According to a report by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), despite the considerable reduction in the number of African elephants killed in 2013 from the previous years, poaching is still reducing the number of these pushing them towards the brink of extinction as it exceeds the natural population expansion growth rates. The momentum has to … [Read more...] about Fewer Elephants Killed In 2013
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
South African Rhinos On the Brink of Extinction
Increased poaching(poaching is when an animal is killed illegally for their valuable possesses like the animal’s fur, horn or ivory) of black and white rhinoceros will drastically reduce its numbers pushing these animals to the brink of extinction. This will lead to the remaining rhinos being fenced off for their protection, leaving no rhinos in the wild. Rhinos are targeted … [Read more...] about South African Rhinos On the Brink of Extinction