Poaching is a serious matter in countries overseas. In one specific area is Africa. Hunters who are poaching in Africa are damaging the wildlife and proper precautions should be taken in preventing this crime; however, African leaders are not doing much about it. If proper precautions were being taken, then there would be less poaching in Africa. Also, poaching is very damaging to the wildlife because all animals depend on each other. Some conservation activists have tried to speak out about this issue by writing letters to hunters, but this has not been a big success. Hunters have also responded and written letters defending themselves and their actions. Over the years there has been a steady decline in the animal populations such as rhino’s …show more content…
One wildlife photographer, Lori Denham, wrote a letter and sent it to 100 game ranchers and hunting organizations. She describes how animals are being hunted down and they can not produce enough to keep their population up. “Whether the killing of African animals is for adrenaline rush, fun, profit, greed, or retaliation, the slaughter has to stop and man has to develop a new mindset through education.” (Denham, Lori. "Letters from Africa." Letter to To Game Ranchers and Hunting Organizations. 09 Oct. 2013. A2A Safari. N.p., 03 Nov. 2014. Web. 13 Apr. 2016.). She expresses to the hunter’s reading the letter that if they could look at it from a conservationist’s point of view then they might could understand the damages they are causing. A ranger named,Raabia Hawa,from Kenya who is part of the Walk With Rangers foundation also wrote a letter to a Mr. Corey Knowlton who had recently been caught poaching in Africa. Ms. Raabia expressed what she has seen first hand in Africa and is deeply concerned for the animals. She tells the hunter that she was just in Tanzania where a black rhino was recently shot. This leaves only 35 black rhinos in that area. “We must only take that which is sustainable and in a way that will not bring harm to the delicate balance of nature.” She explains to the hunter.(Hawa, Raabia. "Walk with Rangers." Letter to An American Hunter. 23 Jan. 2014. Kenyan …show more content…
One hunter has written a letter defending his right to hunt. While this hunter is defending the rights of all hunters he is also defending that poaching is a serious matter. The hunter is trying to explain to other hunters that they have a bad reputation and should start taking measures to help with the conservation issues.“I am a hunter not only because I love hunting more than anything, but because I truly know that hunting is an amazing conservation tool, when done properly. Let us do it properly then!!!”. (Damm, Gerhard R. "A Letter From Proffessional Hunter." Letter to To Other Hunters. 16 July 2014. Africa Hunting. African Indaba, 16 July 2014. Web. 13 Apr. 2016.). While the hunter is defending his right he is also trying to make other people understand that if you hunt properly it can also be used for conservation methods and that in some ways hunters are also conservationists. If the hunters could understand how to properly hunt then there would be less problems between hunters and
In the article “Angry Tweets Won’t Help African Lions” first published on 7/1/2016 in The New York Times Richard Conniff attempts to use the recent death of Zimbabwe’s Cecil the lion as a medium for informing readers of the New York Times about what is going on in Africa and the impact these events are having on the lions. Cecil the lion was a mascot of sorts for Zimbabwe until he was hunted down and killed by Walter Palmer in the name of “Trophy Hunting”. The real driving force behind this seems to not necessarily be Trophy hunting, but in fact is the dwindling number of lions in Africa today. As pointed out by Conniff, one overwhelming problem that is affecting the lion's population is the killing of them and their food supply by impoverished
I grew up in southern Louisiana, exposed to generations-long traditions of trapping, shrimping, hunting, and fishing. These traditions are deeply intertwined in the area’s cultural and economic identities. As a child, I pondered the ethics and necessity of hunting, but not in those terms––Was it really fair to the animals? Didn’t they have a right to live, just like people? I named house-spiders and objected to killing them; I pampered my dog Elvira; and I named squirrels, snakes, birds, and even wasps. I believed, and still do, that animals are living, feeling creatures that deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. I am also a hunter. Although irrefutably a “blood sport,” hunting is ethical and necessary even in modern times because it provides proper management and conservation of wildlife, is more humane than industrial farming, and harms fewer animals than a widely adopted vegan diet would.
Wildlife conservationists are constantly working to supervise the rivers, forest, and other natural resources of Africa in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management. In Kenya, laws against trophy hunting has assisted these conservationists in maintaining wildlife populations. However, park rangers face a huge battle against the illegal poaching of these rare trophy animals, such as lions and elephants. In Asia, the demand for ivory continues to surge, despite the long-time ban on its international trade. The demand is so high that the Tanzanian government has developed plans to construct a commercial highway through the Serengeti in order to more efficiently trade goods with Asia (“The Need for Serengeti Watch”). However, the highway will also provide a faster route to the coast for ivory smugglers. The controversy surrounding the highway and its positive or negative effects on the economy, Tanzania as a whole, and the Serengeti is countless. Despite the debate over its benefits and...
