why are poachers killing rhinos?
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Poaching. The greatest threat facing African rhinos is poaching for the illegal trade in their horns, which has soared in recent years. ... But the current surge has been primarily driven by demand for horn in Vietnam. As well as its use in medicine, rhino horn is bought and consumed purely as a symbol of wealth.
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Alot of animals, especially endangered species like tigers and rhinos, are illegally killed for commercial purposes. By keeping them caged, we are actually preventing their extinction. For example, some zoos have breeding programmes for rare animals which could -be targeted by poachers if they are left in the wild.
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The main threats to these endangered African wildlife species are habitat loss and degradation; and poaching and hunting. Almost all of the causes pushing these species towards extinction are human-related.
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In the wild, giraffes have few predators aside from humans. ... And, as human populations rise, the demand for meat will only cause further detriment to giraffe populations living in proximity. Giraffes are susceptible to poaching as they are largely docile animals that are easy to kill and provide a lot of meat.
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The goal of the RPU program is to prevent the extinction of Javan rhinos and other threatened species and to protect critical habitats in Java through proactive prevention of poaching and habitat destruction.
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"Animal poaching" is when an animal is killed illegally. It usually occurs when an animal possesses something that is considered valuable (i.e. the animal's fur or ivory). ... In 2012, 668 rhinos were poached in South Africa. As of January 2013 it increased to 946, these animals were being poached at a rate of 2 per day.
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Poaching is a cooking technique that involves cooking by submerging food in a liquid, such as water, milk, stock or wine. Poaching is differentiated from the other "moist heat" cooking methods, such as simmering and boiling, in that it uses a relatively low temperature (about 70–80 °C (158–176 °F)).
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The rhinoceros looks like a meat-eater. But the rhino is a herbivore.
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Ivory poaching for tusks is the main reason that elephants have been so heavily hunted. Elephant ivory has been used in huge amounts to make billiards balls, piano keys, identification chops and many other items for human enjoyment.
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Very few rhinos survive outside national parks and reserves due to persistent poaching and habitat loss over many decades. Three species of rhino—black, Javan, and Sumatran—are critically endangered. ... But the western black rhino and northern white rhinos have recently become extinct in the wild.
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The main factor in the continued decline of the Javan rhinoceros population has been poaching for horns, a problem that affects all rhino species. The horns have been a traded commodity for more than 2,000 years in China, where they are believed to have healing properties.
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Poaching has been illegal for hundreds of years, but it was during the Late Middle Ages that poaching became a punishable offense. During this time, the right to hunt was limited to landowners and nobility.
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It is important to understand this deadly behavior because of the chimpanzee's endangered status. Pruetz has long thought that human-made environmental changes, which disrupt the chimp's habitat, may contribute to the aggressive behavior researchers observed.
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Poaching and destruction of habitat are the reasons for this species being endangered. India's National Parks are being mismanaged, and there are not enough guards to stop the poaching of tigers.
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Poachers cast large nets in the area, hoping to catch a huge fish called the totoaba. It's a protected species, but often poached in this area because its swim bladder is valuable on the black market in China. ... Vaquitas are ensnared and drowned in the large nets used to catch totoaba.
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They have to kill the emu to get the oil. ... The oil comes from the meat of the emu. So, no slaying, no oil.
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Fewer than 80 Sumatran rhinos survive in very small and highly fragmented populations. The Sumatran rhino is the most endangered of all rhinoceros species due to its rapid rate of decline. Because of poaching, numbers have decreased more than 70% over the last 20 years, with the only viable population now in Indonesia.