Poaching in the Savanna
Over hunting in the Savanna
What is Poaching
Poaching is killing animals to harvest parts of their bodies needed for a resource
Rinosaurus
Cheetah
The cheetah adapts to the climate in the savanna with the black lines under its eye's to reduce glare from the sun and with it's speed
Elephant
The elephant adapts to the climate by using it long trunk to move thing that are in it's way such as fallen trees
The Problem
Poaching and the impact
- Poaching is an illegal killing of animals
- Elephant and rhinoceros killed for ivory horns
- Cheetahs skins are harvested for rugs
- Too much poaching is causing population to go down
Poaching is having a major change in the population of mammals in the African savanna and this hurting the entire food web in Africa
The Solution
3 ways to stop Poaching
legalize selling and trading tusks and horns
use technology such as drones to see them in the act
use education and research it
The climate
The climate in Africa is on a spring day is anywhere from 80-90 degrees F