Stopping Rhino Poachers
By: LeTavion Erwin
Summary
Animal poachers are killing rhinos for their horns. Criminal gangs are offering up to $30,000 for the horns causing the poaching. Professor Tom Snitch and the WWF came up with the idea to use drones to catch the rhino poachers from a bird’s eye view
Vocabulary Words
Rhino- Big creatures with one big and one small horn. The ones being killed in the story.
Endangered- Close to becoming extinct. The rhinos are endangered in the story.
Drones- What they are using to stop rhino poachers.
Main Idea
To inform you of how the WWF are trying to put an end to rhino poaching.Also how they can use drones to do it
2 questions with answers:
Q: How will they stop rhino poaching?
A: by using drones.
Q: Why are people poaching rhinos?
A: For the horns and how much money they can make by selling the horns.
Organization of the article
The author presents the problem of rhino poaching, and then suggests a solution of drones.
Authors Purpose
2 quotes
Professor Tom Snitch thinks that using drones could be a very valuable tool in catching the poachers”: This is important because it hints to you that this is the way they are trying to stop animal poachers
Criminal gangs are offering as much as $30,000 per pound for the horns.:
This quote tells you why rhinos are being killed for their horns.