Saturday, March 23, 2013

economic effects of poaching

In South Africa's Limpopo province, which houses Kruger National Park, there are signs hanging above roadways that say "Anti-poaching units will poach the poachers".  There was a massive increase in rhino poaching in South Africa in the past 4 years, over 2008-2012. Fast economic growth in China and people  ave more money to buy rhino horns that they use for medicine.  Therefore, poachers have to poach more rhinos.  Some park officials believe that poaching is now done by organized crime syndicates.  Some crime syndicates provide local people with high-powered hunting rifles.  The crime syndicates pay them 3 years wages of an inexperienced agricultural worker.  Currently, of people arrested for poaching, over 90% of suspects were granted bail.


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