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Did you know… ”highly valuable rhinoceros horn is simply made up of keratin, the same substance as human fingernails.” “Large mammals are killed for their body parts and are used for medicine in Asia.” “Elephants experienced a severe population decline in the late 1980s due to illegal killing (poaching) for their ivory tusks”(US Fish and Wildlife Service) “The threat of extinction caused by poaching is real, and the losses are staggering. During the 1970s and 1980s, ivory poachers killed 93 percent of the elephants in Zambia’s North Luangwa National Park.” “Birds, monkeys, and other animals are captured and sold as pets; predators that prey on livestock are killed for obeying their natural instincts; horned or antlered species are collected…

Purpose of the myth: Every myth has a purpose, whether it is to explain a natural phenomena or the unknown. In the case of “Nama and the Elephant”, the purpose is to show why an elephant’s tusks are made of ivory. Nama, a stunning African girl, caught the eye of an elephant. Determined to marry the girl, he followed her home and began bargaining with her father for her hand in marriage. Persuaded by the significant sum of money the creature offered in exchange for his daughter, Nama’s father…

We have the power to destroy, to cause chaos and pain. And our potential for such damage is evident. We also have the power to create, to conserve and spread compassion. Our potential for this is also evident. Which one would you prefer? The elephant population is quickly decreasing, and it's impacting all of us. Many people are killing elephants for their tusks but they don’t realize what the effect that is having on god’s wonderful creation. I found out about the danger elephants are in while…

Three threats surround narwhals, Inuit hunters, their ivory tusks and climate change. The Inuit are the indigenous people of the arctic regions, narwhals are hunted by them and used as subsistence food. Regulations have been placed on hunting narwhals were the whole body must be used and some countries even completely prohibit hunting of narwhals for any reason. Their tusk, like that of the rhinos and elephants are made of ivory. Since the 1970s the price of ivory has increased and it continues…

The ivory trade is the illegal and often lucrative trade in the ivory tusks of mostly African elephants. Elephant poaching is at the extent where the world has seen its worst in a decade, and capture of ivory is at its highest. It is one of the primary reasons why the elephant population, especially African elephants, is declining at a fast rate. This trade has now currently led to the endangerment of African elephants, resulting in the ban of hunting African elephants, and the selling of ivory.…

Elephants are large land animals that roam these lands. These majestic creatures that could use your help. Learn more in this informational article. Elephants are the largest land animals in the world. They use their ears as fans. When they wave their ears it cools them off. Another thing cools them off is taking a bath. Elephants take baths in water and in mud. The elephants suck water or mud into their trunk and then spray it onto their backs. Sometimes they spray others from their parade.…

the survival of many of the species that they hunt. The trade and selling of ivory in the blackmarket fuels many poachers to kill these endangered species for no reason other than to harvest ivory from the horns of rhinos and elephants. Jane Goodall states in her article Hunting Contributes to Animal Species Extinction, “Among the proposals on the table is a request by South Africa to trade in ivory, elephant hair, and leather for communal purposes. Many African nations recognize permitting…

The Tusks of Wusterim at first read presented a simple comic describing the rise and fall of an alien empire. Once the reader examines the comic he will see the depth contained within the few panels. The author uses element throughout the comic to show that empires thrive when those that built its foundation take power. The comic begins with an empire building tusks as a symbol of their power. A man of high authority within the empire commissions the tusks and stands as the foreground of the…

author argues that Tusk University's current recreational facility is not fully satisfying the needs of the current student body and is not attractive to prospective students; therefore, they should build a new facility. While his argument is not completely false, he makes a lot of assumptions that weaken it: he assumes that current students will find the current facility inadequate in the near future and that a new facility will attract more prospective students. First, the author assumes that…

real problem. The United States has not done very much to prevent this, but more should be done. Elephants are killed everyday for their tusks. In a lot of places there aren’t many elephants left. Without tusks, there is more of a challenge in digging for food and water and defending themselves, so even if they do not die when their tusks are removed, there is a big chance of death soon after. Over many years, elephants have have been endangered on and off, but they could eventually go extinct…