The news article I read is about president Barack Obama launching an initiative in Tanzania on Monday the 1st of July. It is aimed at stopping illegal wildlife trafficking and restraining extensive poaching of rhinos and elephants in Africa. Using his executive authority, Obama established a Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking composed of the State,…
Wildlife Officials are currently planting microchips in the horn’s of Rhino’s to prevent poaching in Kenya. The new equipment will cos $15,000 was donated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), which will be used to track the Rhino’s, giving them the protection they deserve. With poachers becoming more sophisticated…
In the article that I read, it talks about how poachers are hunting elephants for their ivory tusks and how many people are trying to use cutting edge technology such as drones to try and preserve and keep elephant safe from human-elephant conflict and poachers. One such person is Marc Goss, a Kenyan who is…
When you think of environmental problems you probably think of things such as deforestation or pollution , but the poaching of animals is one, too. Poaching has hurt the environment for years and, despite laws this still goes on. Poaching is a serious problem, especially in Africa and Asia. This crime is committed for commercial…
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