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Comparison Of Illegal Practices Of Poaching And Animal Trade

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Illegal practices including poaching and illegal animal trade are two of the major illegal practices threatening many species population. The high value and demand of these animals products such as their horns and fur motivate low to middle class individuals to illegally poach and trade these species. Aided by corruption and weak law enforcement, poaching and animal trade are still practiced in many countries around the world. This essay will discuss the illegal practices that threaten the three endangered species including African elephants, snow leopards and African rhinoceros.
African elephants are currently one of the endangered species due to the illegal practices of poaching and animal trade. Firstly, from the year 2010 to 2012, poachers …show more content…

Donovan (2014, 52) has reported that from the year 2006 to 2012, animal poaching has caused 95 percent of recorded rhinoceros deaths in south Africa and Zimbabwe. During these three years, 448 rhinoceros were killed in 2011 and 455 were killed in 2012 (Donovan 2014, 52). These immense numbers of poached rhinoceros have resulted in a dramatic decline of the species population. “To young men, killing a rhino and delivering its horn can seem a quick way out, earning them as much as 100,000 rand (£5,000)” (Smith 2015, para. 8) Evidently, in many developing countries, animal poaching and selling of the species products driven by an immense award provides a “quick way out” for young men earning little to no income. As a result, the African elephant population is under threat, as young men continue to poach the species for quick and easy money. In countries like Vietnam, rhinoceros’ horns are used in traditional medicine or as delicacy for the middle class (Smith 2015, para. 4). This creates a high demand for rhinoceros’ horns thus becoming more valuable than gold, selling at $65,000 (£42,000) per kilo (Smith 2015, para. 4). Consequently, the demand of the rhinos horn to be used in traditional medicine and middle class delicacy has resulted in poaching of large numbers of the species. Therefore, the appealing prices of poached rhino products stands as a motive

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