Poaching
By Jamie and Dylan
What is Poaching?
Poaching is killing animals out
of season, capturing
endangered animals or it is
when you kill more animals you
should not be killing.
Trivia Question
How much does the bears
gallbladder sold for in Asia?
A.$1200
B.$21000
C. $18000
D.$19200
The Answer is C.$18000.
Why do people poach?
People poach for items that are
caught out of season or illegally that
can be sold for a lot of money. The
gall bladder on one bear can be sold
for $18,000 dollars in Asia. Eggs from
paddle fish are processed and sold as
caviar.
Animals most poached
Elephants and Rhinos and bears
are the most poached animal.
Commercial poachers also hunt
zebra, cheetah, lion,tiger and
leopard for their skins.
Weapons
Poacher use lots of different weapons .In
Africa they use wire snares .The snare is
a length loop of wire bent to form a
noose. They place the snares on wildlife
trial. It gets caught on the animals lag,
neck or trunk on elephants. Most
Poachers use guns.
Poaching problems
•More than 16 tones of illegal ivory was found in
customs operations around the world in 2002.
•It is estimated that 40,000 black bears are killed
legally each year and just as many illegally.
•Animals around the world are killed each day for their
body parts.
A story of poaching
The story was write by David hands. He was video
taping some elephants, with some men armed from
social antipoaching unit.Everything was fine until
one of the men shoot at the elephants.the elephants
started to run towards them the men kept
shooting.Some elephants where killed others were
inured .lots of the men there were hurt.
Interesting facts
•The horns of rhinoceros could command up to $5,000
in the black market.
•Today, a bowl of bear paw soup can cost as much as
$1,000.
•Five of the eight bear species in the world are
endangered.
•the carcass of one elephant can bring in between
$3,500 and $6,500 sold domestically.
Jamie’s Credits
I’d like to thank Mr.Maclntyre for
showing me how to make a PowerPoint.
I’d also like to thank Emily for helping
me and watching my PowerPoint.
Dylan's Credits
I would like to thank Jordan P. and Mitchell M. for
helping me with some parts of my PowerPoint and I
also thank Mr.Macintyre for helping me to know how to
research.
Dylan's References
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/children/animals/pandimg1.htm
http://www.naweoa.org/mod.php?mod=userpage&menu=15&page_id=14
http://www.photohome.com/pictures/animal-pictures/wildlife/grizzly-bear1a.jpg
http://www.bornfree.org.uk/elefriends/CITES.htm
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/global/sensem/nguyen97.htm
http://www.eborg3.com/Graphics/Bible/66-Revelation/Rev18/Ivory%20Tusks.jpg
http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/Africa/save/browning/browning.html
http://www.disabilitygambia.gm/images/computer%20animated.png
http://www.puzzlehouse.com/images/webpage/elephant.jpg
Jamie’s References
www.canlii.org/ca/sta/n-14.01/sec26.html - 8k
www.tvcameramen.com/lounge/elephants.htm 25k -
http://www.afrikeye.net/Conservation/CLZ/pages/antipoaching.htm
www.sardc.net/imercsa/
Programs/CEP/Pubs/CEPFS/CEPFS02.htm - 19k -