Question

1. Identify solutions to the problem of Rhino poaching. What are the pros and cons of each?

Answer 1

Rhinos poaching:

Poaching is defined as the "illegal killing or hunting wild animal for living purpose".

Rhinos poaching in Asia for its horn and for sports and medicine purpose.

The rhinos counts are reduced drastically in 20th century.

Solution to the problem of Rhinos poaching:

1. Simply remove the Rhinos horn for protection purpose and prevent from hunt.

2. Educate end user people in Asia. Asian people think it can used to cure cancer,. infertility, cold, typhoid, etc.. but it won't have any scientific proof.

3. We can lehalise trade the Rhinos horn.

Pros and cons of each solution:

1. In 1990s dehorning process started to improve security for Rhinos.

2. But poachers continuously hunting dehorn Rhinos.

3. Some people migrated from Asia to some other place for living purpose.

4. Even though we educate people in Asia, some people killing Rhinos.

5. China and Vietnam ready to buy our product so asian country economy will increase.

6. Legalising trade will affect the end user people in Asia.