POACHING

FUN FACTS!

• At current poaching rates, elephants, rhinos, and other iconic wildlife may be gone within our lifetime.
• Rhinos and gorillas are critacally endangered.
• Zebras are endangered, elephants and lions are vulnerable.
• A rhinos horn is believed to treat cancer, and has been proved wrong.
• Ivory is carved into jewelry, utensils, and trinkets (it’s not worth an elephants life).

POPULATIONS

• Mountain gorillas-fewer than 1,000 remain.
• Black rhino-population down 97.6% since 1960.
• Lion-extinct in seven African countries.
• Grevys zebra-about 2,000 adults remain.
• African elephant-up to 35,000 killed last year.

WHY DO PEOPLE POACH?

Answer
Zebras are hunted for their skin, they are also occasionally used for meat or meds. Due to recent habitat loss, many lions live close to humans. That leads to death by farmers in retaliation for preying on livestock.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TO STOP THIS

Answer
There are anti-poaching patrols and campaigns for stronger actions against the illegal wildlife trade. We need to improve security and technology AGAINST poachers. Because if we don’t have improved security, the poachers can kill at night with those night vision goggles they have.

ANIMALS THAT ARE POACHED!

• Elephants
• Rhinos
• Leopards
• Black bears
• Tigers
• Sharks
• Sea turtles
• Pangolins
• And manta rays

WEBSITES I USED

• Awf.org
• Dictionary.com
• Savetherhino.org
• wwf.panda.org

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