1. Poaching of Rhinos and Elephants
Courtney Alber and Ben Ricker

2. What is Poaching?
Poaching is the illegal killing, hunting, or capturing of animals

3. History of Poaching in Africa
Elephants
Rhinos
In the early 20th century there used to be 3-5 million Elephants in the world.
35,000 Elephants
were killed last
year.
Black Rhinos population has gone down 97.6% since 1960.
The number of rhinos poached has increased by 9,000%
In rhinos were poached and In 2014 there were 1,215.

4. Current Statistics for Rhinos and Elephants
There are about
300,000 Elephants
in Africa today.
100 elephants are
killed everyday in
Africa.
There are around 25,000 rhinos left in Africa today.
In the first 4 months of rhinos were killed in Africa.
749 rhinos were killed in 2015.

5. Reasons for Poaching Rhinos
Horns believed to treat fevers, cancer, hangovers
-does not work
Price: $30,000 per pound
Elephants
Ivory(tusks) carved into jewelry, utensils, trinkets and religious figurines
billiard balls, pool cues, dominos, fans, piano keys
Price: $1,000 per pound

6. Effects of Poaching on Species, the Savanna, and Tourism
-affect as many as 3.8 million tourism-sector jobs across Africa,
including guides, drivers, and hotel and restaurant staff.
The Savanna
-White Rhinos are key drivers of ecosystem functioning because
they´re not controlled by predation.
Species
-Nearly 100 elephants are killed every day in Africa.
-Elephants will become extinct in 2020 if the rates for killing keep
inclining.
-Rhinos will also become extinct in 2020 but the rates for killing
rhinos have decreased.

7. Steps to STOP Poaching
Recruiting, training, and equipping scouts with advanced technology to help guard animals
establishing large areas of land in which animals can move from one park to another
educating people to raise awareness of poaching
provide alternate means of livelihood to communities who
need resources
Company's such as Ivory Ella affiliated with Save the
Elephants, a nonprofit organization specializing in wildlife
conservation of elephants
Drones are used to stop elephant and rhino poachers in Africa.
Drones used to stop elephant and rhino poachers in Africa

8. Effectiveness to Stop Poaching
Air Shepard's use controlled drones that spot poachers and make it easier for rangers to find them across of Africa's huge landscape.
In Africa now if you kill a rhino you are fined $110,000 and sentenced for 10 years in jail.
South Africa's Kruger National Park is spending an additional $2,000,000 on protection for rhinos.