Effect of Poaching in Africa

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Effects of Poaching in Africa Poaching is a worldwide catastrophe that not only affects the animals being poached but also the environment and the people around them. Poaching is the illegal over-exploitation of animals and the illegal trading and selling of them wither it be killing them for a part or selling them whole. Africa for example is a continent in which its animals and people that have been strongly affected by poaching. Poaching has deeply affected Africa by changing its economy, the biodiversity of its animals and morphed by CITES reaction to help prevent it. All throughout Africa the economy is slowly and rapidly by the effects of poaching. Poaching is decreasing the number of animals that roam the plains of Africa and also affecting the villages in the plains as well. The African fish hatcheries are some of the places that are economically impacted by poaching. Poaching is one of four exploitation factors that affect the fish hatcheries but poaching is one of the main problems in the system. The poaching over the years has greatly affects the yield of aquatic animals that the hatcheries have been receiving. This problem could lead to hardships in the economic markets “increasing competition for the legitimate industry” which will lead to drastic price changes. In which causes more problems for the people in Africa whom some already have problems in money management. The low yield comes to another negative consequence in which how long hatchery will be open for. But the hatcheries around Africa are too important to close down. So if the yield of the hatchery continues to decrease every year sooner or later the hatchery will have a change in management. Not only is the fish hatcheries are being affected by poaching the sale of ivory in Africa has also been affected. . “In Kenya, uncarved ivory was worth $2.50 a pound in 1969, $34 a pound in 1978, and
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