RHINO POACHING

ATTENTION GETTER

• Corey Knowlton- Dallas
• Black Rhino from Nambia
• Helped herd
• Many in an uproar
• Seems terrible but actually better

POACHING

• Illegal harvesting
• Out of season
• Overfishing

TYPES OF ANIMALS THAT ARE POACHED

• Exotics, ivory bearing
• Rare
• All others
• Fishing

MOTIVATIONS BEHIND POACHING

• Cultural, Economic
• Food
• High profits
• Lack of punishments

ASIAN MARKETS

• Primary rhino market
• Traditional medicine
• Expensive- $30,000 per pound

UNINTENDED Consequences OF POACHING

• Herd down 500,000 to 29,000
• Extinctions
• Endangerment of all species

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

• Trophy hunt
• $ given to the park
• Old and infertile culled
• Helps population
• Regulated
• Fair chase
• Whole body used

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

• Poaching
• Stealing of animal resources
• Unfair advantage
• Un-regulated
• Horn only
• Personal gain only

POACHERS AFTER RHINOS AND RHINO'S EFFECT ON OTHERS

• New animal source
• More producers
• Other species lost with the rhino
• Umbrella species

CONCLUSION

• Poaching ≠ Hunting