Poaching elephants is a serious problem in Africa Ivory is used for piano key, sculptures, and jewelry . Hundreds of elephants are being killed for their ivory, because of this they are becoming an endangered species. All over Africa different organization are trying to stop the trade of ivory and the extinction of the African elephant.
They poaching of elephants for ivory has been going on for centuries, and is even said to be the cause of the northern african elephant extinction. King and queens thousands of years ago had ivory. During the 1800s slaves were forced to carry the ivory. These settlers took thousands of pounds of ivory. By 1900s the elephant population was dwindling. In the 1960s a majority of the African nations gained independence. …show more content…
One example is Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora of CITIES; “CITIES is an international agreement between governments; Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival,” as said in Africa's Ivory Trade: Fighting for the Bearers of "White Gold" by Colleen Hoey. This law is broken when ivory is traded, because to get the ivory the hunter have to kill the elephants. More people are spreading awareness about poaching. Ben Solomon and Jeffrey Gettleman created a documentary with the New York Time, which highlights the work of rangers in the Garamba National Park in The Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s the Rangers job to track the invading poachers. They also catalog the bones they find, to try to track the ivory around the world. Also, in South Africa the International Anti-Poaching Foundation is training rangers to stop the poachers. The rangers go through intense, military-like training and use highly advanced weapons. Other conservation groups are trying to stop people in Asia from buy ivory. If the demand goes down, so with the number of poachings. In Namibia the people are in charge of the wildlife. They protect the animals and get money from the tourism Though not all of these laws are organizations are working, poaching is still occurring at an alarming
They poaching of elephants for ivory has been going on for centuries, and is even said to be the cause of the northern african elephant extinction. King and queens thousands of years ago had ivory. During the 1800s slaves were forced to carry the ivory. These settlers took thousands of pounds of ivory. By 1900s the elephant population was dwindling. In the 1960s a majority of the African nations gained independence. …show more content…
One example is Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora of CITIES; “CITIES is an international agreement between governments; Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival,” as said in Africa's Ivory Trade: Fighting for the Bearers of "White Gold" by Colleen Hoey. This law is broken when ivory is traded, because to get the ivory the hunter have to kill the elephants. More people are spreading awareness about poaching. Ben Solomon and Jeffrey Gettleman created a documentary with the New York Time, which highlights the work of rangers in the Garamba National Park in The Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s the Rangers job to track the invading poachers. They also catalog the bones they find, to try to track the ivory around the world. Also, in South Africa the International Anti-Poaching Foundation is training rangers to stop the poachers. The rangers go through intense, military-like training and use highly advanced weapons. Other conservation groups are trying to stop people in Asia from buy ivory. If the demand goes down, so with the number of poachings. In Namibia the people are in charge of the wildlife. They protect the animals and get money from the tourism Though not all of these laws are organizations are working, poaching is still occurring at an alarming