It is amazing the passion that is shown for these animals just in these comments. Without any real value at all, sad to say. Dont make the mistake of thinking we humans are more important than any other life. I dont condone poaching. It encourages children to remain in school, improves health care, helps reduce poverty and disease, increases life expectancy and supports structured family planning. To do so requires DNA analysis linking the rhino carcass, the horn and the poacher. ADdress HRH Prince Charles. While i agree with that shoot at sight will not solve the problem and that we have to differ between poacher who do it to survive and poaching syndicates there are some comments i expected to be, people just seeing how cruel criminals are treated. engage the Intelligence Forces to track down the upchain2. We always tried to take suspects alive and into custody, but it was not always as easy as it seemed. Lets get motivated people!!!!! Today, a small population of Javan rhinos is found in only one national park on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Java. We must be more intelligent than them, and only then will we check them. Many rangers, despite being government employees, are not covered by long-term health, disability or life insurance. With so many poor, ignorant and greedy people, combined with sky-high prices for rhino horn, this is unlikely to work. Or possibly everyone are just long on words, and nothing on action. Wouldnt life sentencing do the same trick by keeping them away for example? A third option would be to flood the rhino horn supply chain (difficult, Im sure, but not impossible) with bad tasting pseudo-horn (eg my ground up toe nails? One local poacher who uses the Skukuza area of Kruger to hunt, said on camera: I have been a poacher for a long time now. But we are never hired. A contact between armed poachers, who resisted arrest, and rangers in uMkhuze Game Reserve on Christmas Day 2014 led to three rangers being arrested and imprisoned until they were let out on bail several days later. Second, metal detectors should be placed on strategic points where most poaching is seen. Rhino horns are similar in structure to horses hooves, turtle beaks, and cockatoo bills. . The brutal facts are that poachers will still kill for a horn stub due to its high value. Since. Do anti-poaching organizations have drones in the air? In episode one of Beast of Man, we learn about the plight of the South African rhino. In Asia, the vast majority of wildlife ranger fatalities occur in India. "Rhino horn has traditionally been used for its medicinal value," she said. What happened in Phinda was a group of wealthy individuals bought the land and returned it to the local tribes in exchange for a contract to manage the property. In Kaziranga National Park in the state of Assam, India, Forest Guards (the equivalent of rangers) were given the right to use firearms in July 2010 and protected under section 197 of the CrPC, which provides them conditional immunity from court proceedings if they are to kill or injure somebody in the line of duty. I realise this is a grisly subject, but those are my thoughts.I have spoken. There are five species of rhinoceros and, with the exception of one subspecies of African White rhino, all are in danger of being hunted to extinction for their horns. Its a piss in the ocean. The average price for a three-kilogram rhino horn, at $77,548 per kilo, is $232,644 down from a high of $300,000 in 2013, but still an astronomical number that fuels the Chinese and Vietnamese cartels behind the illegal wildlife trade. Tie them to a tree and let the lions deal with it. Protecting the world wildlife and the global environment is essential, and to avoid the extinction of some species we must act now. Also, lets go after rich people who go to Africa to poach like that American dentist who killed that lion in South Africa. Remove all rhino horns from all rhinos. I for one, have had enough of it though. But to this day I feel what he was doing was correct, even if the reasons for it happening werent the same as mine. There is estimated 18,000 southern white rhinos currently, and they are considered near threatened. However, there are only two northern white rhinos left, which are female and are protected by armed guards. TRAFFIC identified three main consumer groups. Often, because they need to be quick to avoid getting caught, they saw off the rhino horn whilst the animal is still alive and leave it to bleed to death. Poachers are now being supplied by international criminal gangs with sophisticated equipment to track and kill rhinos. Much has been written about the decimation of rhino populations in Africa due to poaching. I feel this way about anyone that abuses animals period. Black rhinos are now extinct.. Registered Had conservationists gone too far and tacitly supported indiscriminate attacks? Rangers working in national parks or game reserves are usually licensed to carry and use weapons, while those protecting rhinos and other wildlife in conservancies (private or community-owned) are often not. There is no more time to quibble over if its right or not. Cathy l value your imense contribution is saving wildlife. Perhaps those who subscribe to the shoot to kill policy should be aiming at them. And then another option would be to poison the horn in some way (careful not to poison the rhino!). I know this is somewhat off-topic, but still relatedIt is immoral that we are seeing the top global couture designers bringing FUR back onto the runwaysAGAIN. Clearly, in both cases outlined above, rangers made tragic mistakes and the Park should take steps to ensure it never happens again. Every poacher in the world should have to take the death sentence not just 7 years in jail! That sends a more of a message. In real life your friend can defend himself, not these rhino we are the only thing standing between them and death. This way intelligence can be gathered to build a case. We could advertise in China about how cool a panda coat would be. Poachers are now being supplied by international criminal gangs with sophisticated equipment to track and kill rhinos. This method (using the criminals to fight the criminals) is successfully used worldwide in the IT world, fighting hackers and other IT fraud. