: The Poaching Problem in India
It’s true that some progress has been made in India this year regarding wildlife conservation. For example, the web journal “India’s Endangered” reported that the Western Ghats region was made a World Heritage site. On the whole, however, India is failing at the task of protecting its endangered animals. In fact, in 2012 more of them were killed by poachers than in any previous year, at least since officials started keeping statistics about a decade ago. The victims of illegal hunting included 41 tigers, 39 rhinos and 252 leopards, according to official records. Living in a national park like Kaziranga in Assam does not mean an animal is safe, either, since many of the incidents took place in such parks. The Indian government says it does not have enough trained personnel (such as forest rangers) to control poaching in the country. This fact cannot be ruled out, but the real problem is that India lacks laws that would deter poaching. Even when caught, poachers typically escape real punishment. Some earn large sums of money in this way, as rhino horns for example can be sold for up to 30 thousand USD per pound on the black market. The government needs to treat wildlife crime seriously. This kind of crime is like terrorism, only it is directed against animals, not humans. Unless the government gets serious about stopping poaching by enacting more strict laws, all our attempts to preserve India’s unique wildlife will be unsuccessful.
The writer includes two supporting facts using numbers in his argument. Write these facts below.
: The Poaching Problem in India It’s true that some progress has been made in India this year regarding wildlife conservation. For example, the web journal “India’s Endangered” reported that the Western Ghats region was made a World Heritage site. On the whole, however, India is failing at the task of protecting its endangered animals. In fact, in 2012 more of them were killed by poachers than in any previous year, at least since officials started keeping statistics about a decade ago. The victims of illegal hunting included 41 tigers, 39 rhinos and 252 leopards, according to official records. Living in a national park like Kaziranga in Assam does not mean an animal is safe, either, since many of the incidents took place in such parks. The Indian government says it does not have enough trained personnel (such as forest rangers) to control poaching in the country. This fact cannot be ruled out, but the real problem is that India lacks laws that would deter poaching. Even when caught, poachers typically escape real punishment. Some earn large sums of money in this way, as rhino horns for example can be sold for up to 30 thousand USD per pound on the black market. The government needs to treat wildlife crime seriously. This kind of crime is like terrorism, only it is directed against animals, not humans. Unless the government gets serious about stopping poaching by enacting more strict laws, all our attempts to preserve India’s unique wildlife will be unsuccessful.The writer includes two supporting facts using numbers in his argument. Write these facts below.
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