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Wildlife Trade:Destruction & Conservation
Wildlife trade
Wildlife trade is any sale or exchange of wild animal and plant resources by people.
Reasons• Food
• Fuel
• Fodder
• Building materials
• Clothing and ornaments
• Sport
• Health care
• Religion
• Collections
Scale:$323,000,000,000
Problems• Consumption
• Way of earning cash
• Danger of extinction
• Undermines management of natural resources
• Massive economic losses
• Invasive species major cause of recent extinctions
Hotspots
PoachingPoaching is the illegal taking of wild plants or animals contrary to local and international conservation and wildlife management laws.
Violations of hunting laws and regulations are normally punishable by law and, collectively, such violations are known as poaching.
Illegal / in violation • The game or fish is not in season.• The poacher does not possess a valid
permit.• The poacher is illegally selling the
animal, animal parts or plant for a profit.
• The animal is being hunted outside of legal hours.
• The hunter used an illegal weapon for that animal.
• The animal or plant is on restricted land.
• The right to hunt this animal is claimed by somebody.
• The type of bait is inhumane. (e.g. food unsuitable for an animal's health)
• The means used are illegal (for example, baiting a field while hunting quail or other animals, using spotlights to stun or paralyze deer, or hunting from a moving vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft).
• The animal or plant is protected by law or that it has been listed as extinct or
• The animal or plant has been tagged by a researcher.
Commercial Poaching for Illegal Trade:Chinese reignite ivory poaching in East Africa [6:50 mins.]
Law enforcement weak / corrupt
Bushmeat Crisisforest referred to as 'the bush‘
wildlife / meat derived from it is referred to as 'bushmeat”
• elephant• gorilla / chimpanzee• forest antelope (duikers)• crocodile
Commercial hunting
Primary source of animal protein:Hunting for Bush Meat in Africa [5:17 mins.]
‘free’ resource• food and trade item
• ritual
• status symbol
Solutions• Economic and Protein Alternatives
• Education & Training
• Engaging with Key Decision Makers
• Information Management
• Law Enforcement
• Private Sector Collaboration
• Protected Areas
• Public Awareness
• Research & Monitoring
• Sustainable Finance
National ParksNational parks are the cornerstones of most countries' conservation strategies, set up to protect charismatic creatures from hunting, poaching and habitat decline.
Africa's national parks cover around 15 per cent of the continent, or five million square kilometres – an area more than ten times that of the UK. They're home to buffalo, wildebeest, antelope, cheetah, leopard and elephant to name just a few.
Numbers declining
• Over-hunting• Changing
climate• Lack of
monitoring• Poorness• Expanding
populations
Solution
Funding
ShowGabon [3:07 mins.]
Africa Peace Parks Foundation [13:49 mins.]