What is Animal Poaching?

What is Animal Poaching?
It is the “hunting [of] wild animals for food and entrepreneurial exploitation, including the bushmeat trade for local and urban trade, trafficking (locally and cross-border) and trade in live animals and body parts” (Cadman, 2007).

Monday, 29 February 2016

All About Rhinoceroses

In order to better understand the negative effects of poaching, it is important to get to know the victims of the poaching first.

For instance there are 5 types of rhinos: the White Rhino, the Black Rhino, the Sumatran Rhino, the Javan Rhino and the Greater-One Horned Rhino. But, even though these rhinos live in completely different habitats they still play an important role in their ecosystems.

How do They Play aRole in their Ecosystem:

  • Rhinoceroses are browsers and by browsing on certain plants they create the opportunity for other plants to grow.
  • Their dung attracts other animals and is used by dung beetles and dung flies.
  • Rhinoceroses love wallowing and by doing so they create areas where other animals can bathe, drink and breed.

The Life of An Orphan Rhino Calf

To properly understand what it’s like to be a rhino watch this video:


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