“The decrease in numbers and even the disappearance of many large predators due to habit loss and inbreeding has made hunting a necessity for controlling the population size of certain prolific species, such as deer and geese” (Source 2). The number of species generally deemed as prey has skyrocketed with the disappearance of many large predators. Hunting is now considered a necessity only for these specific species that are over populating an area. Without the removal of these plenteous species, inbreeding and mutations will occur creating problems with the species in the future. “An abiding theme in hunting literature is the healing, calming, insight-generating effects of hunter sojourns in natural settings. The hunter ideal is not violent abandon but calm reflection of the holistic circumstances of the irreversible decision to harvest the life of a game animal” (Source 3). Hunters argue that hunting is not solely murdering with no remorse; it is a pensive act. The hunting literature explains that hunters feel contrition from making a kill and claiming the life of an animal contradicting the stereotypical opinion that every hunter is a stone cold killer. Average hunters who hunt for deer and geese for example only help in maintaining overpopulated species in certain areas. Even though maintaining
For example, a very recent event of the illegal killing of the lion, Cecil, gained colossal attention throughout social media and the news. However, Cecil’s death also brings up the question of whether trophy hunting is safe after all. Walter Palmer, the killer of Cecil, had purchased a hunting permit for 55,000 dollars; yet, he is put in trial for hunting a lion. Cecil was a protected animal and a local favorite. Palmer claims, however, that he had no knowledge of that prior to his hunt and blames the guides for not notifying him about Cecil (independent.co.uk). The “Cecil case” can lead to a very long, heated discussion, but the main takeaway from this is that trophy hunting can never be 100 percent safe. Although, most trophy hunters believe that they are helping with conservation, they might be doing more harm than good. For
A social outrage has broken recently amid the scandal of Cecil the Lion’s death. Cecil was illegally hunted and killed by the American dentist Walter Palmer. Since then, it has caused the world to change their minds on the effects of trophy hunting. Succeeding the death of the renowned lion, a recent poll in America displays that on a three to one margin, the respondents said they would rather be tourists in a country that prohibits trophy hunting, instead of one that does not. The debate is ascending as more hunters proudly present their ‘trophy’ on social media. Many nature conservatives and animal protection agencies are raising awareness because of the fact that Cecil died in a meaningless and violent manner.The problem is not only in America, but around the globe. Trophy hunting should be illegal in the world because it is merely killing animals without a meaningful purpose, and it produces harmful effects to the environment.
In the article hunting myths they go over some of the myths and misunderstands that people who do not hunt think about hunters. They go over why hunting is so appealing, one of the things they say is it is a personal madder it is something that that persons family has done and is a tradition that had been passed down, it is a time to enjoy the companies of loved ones without distractions. hunters are not being cruel to animals, they say most animals don 't pass away in comfort and are in pain for endless hours and days, a bullet or arrow is a much better death then being through the pain of dying for days on end, hunters don do favors by killing them but what they are doing is not unnaturally cruel. Hunters are not using tax pays money who do not hunt, most of the money paid to conserve hunting is done by taxes on hunting equipment and individuals. They also discuss “Hunters are not harming wildlife populations” and “Hunters are not dangerous, inept, or trigger-happy.”
A Rhino is in the wild alone, it here’s some rustling in a bush but it ignores the sound. A poacher come out of the bush, and grabbed a gun. BOOM a loud noise goes through the forest, and killing the rhino all just for its horns.
Poaching is only one of the leading causes for animals being on the endangered species, so with all these poachers we need to protect the animals more closely. Animals that are close to extinction need to be placed into a zoo or sanctuary so they can flourish. People need to do this for the animals, they may not like it but it helps get their numbers up.
For every wildlife animal legally hunted another is killed illegally; this is called poaching. The people who commit the type of crime such as that of hunting illegally are known as poachers. The worst part about this crime is that it is committed where no one can see or know what is happening. The motive of poachers can vary from wanting a trophy or pointlessly killing animals to harvesting a profit from ivories, horns, or antlers. If this environmental problem of poaching continues, then many species will either become endangered or extinct. This has been an ongoing problem for many years now and there have been many efforts to stop or catch poachers. There are various solutions that have been tried and tested but the latest and most effective solutions have yet to be explained.
Rhino poaching is a very big problem that needs to be taken care of because
The dynamic natural environment and abundant wildlife are the most prominent features of the African continent. Due to its wide variety of biomes ranging from tropical forests to arid deserts, Africa consists of bountiful wildlife diversity. However, because of environmentally harmful human interactions, the variety of biomes is shrinking to all-time lows, which causes wildlife to die out. These detrimental human interactions, particularly livestock overgrazing and desertification, occur partly because the native people who depend on the land for daily life do not realize the potential benefits of wildlife and the unsustainability of their current ways. Poaching for horns and other valuable animal parts has also contributed to the decreasing amount of species present in the wild. However, the methods for conserving the wildlife environment differ in how they address the issue of the dwindling wildlife populations. The conventional method of conservation created in the mold of the Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State (also known as the London Convention) involves the complete centralization of wildlife resources to the government. The newer, more effective method called the Sustainable Use Approach makes drastic changes to the London Convention principles by decentralizing ownership of wildlife and allowing small communities and villages to manage it themselves.
In conclusions, poachers are killing rhinos more and more every year. Therefore, rhinos are being extinct. 330 rhinos are being killed each year in South Africa. There are organizations that are trying to stop the killing of rhinos, because they kill the rhinos just for their horns. So we can donate money to organizations to save the rhinos and help them get everything they need to stop the killing of rhinos.
According to the passage “It was a global statement to arouse awareness of the scourge of poaching which had seen Kenya’s elephant population dwindle from 65,000 in 1979 to 17,000 in 1989. As a result, a new wildlife agency was created called the Kenya Wildlife Service, which was set up by the British elite unit, the SAS, to fight the poaching menace. For two decades, Kenya Wildlife Service has been a success. But not anymore, and the gory story of poaching has spilled well over Kenya’s borders.
Unfortunately, we are possibly undergoing “the greatest percentage loss of elephants in history” (Ruggiero). Without the proper conservation of elephant survival, we will see a drastic shift in the environment. Due to lack of the lack of management and resources in the conservation programs has led to a further increase in poaching which has triggered to drastic decline in elephant populations. According to the Huffington Post, a reputable news source, it reports, “an estimated 22,000 elephants were illegally killed across Africa in 2012”. In February alone there were as many as “650 elephants killed in a matter of days”