What could be done to stop poaching?

Outlaw the purchase and sale of animal parts and products Outlawing the buying and selling of wildlife animal parts, especially in animal markets can significantly reduce poaching. If the animal parts are outlawed, few people would go for them and a majority of those in the business will equally shut down.

1. Why should we stop poaching?
2. Who is trying to stop poaching?
3. What is being done to stop poaching in parts of Africa?
4. How is WWF stopping poaching?
5. Why is it difficult to stop poaching?
6. What is being done to stop rhino poaching?
7. What is being done to stop rhino poaching in South Africa?
8. What is being done to stop the ivory trade?
9. How do you stop ivory poachers?
10. What is being done to stop wildlife trafficking?

Why should we stop poaching?

Poaching is a threat not only for elephants and other animals, but for the whole global community. Wildlife crime is a huge business, lead by dangerous international illicit organizations, wildlife are trafficked like illegal drugs and weapons. ... To tackle poaching is essential to give a strong international response.

Who is trying to stop poaching?

1. The International Anti-Poaching Foundation. As its name suggests, the IAPF is a non-profit organization dedicated to forming effective strategies to prevent poaching. Founded in 2009, IAPF engages with communities and encourages research and development for new technologies in managing wildlife biodiversity.

What is being done to stop poaching in parts of Africa?

Direct species protection work includes training and equipping rangers, community scouts, and eco-guards to monitor and protect elephant and rhino populations, deploying dog-and-handler units to track down poachers, helping governments manage protected areas, and conducting wildlife censuses.

How is WWF stopping poaching?

To help prevent this illegal activity, WWF used a grant from Google.org to engineer a remarkable new thermal and infrared camera and software system that can identify poachers from afar and alert park rangers of their presence.

Why is it difficult to stop poaching?

Many countries lack the infrastructure to enforce poaching regulations. Developing countries often do not have the resources to keep up with careful, often wealthy, poachers who use sophisticated technology and transport to evade authorities.

What is being done to stop rhino poaching?

WWF has worked for decades to stop rhino poaching, increase rhino populations, and protect their vital habitats. ... BRREP works to grow black rhino numbers by creating new populations and provides equipment and training to rangers to monitor, manage, and protect rhinos.

What is being done to stop rhino poaching in South Africa?

Security units. Armed national park rangers in South Africa have established anti-poaching units to combat the rhino poachers on the front line, sometimes resulting in death of the poachers. Private security organisations act independently and in collaboration with national park rangers.

What is being done to stop the ivory trade?

The United States implemented a near-total ban on elephant ivory trade in 2016, and the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, and other elephant ivory markets followed suit. ... Now, we are working to ensure the ban is successful by eliminating remaining consumer demand for elephant ivory and black-market sales.

How do you stop ivory poachers?

With these extreme numbers, some people are left wondering whether or not there is a solution to the rampant poaching of these animals. In the United States, state laws regulate when and under what circumstances you can hunt many game species, allowing for a natural repopulation of species in the area.

What is being done to stop wildlife trafficking?

WWF is leading a global campaign to stop wildlife crime.

Push governments to protect threatened animal populations by increasing law enforcement, imposing strict deterrents, reducing demand for endangered species products and honoring international commitments made under CITES.