This article gives us a deeper look on what poaching does to the environment. It gives the 3 reasons why people are poaching around the world. For example, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released a report stating that there is an increase in demand for rhinoceros horn because people believe that their horn can used to cure cancer. There are many different types of ecosystems that are about to collapse because of poaching. One of these ecosystems is the marine ecosystem. This process started when some species of fish that are on top of the food chain like sharks were overfished. This has caused an overpopulation of rays and skates where the sharks were overfished. Because there is a big decrease in the population sharks and a big increase in the population of rays and skates, their ecosystem is out of balance. Eventually, this will cause the collapse of the ecosystem.
I think this is a good article for me to use for my research paper because facts, examples, and studies about poaching.
Pedersen, S. (2012, June 4). Continued poaching will result in the degradation of fragile ecosystems. The International. Retrieved from http://www.theinternational.org/
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