The Darkness of Poaching
By Ashley Press
Recent events and new tactics.
The cruelty
Tragedy
Fear
Its So True!
100000 rand = 800 USD
Increase much?
STOOOOOPPPPP!!!!!
Many have tried to form organizations and have turned to social media, this created a popular intrest but no avail. Instead more views are seem on the support of Poaching rather than the halting of it.
Educating
Teach the African population that their biggest market is tourism. That they are killing one of their most popular natural resources. The more animals they kill the less tourist will visit. The less amount of GDP, GNI they will generate.
Support
wildaid.org
Worldwide animal fund (WWF)
Pledge, donate, spread the word. Gossip its actually helpful
Also don't but Rhino horns or ivory.
Questions
True or False
1. Rhino horns and elephant ivory can help aid cancer patients2. You would have better luck chewing your own fingers or a horse hoof then ingesting Rhino Horn
3. Social Media helps create awareness for local organizations by glorifying Poaching
4. During the extraction of the Rhio horns the poachers dart the animal.
5. Poachers provide medical aid after removing the horn of the rhino
6. Rhino's are sometimes awake during the extraction process
7. Baby Rhino's and Elephants let out small crys over theirpaent's dead bodies
8. New tactics have had mosst rhinos die immediately after being poached
9. Because of cannedhunting the rhino population has rapidly increased
10. The wildlife animal fund is a fraud
Bibliography
Bibliography
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Plaugic, Lizzie. "China Will Begin Phasing out Its Ivory Industry in an Effort to Fight Poaching." The Verge. The Verge, 31 May 2015. Web. 02 June 2015. <http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/31/8693875/china-ivory-ban-elephant-poaching>.
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