The Brutality of the Ivory Trade (Kenya hunts for armed elephant poachers‚ 1). Anne Passera April 1st‚ 2014. CGR 4MA The brutality of the ivory trade In 1989‚ CITIES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) approved a worldwide ban on ivory trade due to extensive poaching reducing the African elephant population by more than half. However‚ levels of poaching and illegal trade are getting out of control once again. Since 1997‚ certain countries
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Tusks‚ Skin‚ and Bones are sold‚ will mankind realize that Money can never buy back our Wildlife." - Mild at Heart. This quote strongly puts reality out there with the fact that once most animals go extinct‚ they will most likely never come back. Poaching is a huge problem because most animals like rhinos‚ lions‚ and elephants are being poached. Their tusks and horns are said to cure certain diseases or have medicinal properties. This affects not only animal populations‚ but the human population and
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as usual‚ I was reading a happy animal book and then I find a poaching paragraph and slowly that good happy feeling sank into a dark scary feeling as the truth comes out‚ what is going on‚ what is happening to our animals in the world. What is poaching? What makes this bad? It is not what makes it bad it is why it’s bad. It is bad because it is illegal‚ it is illegal because it is killing innocent animals‚ it is animal cruelty. Poaching is not only illegal but is cruel to animals‚ but is only illegal
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of the ivory trade. The ivory trade is a trade for elephant tusk. The ivory trade takes place in Africa. Most of the ivory is hunted for illegally and is mostly by poachers. Poachers are people who hunt illegally‚ and don’t have a license from the government. However‚ most poachers aren’t using the ivory the Chinese are. Three fourths of all ivory hunted is bought by the Chinese. Ivory is used to make many objects like rings‚ jewelry‚ chopsticks and other objects. There are about 220 ivory items in
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The Rhinoceros The rhinoceros is a big‚ archaic looking mammal that dates back to the Miocene era millions of years ago. Members of the rhinoceros family are characterized by their large size. We get two types of Rhinos in South Africa‚ namely: Black Rhinoceros - Diceros bicornis White Rhinoceros - Ceratotherium simum. The White Rhino: The white rhino’s name originates from the Dutch "weit‚" which means wide‚ a position to its wide‚ square hush adapted for grazing. The white rhino‚ which
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Professor George 4/3/13 Ivory Trade Poachers in countries such as Tanzania‚ Zambia‚ Nepal‚ Saudi Arabia‚ and China are rapidly lowering the population of animals with tusks in Asia and Africa. Wild animals such as the greater one-horned rhinoceros‚ elephants‚ narwhals‚ and walruses are mercilessly hunted and killed for their horns. Governments and organizations have implemented many laws to eliminate the poaching of these animals‚ but with little success. Since 1997 poaching rates have risen substantially
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The Ivory Tower It rose up inside of me; the sense of fear was undeniable‚ as if it were a penned bull being taunted and ready to charge. The Clean‚ sickly‚ astringent smell that clung to the air made me feel nauseated. Sweat dripped in beads down my forehead‚ as my eyes darted around the room trying to catch any sign of movement. My heart beat furiously in my chest‚ convulsing with every movement. Goosebumps suddenly rose on the back of my neck as I noticed the leather straps binding me to the
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If I could turn the tide against poaching I would request for the government to try and take down all the black markets in the country. I would build a fence‚ask for more government help‚and put up more surveillance to save Asian and African Elephants from going extinct. Putting guard towers would increase protection of the homeland of the elephants. Putting around the clock guards at these towers will keep poachers from entering the grasslands. All the towers are approximately 2.5 miles apart to
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Elephant Poaching Elephants were once a common species to see around Africa and Asia‚ but due to ivory trading elephants have become critically endangered. Every day elephants become more and more endangered and soon they will be extinct. Elephants are killed everyday and used for ivory. Elephants are beautiful creatures and it would be shameful to let them go extinct. Elephant poaching is a serious problem and is not being stopped. According to the 96 Elephants Foundation‚ “96 elephants are killed
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ordinary rhino‚ it’s a rhino without a horn‚ bleeding from where the horn was once at. One of the “modern dinosaurs” that is present today is the Rhinoceros‚ which is becoming extinct (“Learn Important Rhino Poaching Facts with Pictures”). In the world‚ mainly in South Africa‚ rhino poaching is becoming a popular activity for the wealthy and the poor. People that poach rhinos for their horns use them in illegal trade‚ which has boomed in recent years (“African Rhinos”). Rhino poachers can come
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