Animal Poaching
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).
Poaching is a worldwide problem because it is affecting the whole food chain, including humans. A year after a logging road went into forest areas in Sarawak, Malaysia, in 2001, not a single large mammal remained (Begley). If one animal goes extinct, then a snowball effect will happen because the animal that depended on the extinct animal for food will have a harder time getting food and eventually that species will die off also, leaving us humans with very little food choices in our future.
Many people believe that poaching is wrong, but what most people do not realize is that poaching animals is an illegal crime in most places. Orenstein, proving his assertions, stated that, “Perhaps it is stating the obvious, but poachers, whatever drives them to poach, are breaking the law…The media often confuse matters by talking about ‘illegal poaching’ as though there were such a thing as
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,
Poaching is becoming less and less popular with ivory and the elephant tusks and today the elephants are thriving in the 21st century. A man named Desire Dondego was a killing machine, but now helps the elephants live and thrive. Poachers can be hunted illegally or legally and if you hunt somewhere where it is illegal, they can get arrested and go to prison
Wildlife hunting is a big business a 2013 estimate valued the illegal poaching trade in Africa worth 17 billion dollars a year and growing. While elephant poaching between 1800’s - 1999 and 2000’s and up have some similarities they also have a wide variety of differences. Elephant poaching in 1800’s-1999 was done to meet the worldwide demands, but elephant poaching in 2000’s and above was done for sport. Elephant poaching is wrong and shouldn’t be done.
Around the world, there is an abundance of animals that are becoming extinct or endangered due to poaching. Animals such as Rhinos, Turtles, Gorillas, and the Tigers are critically endangered due to vulnerability and have been jeopardized by human activities. Many countries have legalized poaching, but still this problem has increased significantly in the past decade. If the world does not stop this issue countless of animals will become extinct, and our older generation will never be able to see these exotic animals living in their natural habitat. Poaching is happening all around the world and will never be stopped until people are more educated about this crime and what is occurring from it.
ALERT! ALERT! ANIMAL CRUELTY IN AREA! The following is an extremely important argument on the topic of poaching animals. If you do not approve of removing animals out of their natural habitats or destruction of the animal food chain, I suggest you continue reading immediately. Penalties for poaching should be severe because poaching is harmful, taking animals from ecosystems, destroying the relationships of which the energy flows in a food web, and harms animals in diverse biomes, demolishing food chains and animal populations. Penalties for poaching animals should be severe because taking animals from ecosystems destroy the relationships of where the energy flows in a food web, and harms animals in diverse biomes. When animals are taken from
In many families, hunting is a tradition carried on from generation to generation and is a respected sport. However, there are those who do not respect the sport or the animals and have no issues harvesting the animals by any means necessary. Poachers are people that hunt during a non-hunting season or use tools to lure animals such as deer and bear to areas easier for them to get a shot. Essentially, poaching amounts to the theft of public's wildlife. (Wilkes-Barre, 2008) Poaching occurs all over the world and is not limited to a certain species. In Africa, elephants are the target of poachers for their tusks. In the 1970's and the 1980's the population of the elephants in Africa reduced due to poaching from 1.3 million to 600,00 0 in less than a decade. This illegal hunting selectively removed older animals with larger tusks and the results of this are being seen. Poaching not only affects the elephant population but the behavior of the elephants as well. (Archie & Chiyo, 2012) In all reality hunters have absolutely no reason or right to bend the rules, much less steal.
Thinking from nature's point of view what if a certain species go extinct from human activity or poaching. Though some people may think “It’s just one animal, what harm could
There have been periods of unregulated hunting that have driven species extinct. And there are areas that have outlawed hunting entirely and poaching has driven species extinct. There are areas that outlawed hunting which led to such an increase in one specie that it drove other species extinct and threw off the entire ecosystem. There are myths regarding the ivory of elephants and rhino, and body parts of other animals, that has led to extinction or
Statistics tell us that animal poaching has amplified at an exponential rate. Many organizations rose to prevent these kinds of environmental disaster. Cheetahs, Rhinoceros, Elephants, Bears, Tigers, etc. have been victims of animal poaching. These animals are stolen and killed, which is obviously illegally. Elephants, Rhinos and other such mammals are killed for their tusks and horn. Tigers, Leopards, Bears, etc. are killed for their precious skins, which are used for rugs and fur based fabrics and sold on the black
Recently, the poaching controversy has gained more attention in the news and media due to the killing of Cecil the Lion back in 2015. But what exactly is poaching and why is it illegal? Poaching can be defined as the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals. Animals are captured and killed for their parts and products that are eventually sold on the black market and to cartels to make medicines, trinkets, and other products. Animals are typically poached for personal gain and value.The the illegal poaching trade in Africa alone has accumulated a worth of $17 billion dollars a year and it keeps growing. Ivory, fur, skin, and bones especially are in high demand and places/people are willing to pay high numbers for these products, so it is no surprise that people continue to hunt them. Due to poaching, the tiger is one of the most endangered species in the world . Tiger parts, such as fur, skin, and bones, are seen as a luxury and are used as commerce on the black market and secretly throughout Asia. Although China has participated in the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species, the laws are commonly ignored and it remains the primary destination for tiger parts. Elephants are also on the brink of extinction and the number hunted per year keeps increasing. Despite international ivory trade being banned in the 1990s, it is still sold on the black market and sought after in Asia; once again, China being the biggest demander. According to Kideghesho in Sage Journals , “widespread poaching coupled with inefficient law enforcement in Tanzania was manifested in the dramatic decline of the elephant population to less than 30% of what it was in 1979, a drop from 316,000 to 85,000 by 1987.” Rhinos are also greatly sought after in Africa. In
Poaching is the illegal hunting or harvesting of wild animals and plants. Poaching is a major problem in Africa because the demand for animals and their products has increased. With the problem of poaching increasing it has caused animals to be put on the endangered animals list or even becoming extinct. However, poaching isn’t always entitled as killing the animals. Many animals are captured and sold to zoos or as exotic pets.
Poaching is the practice of illegally killing animals. Poaching animals can impact animals in many ways, such as disrupting the food chain, making animals endangered or even extinct.To stop poaching we can, fund companies that help stop poaching such as protecting a family of red pandas and arrest those who poach. from today, over 40 animals are affected by poachers each year , also, there are about 450,000-700,000 African elephants killed by poaching, that means at least 18,000,000 animals could be killed each year. Poachers sell items to others for tribes, who use it as healing medicine or on the black market because it is so scarce. in a year 70-213 billion a year is how much money items all of the poachers earn.
Habitat loss is a leading cause to why many animal species are becoming threatened and endangered, but poaching is a close second (“Illegal Wildlife” 1). Poaching and habitat loss work hand and hand to continue to threaten the wildlife today (“Illegal Wildlife” 3). With poaching threatening the wildlife’s existence, it affects not only the ecosystem, but it also affects tourism. Tens of thousands of tourists annually visit
Wildlife trade has become a threat faced by animals around the world all because of poachers. Poaching by definition is the illegal hunt of game or fish that is not on one’s land. Often times with poaching of endangered animals, it results in illegal wildlife trade. An example would be of poachers killing elephants for ivory and tigers for their skins and bones. Poachers have decided the best thing for them to do is to harm innocent animals just for money. This should be ended, because they are taking things way too far. “We are consuming wildlife for fashion, medicine, souvenirs, and trophy hunting,” says an observer. This means poachers are being assigned by people to kill animals for clothes or medicine. As a result, I can not