solution‚ while failing to recognize the overexploited status of the forest resources targeted for such use. What‚ in your opinion‚ are the most urgent threats to wildlife? By far the most urgent threat is the pressure from illegal hunting or poaching. We still have substantial amounts of forests left in some areas‚ particularly in the huge swathes of the tribal belts of Central and North East India‚ but they are “empty forests”. The wildlife in them has mostly been killed off‚ eaten or sold.
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business is very profitable. 5. What are the driving forces behind poaching? a. The driving force behind poaching is profit. The sale of rhino horn has immense profitability and chance for creation of wealth. By the sale of rhino horn being so profitable it has made poaching a large problem. The lack of regard that poaching is illegal seems outweighed by the profit for poachers. 6. How would you reduce poaching? a. To reduce poaching the rhino
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fewer than 3‚000 wild tigers and projections show the species being extinct within the next 20 years if something is not done to stop them from becoming hunted (Why Save The Tiger). The main cause for the depletion of the tiger is due to the illegal poaching of the animals for their skins and bones. One other big reason for the tiger to become endangered is the fact that there habitat is being destroyed more and more everyday. The tiger is very important to the ecosystem they live in because they keep
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The Guardian Long Live the Tiger! Upon reading Jeremy Clarkson’s article‚ ‘Stuff the Tiger’‚ I discovered that I strongly disagree with his point of view and the way he writes them‚ a good example of this is when Clarkson uses inappropriate sarcasm to belittle the sensitive issue. I begin to realize that he thinks any publicity is good publicity as has a passion for pontificating on subjects that he knows absolutely nothing about. He begins to patronize the tigers by trying to be humorous. He first
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Poaching Poaching‚ as defined by Webster‚ is the illegal practice of trespassing on another’s property to hunt or steal game without the landowner’s permission. Today‚ that definition seems slightly vague as the nature of poaching has changed drastically in recent years. Poaching is an ever growing epidemic that plagues every continent of this world. Animals of every type are pursued for a variety of economic reasons despite the ecological consequences associated with disrupting the natural
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poaching‚ of course‚ is considered morally wrong as well as illegal. makes sense; it is just plain wrong‚ and against the law. trespassing; another issue that is‚ again‚ ethically wrong as well as against the law. trespassing has become more of a problem
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"Brazen Killing of Rhinos Reignites Fears of Poaching" An act of cowardice and pure malice was displayed when four black rhino’s were recently slaughtered at a national park in Nairobi‚ Kenya. A thirteen-year-old calf and its mother were among two of the fifty-one black rhinos at Tsavo East National Park to have been murdered. The slaying of black rhino’s by poachers has been an epidemic that has increased within the recent years. The population of the black rhino’s had been decreasing in
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The Poaching of Animals The capturing and hunting of animals has been around even before recorded history. The hunting of animals is a way for humans to survive and provide food. This is understandable to most‚ but there are some people out there who kill animals for other reasons or no reason at all. This is known as poaching. Poaching has been defined as the illegal hunting‚ killing‚ or capturing of wild animals‚ usually associated with land use rights. (Webster) People are poach animals all
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RHINOCEROS POACHING Poaching Despite of the protective measure‚ prosecution of this animal continues with the exceptionally high and illegal price on the rhino horn in clandestine market. In Kaziranga National Park‚ 69 rhinos were poached during the period of 1988 to 1991 (Bhattacharya 1993). In Nepal‚ data shows that intensity of rhino poaching is depend on the action taken by the management authority. During 1976 to 1983 poaching was completely stopped due to the Army involvement in the conservation
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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 century. However‚ despite intensive conservation efforts‚ poaching of this iconic species is dramatically increasing‚ pushing the remaining
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