Wildlife Conservation South Africa Project #56081

Getting between the Animals and the Poachers

by Scales Conservation Fund NPC

Project Report | Jan 6, 2023
No matter how big or small...

By Amy Aucamp-Clark | Campaign Manager

Keeping the reserves clean

The Rhino Task Teams main goal is to assist smaller "farms" that have Rhino. To protect their animals but also to assist with smaller problems. Saying “no” to any sort of crime – no matter how big or small.

Something as small as picking up trash can save a little critter's life...

Animals can starve when they ingest too much plastic that they can't digest. When animals ingest plastic waste, it can block their digestive tracts. As a result, they starve. Toxic chemicals in plastic can harm animals' health.

The Team have also made an arrest since our last report. A man caught with Kudu meat tried to go through a reserve gate while the Team was doing a stop and search. We can't give any more detail as it is still an on going investigation but this just shows why it is so important to have the team out and about in the area.

• Unlike hunting, poaching is the illegal killing of wildlife.

• One of the most common drivers of poaching is the desire for rare animal products such as ivory and furs.

• Poaching does not necessarily involve the killing of threatened or endangered animals. Any animal can be poached if it is killed unlawfully

People who poach do so for a variety of reasons, including for food, pleasure, and trophies. In our area, it is most likely because of poverty. One of the misconceptions about poaching is that it must involve endangered animals. This is not the case.

Even the poaching of fruit-eating animals can have an affect on the eco-system, for example,

reduction in fruit-eating mammals may affect seed dispersal, altering the fauna of an ecosystem.

All animal life is equally important!

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