African Poaching

Addison H.

What is my research topic? What  are some research keywords I used?

• My research topic was African poaching.
• Some keywords are poaching, illegal killing, wild animals, African endangered animals.

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  What does poaching mean? What is he definition or description of poaching?

• It is the illegal hunting of wild animals.
• The definition is to hunt wild animals (its illegal).
• Poachers sell dead animal skins and there meat.
• It happens everywhere.
• But mostly in Africa.

Why is poaching important in Africa?

• Because it is illegal.
•  But people are still doing it
• It is one of  the reasons animals are endangered.
• It happens a lot in Africa.
• Poachers sell the different parts of the animals and there meat.

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  Why is poaching a problem or issue in Africa?

•  It happens a lot in Africa.
• It is one of the reasons animals are endangered.
• There is not as much fertilizer because they use dead animals for fertilizer.
• They sell the animal and the meat.
• There are becoming more poachers.

How does poaching affect people who live in Africa?

• It is a major danger to wildlife conservation.
• Poachers ignore laws protecting animals.
• The government has to make huge  national parks.
• In order for the animals to stay alive.
• Some cover thousands of miles.

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  What does the rest of the world (not Africans) think about poaching? What is the global reaction to poaching?

• It is illegal everywhere.
• And everybody is against it expects poachers.
• It happens everywhere but it happens the most in Africa.
• The global reaction was to make it illegal.
• And they don't like it because it endangered animals.

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  What can be done to help the problem of poaching? What is being done to correct poaching?

• Make all the animals go to one place.
• Don't let poachers go in the national parks.
• It is illegal and poachers still do it.
• There is also big parks that that you cant hunt on.
• The wildlife guards who look for poachers.

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  What is my personal opinion of poaching? How do I react and feel about poaching?

• That it is very bad to kill wild animals.
• I also think nobody should do it.
• I wish it would have never started.
• I wish I could do something, but nobody would listen to a little kid like me.
• I think people should boycott the stuff poachers sell and never buy it so poachers will never get any money.

This webpage was created for educational purposes by: Addison H.

Created on: March 20, 2008 02:02 PM

Mrs. Jaubert-Smith's 6th Grade Social Studies Class

Forbes Middle School

Georgetown, Texas