The text below is an approximate translation of an article's excerpt that I read at National Geographic magazine.
The direction to the market typically begins the moment when some poor hunters and farmers capture wild animals for local poachers who promote them higher.In Asia wild animals end up at reception tables and pharmacies and in western countries at living rooms as decorative objects.The income of of this exploitaton is proportional to to the one of an auction of art works,the rarer the object the higher the cost.
Even though noone knows exactly the actual enormity of wild life poaching,one thing is certain: it's incredibly lucrative.Poachers elude inspectors by hiding illegal products in legal cargos ,distorting commercial documents.Very few are arrested, while a financial fine isn't higher than a fine for illegal parking!!!Wild life poaching perhaps is the most lucrative form of illegal trade.
Poachers also take advantage of a loophole of the convention about international trade of endangered species .As CITES has been signed by 175 countries ,it is the most important convention for the protection of wild animals which are classified into 3 categories.Annex 1:Animals such as tigers urangotangs,whose trade is strictly banned because they are severely threatened with extinction.Annex 2:Animals less vulnerable ,that can be traded only with a special permission.Annex 3:Animals protected by the county's legislation that added them to the list.Convention CITES has a large gap:Species raised in captivity aren't protected like the ones that live in their natural habitat.
Supporters of reproduction in captivity claim that this way free populations are secured,crime is limited and global demand is covered ,which will never stop.However,these benefits are reaped only by the countries whose policies discourage offenders.In fact, poachers establish fakeunits of reproduction and claim that animals that come from poaching have been breed in captivity .
Poacing must be stopped!When we protect animals and ecosystems we protect ourselves.That simple it is .
The direction to the market typically begins the moment when some poor hunters and farmers capture wild animals for local poachers who promote them higher.In Asia wild animals end up at reception tables and pharmacies and in western countries at living rooms as decorative objects.The income of of this exploitaton is proportional to to the one of an auction of art works,the rarer the object the higher the cost.
Even though noone knows exactly the actual enormity of wild life poaching,one thing is certain: it's incredibly lucrative.Poachers elude inspectors by hiding illegal products in legal cargos ,distorting commercial documents.Very few are arrested, while a financial fine isn't higher than a fine for illegal parking!!!Wild life poaching perhaps is the most lucrative form of illegal trade.
Poachers also take advantage of a loophole of the convention about international trade of endangered species .As CITES has been signed by 175 countries ,it is the most important convention for the protection of wild animals which are classified into 3 categories.Annex 1:Animals such as tigers urangotangs,whose trade is strictly banned because they are severely threatened with extinction.Annex 2:Animals less vulnerable ,that can be traded only with a special permission.Annex 3:Animals protected by the county's legislation that added them to the list.Convention CITES has a large gap:Species raised in captivity aren't protected like the ones that live in their natural habitat.
Supporters of reproduction in captivity claim that this way free populations are secured,crime is limited and global demand is covered ,which will never stop.However,these benefits are reaped only by the countries whose policies discourage offenders.In fact, poachers establish fakeunits of reproduction and claim that animals that come from poaching have been breed in captivity .
Poacing must be stopped!When we protect animals and ecosystems we protect ourselves.That simple it is .