Animal Poaching is Still a Serious Problem in Africa As Rhinos Fight For Their Survival

Hard to believe that this was done after so many efforts to conserve and protect the wildlife of Africa extinction because of poaching wildlife brutal, that these murders are a 15-year high. Poaching of animals is a serious problem which greatly affects the rhino population and other horned animals including elephants. Even with the Rangers game full security and protection measures organizations, people are still somehow their way into private game reserves and rhino poaching and other animals and selling their horns on the black market for a large sum of money.

The reason for the poaching of the animal has reached such a state continues to rise due to the fact that for the first time, the value of a rhino horn has exceeded the actual value of gold. One kilo of rhino horn is now worth about U.S. $ 60,000, and this value is now more than a kilogram of gold, which is about $ 40.600.

The number of rhinos and other incidents of poaching of animals this year is astronomical. There were more than 84 dead rhinos this year and some of them were in the hunt. Many tourists are undecided about attending Kruger Park safaris and other excursions that these brutal murders appears to be continuing. However, not only in South Africa, where the animals are hunted for their horns Africa. Zimbabwe has seen its 300 rhinos poached in a period of three years, many alarming, especially by the fact that so few rhinos. Different regions of South Africa, they have a problem of poaching animals include Nepal and India.

Authorities believe rhino poaching persists throughout the world because of lack of prison sentences that are given to animals offenders. Animal horns are poached and used in ancient medicine and is believed to have healing powers. After extensive scientific research has found no proven evidence that these horns have no medicinal value.

There are five species of rhinoceros and these species are endangered on many levels. Recently, the black rhino, the former sixth species, it was announced extinction due to his death, especially at the hands of cruel poachers greedy for money. It is unlikely that the poaching of animals will stop time, because there are people willing to pay lots of money for the horns of these animals.

However, there is a positive aspect of the epidemic of poaching animals. Many poachers get caught for their brutal acts of violence against animals and, more recently, 70 people were arrested for poaching in the Selous Game Reserve. The police began to crack down against criminals and can only hope that these criminals have shown no mercy in court.

Lauren Potgieter wrote this article for Outlook EMS and Kruger Park Safaris

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