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Over the course of the next few blog posts, I will be discussing the dangers of poaching several different animals in the world. Today I will be talking about the dangers of poaching on Elephants. Why are elephants poached? The answer to that question is for their tusks. The biggest tusks come from the large male elephants. The matriarchs were extremely susceptible to the poaching. The matriarchs are the leaders of the elephant families, and are most likely the oldest females of the herd. The herd will suffer immensely after losing their matriarch. When elephants lose their matriarch it makes them go through social and physiological complications. Many of the young elephants will become orphaned and die from their lack of guidance. The matriarch cares for the needs of all the other elephants in the herd. In almost every instance, poaching is the reason for the matriarch to die prematurely. Elephants used to be very common in Africa and Asia, but during the twentieth century there was a influx in the ivory trade market. Now the number of elephants in the world has depleted. They are the largest land mammal on the earth so they are in constant need of food, water, and land. Elephants are in competition with many people in our world for all the plants they consume and the space that they take up. Elephants have also served as an important religious and cultural role. Because of their strength and size they are interesting for people of all different cultures. In some of the civilizations in the world elephants have served as gods, or even royalty. In Asia elephants have served as the marker between war and peace. As you can see elephants have had a huge role in our world today, but because of the rampant poaching they have become an endangered species. http://conservationbiology.uw.edu/research-programs/effects-of-poaching-on-african-elephants/
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_elephant.htm
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So why do people feel the need to unnecessarily kill animals? First off, in many third world countries there is poverty and unemployment. When people see that there are animals they see the animals as food that they can eat, or sell to make money. They use the meat to feed their families. The children are not expected to say “No, I don’t want to eat poached animals.” They will eat whatever food comes to them in a time of need. There is also a theory that rhino tusks have an important substance that can be used for medicine. The people poach the rhinos just to tear off the tusks and make money off of selling them. They are in it for themselves. The buyers might claim that they will use the tusks for medicine when in reality they might resell them for more money. They might also keep the tusks as trophies to show how accomplished of hunters they are. So why should we care that there is poaching in our world? Poaching can be very dangerous to say the least. Many of the animals being illegally hunted are dangerous and may fight back if not dealt with properly. Rhinos and elephants may feel endangered and trample the hunters. Other more dangerous species might fight the poachers and kill them. Finally, animals are becoming endangered at this moment because of poachers. There have been many species that have gone extinct. There are thousands of endangered species that could be helped if poachers did not intend to strike. Be conscientious of the animals that may never live on this earth again. Realize that each animal was created for a reason, and they all have a role in our society. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160310-the-difficult-truth-about-poaching
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About the Author...My name is Lily. This blog is about the danger of poaching animals and how it has made the issue of endangered animals an even bigger problem. Archives
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