37 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are source of bush meat but their ivory referred to as “White Gold” can provide a substantial reward for poachers. Poachers are illegal animal hunters‚ they kill and sell body parts of animal. “Skyrocketing poaching levels are driven by tremendous growth in the retail price of rhino horn‚ from around $4‚700 per kilogram in 1993 to around $65‚000 per kilogram in 2012. Rhino horn is now worth more‚ per unit weight‚ than gold‚ diamonds” (Rice2008). The raw ivory
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Introduction According to the article‚ Rhino poaching is in no way shown as moral. The ethical issues I see are that people are ignoring the fact that this horrible act is occurring and many people who do know about it won’t do anything about it‚ but are able to waste time watching pointless videos. The You Tube interventions took a moral approach to help with the petition. Although some were offended‚ the majority signed the petition and became more aware of the world around them. Utilitarianism
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At one time the Tarai lowlands of Nepal were a paradise for tigers‚ and for tiger hunters. During the Rana period‚ the vast tracts of forest and grassland were the stage for grand shoots‚ or shikars. These hunting expeditions were carried out not only because it benefitted the rulers themselves‚ but also because it formed an important part of state hospitality. Although archival photographs give the impression of reckless hunting by the Ranas‚ tigers were harvested on a sustained yield basis‚
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EVS REPORT – BATCH 2 – THE MAP OF ENDANGERED No one will ever again see a paradise parrot flash its rainbow colors across the sky or see the Tasmanian tiger slink through the wet Tasmanian forest. They are gone forever – they are now extinct. It is very sad‚ but it is too late. Extinction is forever. Plants and animals have become extinct before. Dinosaurs are an example. However the process is slow‚ taking thousands of years and longer‚ allowing sufficient time for other life forms to adjust to
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for breeding captive Giant Pandas. The reserves are intended to protect the Giant Panda’s natural habitat. Logging is extremely detrimental to the habitat so in 1998 a logging ban was implemented by the Chinese government to slow the destruction Poaching and illegal logging are still problems in some areas. Although Giant Pandas were once hunted for their pelts‚ most Giant Pandas that are injured or killed by poachers today are inadvertently harmed when Giant Pandas are caught in traps meant for
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loss‚ pollution‚ disease‚ predation‚ illegal killing‚ and poaching. Habitat loss happens by a mixture of things logging‚ agriculture‚ the building of roads and cities‚ and forest fires. Habitat loss affects China’s giant panda because of the expanding buildings in China. Pollution is affecting fish in lakes and streams because of acid rain. “Acid rains kill fish in lakes and streams by increasing the acidity of water” (Haluzan 2012). Poaching is killing rhinoceros by people killing them for their horns
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How has the environment of Zaire been affected by the refugees of the Rwandan genocide? The mass movement of about 2 million Rwandan refugees to Zaire occurred in 1994. The refugees moved not only to Zaire‚ but they also moved to Burundi‚ Tanzania and Uganda. Kivu‚ where the majority of the Rwandan refugees were located‚ was already the most overpopulated region in Zaire. After the refugees moved in‚ the population was estimated at 8 million‚ nearly 2 million more than the earlier population. Moreover
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Dawn breaks over the horizon in the remote wilderness of the equatorial forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ and a large community of bonobos splits up for the day. Stomach gurgling‚ a bonobo wanders off with his group in search of food. Moving as swiftly and majestically as a gymnast‚ the bonobo swings from tree to tree‚ its kind brown eyes scanning the trees of the Salonga National forest in search of fruits and insects for ingestion. The ape and his group travel together and go about
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In this essay I will address market failure and how it may have occurred in a country of my choice‚ as well as how they have tried to correct the issues. Market Failure has many definitions‚ although I found that the one that best described it would have to be from the ‘Investopedia’. Of which it states that ‘in any given market‚ the quantity of a product demanded by consumers does not equate to the quantity supplied by suppliers’. This is due to the lack of certain economically factors that prevent
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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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