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Believe it or not they are killing about 120 Elephants on average every Day on the African continent. I totally agree if the rangers are being threated then they could shoot the poacher in defense, but only if they have to. How many human beings are there on this earth? Poaching eradicates species populations. Kill a poacher on sight? But it is also untrue to claim that every villager living near Kaziranga National Park, or any other wildlife haven, lives in isolation from the destructive forces driving poaching. In 2015 alone, 42% of ranger deaths were due to attacks by poachers, compared to the 17% killed by wild animals. While only 13 rhinos were illegally killed in 2007, over one thousand were killed in 2017. Traditional Chinese medicine has used rhino horn for conditions including gout, rheumatism, fever, headaches, vomiting, food poisoning and typhoid. (Sadly)The fact is ALL life has the right to live free of bonds and oppression without fearing for their lives or the lives of their children but until the general public gets over their human infatuation and takes our species off the absurd pedestal we consider ourselves the top of this will continue, Over and over and OVER again, so either re educate or let us fund shoot to kill charities, thats how I found this page, Im looking to protect all life who do you think represents my polar opposite? The white rhino has two subspecies the northern white rhino, and the southern white rhino. Too bad animals cant poach stupid humans. These horns are then transported through a network of local contacts to either ports, airports or even local fishermen for transportation overseas. Listen its time to take matters into the hands of the private sector and relieve all Government bodies from been involved in all forms of Wild Life as that is where the ROTT starts. ?No not me it has gone to far I am studying reef conservation and the seahorse trade in Asia is my biggest nightmare as they believe for some reason, due to one of their dumb ass ancestors saying it heals youheals what exactly? Everyone needs to read the The ethics of killing paragraph. capture poachers alive and offer them a better salary to protect wildlife and prevent poaching, waiving prosecution. We the citizens have to lobby and fight for the harshest possible sentences for these poachers and syndicate bosses. But the conservationists we spoke to are worried it will take a generation to change attitudes time that the rhino might not have. Poaching is the illegal capture and transport of or the hunting and killing of wildlife. This is satanic acts. Some experts also think that poachers may also kill dehorned rhinos out of vengeance or to avoid tracking them again. Even where tough laws do exist, for a criminal case, it can be difficult to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that a poacher is guilty. Last night they aired the plight of the African elephant on a nature conservation programme (50/50) on South African television. Now that is a SAD BUT TRUE story. Domaine de Thoiry/Reuters. Unlike the horn of an antelope, a rhinos horn is not attached to its skull and it will grow throughout its life. Poachersare often armedwith guns themselves, making them very dangerous for the anti-poaching teams who put their lives on the line to protect rhinos. In parallel, if we can secure rhino habitat and continue to challenge consumers motivations for buying horn in the first place, we stand the best chance possible of turning back the tide on rhino poaching. Poachers almost exclusively come from groups that are breeding out of control. Their customers are predominantly the wealthy elite, or richers as I like to call them. With no horns present, there is no reason for wildlife criminals to target and kill rhinos, which is why dehorning is an effective, temporary safeguard. Worryingly, as poaching has escalated, so too have the unpalatable suggestions we receive on social media, via our website, or even in emails to our staff, about how to tackle poaching. They should have done to them what they do to the animals..it is only fair. Thermal cameras? I have tested methods to devalue tiger skin and hopefully will test in India. How about some actual TRUTH for once. Prison, for instance? Elephant tusks do not grow back, but rhino horns do. Two rhino species live in Kruger Park - white and black rhino. This will no accomplish anything. YES. Creating a consensus on the value of protecting rhinos in the wild is vital if people living near wildlife are to feel invested in the future of endangered species. I am planning of using indelible dye, like in banks, to devalue tiger skins it will not stop poaching, but decrease profitabilty. Make the big poachers, the principals suffer by hitting them at their most vulnerable points: Their money, their status. Are you even listening to yourselves? I dont care if they are uneducated and poor, I would starve myself to death rather than killing animals in danger of extinction. We can help rhinos even if it puts them out of misury. I think that all poachers should be sentenced to death. It's a complex issue, but one that's driving the species to extinction. Each year, mammals such as rhinos and elephants as well as lesser-known species are poached in the millions. but dont blame the starving bastard with a gun. Once, we were busy working on a rhino and the rangers came and a shootout ensued and one of our men died. Revenge killings are very imminent. No one should kill animals for money its horrible and wrong on so many levels. I served my countrys wildlife well, and I am proud. One or the very reasons the planet is in such a sorry state is the arrogant belief that humans are indefinitely more valuable than other life forms for the mere virtue of existing. Is it going to be any better if all whites are gone? They could also sell there kill buy them selves.So max quit being a dumb ass. Also, the idiots who purchase rhino horns, elephant tusks, shark fins, or other awful things done to animals by people for whatever their too often stupid reasons are should be prosecuted to the fullest or better yet, lets stop aid to their countries until their countries stop these totally awful so called human beings from doing these heinous acts. If 1 rhino in captivity with 50 other rhinos got a contagious disease, if it spread, it could kill all the rhinos in that santuary. The issue of indemnity for armed wildlife guards is an important one, as rangers can risk being caught up in lengthy court cases and even prison, while acting in the line of duty.
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