Curbing Poaching or Illegal Trading

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Unites States being the second largest market for ivory it should end the policies that contribute

to the ivory trade. Also in helping to combat poaching in Africa, it should continue with giving

out money to train and offer technical assistance. The US should stop giving import permits for

hunting trophies of imperiled species. For example, allowing a wealthy businessman to use a 33-

year-old license import rhino that was hunted for sport in Namibia is critically endangering the

black rhinos. Also, the US government is preferred to give foreign aid to the countries that are

demonstrating to be committed to protecting wildlife. Thus the countries will have a mechanical

advantage on its investment power abroad.

The US should endeavor in eliminating the soaring demand from Asia consumers for illegal

wildlife, especially China that is developing to middle class. Our countries should shame the

countries that begin the trade sanctions until they neutralize their consumption. For example, we

should use China and other countries to educate the public on the importance of our wildlife.

The Chinese buy elephant thinking that they shed their tusks naturally and the rhinos are on

demand to the Vietnamese as they believe that horns from rhinos’ cure cancers and hangovers.

One of the most important things can be stopping the illegal wildlife trading this is because it is

our responsibility to protect the iconic and threatened wildlife. Corruption weak judicial systems,

toothless law light sentences are leading in allowing criminal networks to raid wildlife regard to

little consequences. However, these factors contribute in illegal wildlife trade being at a lower

risk business with high return. The government should real fight the masterminds instead of

fighting the poor locals and leave these threats with their networks safe and operational this gives

them the ability to strike again (Büscher et al., 2015).

The governmental and non-governmental organization should try and help in stopping the

killings of wildlife animals these can be achieved by employing ant poaching initiatives,

monitoring law enforcement and building local capacity through the use of SMART. SMART is

a combination of training materials and computer software that are designed to help the

authorities in the local protected areas. They should also be key influences in international and

national policy to ensure a supportive policy environment for the efforts of combating the

trafficking and illegal killing in the wildlife. Also supporting the local communities in finding

new ways of earning a living would reduce the supply of this illegal trading and thus eventually

will contribute to stopping poaching and criminal networks and as a result the illegal trade will

be controlled. By fighting this illegal business one will also have helped in fighting corruption,

improved the livelihoods of the local people and also strengthened the internal security in a

country. To balance the ecosystems where the populations of the wildlife should have a

proportionating feed, thousands of animals and tree species are harvested and traded legitimately

as medicine, tourist ornaments, leather, ornamental plants, pets and food (Rosen et al., 2010).

Tribal people are the direct victims of poaching and the measures implemented to protect

wildlife as a result of increased demand in the illegal wildlife business. People are being evicted

from their land in need of space to create natural reserves for protecting animals. This is one way

of preventing them from direct hunting animals for food. Globally efforts have evolved curb

poaching and wildlife trafficking and are focused on reducing both demand and supply aspects of

illegal wildlife business. This includes increased campaigns in consumer markets (to cut down

the demand) and also enhancing protection of wildlife on ground (to cut down the supply). The

governmental and non-governmental organization should be engaged in all the efforts to prevent

wildlife trafficking and poaching. The government should also introduce the digital security
cameras in the national and game reserves; the cameras are effective in viewing wide places

comparing to human being thus since the game reserves are big, cameras can be used at the

borders to captured all the activities within the ranch.

 References

Büscher, B. and Ramutsindela, M. (2015). ‘Green Violence: Rhino Poaching and the War to

Save Southern Africa’s Peace Parks’. African Affairs 115(458): 1-22.

Rosen, G.E. and Smith, K.F. (2010). ‘Summarizing the Evidence on the International Trade in

Illegal Wildlife’. Eco Health 7: 24-32.