elephants. Kruger is enclosed and its elephants are gradually eating them selves out of food. Other species are suffering as a

The rhinos are part of their ecosystem and protecting them prevents their destruction. This is possible can be seen in the Journal of Ecology, “rhinos maintain the diverse African grasslands on which countless other species depend. Surprisingly, prior to this study, no one had looked closely rhinos ‘roles in shaping the ecosystem” (Rachel Nuwer, 1-2). Basically the ecosystem is depending of the present of the rhinos because they are complementing the nature. Rhinos are a part of their ecosystem and protecting them prevent the destruction the food hierarchy. As is this problem becomes worse in South Africa because people do not respect the limits in their lives when they hunt the rhinos. These people become criminals and they be a part of the crime organization when they sell the rhinos to people how sell this animal outside to Vietnam. Dealing with people who work illegally trade is awful situation that the authorities need to stop to protect and prevent the destruction of these animals. Vietnam is one the place who works with the rhino horn. The South Africa- Vietnam Rhino Horn Trade Nexus cites, “historically, rhino horn

Elephants are the biggest walking mammals in the world and they are mostly found in the African Savanna.As amazing as this animals are they are decreasing from population,which is caused by poaching.Elephant poaching was greatly use in the 1970's and were sold illegally throughout the countries.The government did something about it,they stop the selling of illegal ivory and decrease the elephant poaching which cause the elephant population to

In recent years elephant poaching has led to a significant decline in the African Elephant population. The ban on the international trade in ivory has allowed some elephant populations to recover, but it is an inadequate amount compared to the tens of thousands of elephants being slaughtered each year. What more can be done to stop elephant poaching? Poachers often take desperate measures to obtain ivory due to being economically unstable. What is ivory used for exactly? Where does it get shipped? Illegal trade on ivory has been said to fund terrorist groups. Is this true? These questions may enhance ones knowledge of the harmful effects poaching has on the elephant population and how the funding of terrorist groups affects individuals across

Citizens from around the world are taking a stand against the ivory trade: New York http://www.care2.com/causes/were-crushing-one-ton-of-ivory-in-times-square-this-week.html

The reading talks about some methods for hunting elephants: such as digging ditches to catch elephants, make a tree trap, and use strategies. The consumer might not know how the process of ivory is. In medieval, some people claimed that the "helfent," when hunted, would fall down and break its bone, producing the rarity know as ivory. The article also briefly describes the role of the elephant in some medieval stories, and

In order to preserve and increase the number of the elephants in Asia, these animals should be protected and reintroduced to the wild and their habitats must be restored and expanded.

Together, the United Nations need to put pressure on Africa and China to regulate the flow of ivory leaving Africa and going into China. Almost ninety percent of ivory sold in South Asia is of African origins (Ives 39-43). The problem starts in Africa. The African government has not done its job to protect its wildlife. The African government needs to give the conservation groups the funding or access they need to help save these animals; it would help to take a huge stride forward. As it stands the groups have a hard time. Africa should give licenses to the conservation groups so that when an elephant dies it can me tagged and then harvested. The groups could, in turn, offer small finders fees, but they would have to be able to show where the elephant died. This would help to bring communities together to save the elephants lives.

According to the IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, there are now 16,306 endangered species threatened with extinction (Kasnoff). Lions, Sumatran tigers, Black rhinos, Mountain gorillas, African elephants and Grevy’s zebras are currently being poached into annihilation. These six animals are being slaughtered so that their body parts, such as tusks, pelts, eyes, and bones, can be illegally sold for large amounts of money ("Africa's Poaching Crisis – AWF"). Zoologists, people who observe every aspect of wildlife and protect these species from dangerous threats, are stepping with other wildlife specialists to prevent and end the extinction of African animals threatened by poachers.

Scientists regard African elephants as one of the most intelligent animal species on Earth. They are highly social and can recognize specific individuals, use tools, teach skills to their offspring, imitate sounds, and show strong indications of self-awareness, emotional capacity, and memory recall. Until recently, experts believed these abilities were unique to the great apes. The IUCN red list considers African elephants vulnerable due to habitat loss and ivory poaching. Although international conservation efforts and heightened law enforcement have increased populations in recent years, poaching remains an imminent threat. Elephants are known change their behavior in response to nearby human activity, but new research shows that these typically daytime animals are trying to save themselves – by taking on the graveyard shift.

Animal poaching has a bigger price tag than the trophy sitting on the shelf. Poaching is causing iconic animals of many continents and of our oceans to become endangered or even extinct. These animals that people have come to love and fantasize over may be gone before we are (Africa). Elephants, rhinos, lions, and zebras are the animals thought of the most when it comes to animal poaching, but many animals are poached. They are killed for only one quality, like their horns or skins and the rest of the animal is left behind. Poaching is a massive business that is ran by international networks, it’s estimated to make hundreds of millions of dollars (World). Not all wildlife trade is illegal, but it becomes a crisis when an increasing amount of illegal poaching is done and it directly threatens the survival of species in the wild (World). Since 1960 97.6% of the Black Rhino population in Africa has been poached and lions are extinct in seven African countries (Africa).

Just imagine life without any elephants, wiped out just like the dinosaurs. In the early 1980’s, there were more than a million reported elephants in Africa. Tragically, during that decade, 600,000 elephants were destroyed for ivory products. Today, conceivably no more than 400,000 elephants remain across the continent. Elephants are facing a very real threat of extinction; In fact, the African elephants are listed on the