Poaching A world-wide problem By Kasey Buchanan & Kekoa Smith
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- 1. Poaching A world-wide problemBy Kasey Buchanan& Kekoa Smith
- 2. Did you happen to know?
- 3. Every year, thousands of animalsfrom every country, every year, are killed illegally.
- 4. Animals are killed for Ivory, Medicine,Religious Reasons,
- 5. And for Sport.
- 6. How am I a threat?Thousands of Tigers have been killed because they are seen as Threats.
- 7. Indias Population of tigershas Drastically decreased
- 8. From an estimated population of100,000 in 1900,
- 9. To only 4,000 in 1990
- 10. The amount of elephants in Africa has almost completely vanished.
- 11. People poaching for their ivory tusks has cut their population in half. =
- 12. The South AfricanRhinoceros is poached forits horn.
- 13. Mainly because they are sold for $3400 per pound in China
- 14. In China, Rhino horns are a traditional medicine.
- 15. There is a similar problem with sharks
- 16. Hooked sharks are caught on a boat, then get their fins sliced off
- 17. Then thrown back into the ocean, unable to swim
- 18. This is because shark fins are believed to prevent cancer.
- 19. Hyenas are killed by peoplebecause they are believed to killtheir land animals.
- 20. Hyenas are scavengers Not predators
- 21. We ButCan stop poaching
- 22. There are many organizations you can join to help the cause! The Humane Society Earth First!American Zoo & Aquarium Organization Endangered Species Project Conservation Breeding Specialists Group American Forest Organization Earth Trust Conservation International Center For Animal Conservation
- 23. If you see any suspicious behavior Report it to the police!
- 24. Bibliography:Thanks for watching!"Black Market Wildlife Trade: Killing Species One Genus At ATime." - ForceChange. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. Mackay, Richard. The Atlas of Endangered Species. Berkeley: University of California, 2009. Print. "Poaching." Encyclopedia of Earth. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. . Surhone, Lambert M., Miriam T. Timpledon, and Kasey J. Buchanan. Poaching: Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, Eating, Breeding Season, Closed Season, Hunting Season, Bag Limits, Black Act. [S.l.]: Betascript, 2010. Print "Wildlife Smuggling and Poaching - Havocscope Black Market." Havocscope Black Market. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. "Poaching." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 July 2012. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. .
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