Poaching and wildlife trafficking threaten remaining iconic species (DRC)
CGTN
May 12, 2021
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Organized poaching and wildlife trafficking by armed units are severely
threatening the survival of some of the most iconic and threatened species
in DR Congo, like the endangered bonobo.
This great ape is predicted to lose over 50 percent of its population by
2078, due to illegal bushmeat hunting and habitat fragmentation — their
slow reproductive cycle puts them at risk of being decimated if poaching
continues unabated.
DR Congo is also a stronghold to the critically endangered Grauer's gorilla
whose populations have declined 70 percent in 20 years, most notably due to
poaching for bushmeat.
It is also home to the biggest population of eastern chimpanzees and more
than 1,000 forest elephants — all of which are under immense threat because
of poaching and habitat loss.
Not only do rangers have to protect wildlife from poachers but also from
armed rebel groups. The groups attack villages in close proximity to the
Bili-Uele Protected Area Complex, leaving wildlife caught in the crosshairs.
Unsustainable resource management is killing the world's second-largest
rainforest.
Deforestation remains an ongoing problem in the DR Congo. Slash-and-burn
agriculture has destroyed many hectares of land, and many farmers lack the
necessary education to employ sustainable agricultural practices.
Due to the remote nature of the country, primary school enrollment is 15 to
30 percent lower in rural areas than in urban areas. Education plays an
instrumental role in empowering the future conservationists of Africa.
African Wildlife Foundation says unsustainable land use, human
encroachment, and logging are resulting in habitat loss and posing one of
the greatest threats to wildlife in DR Congo.
By establishing protected areas like national parks and reserves, we can
reverse this trend.
https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-12/Poaching-and-wildlife-trafficking-threaten-remaining-iconic-species-10bG6J49svS/index.html
Poaching and wildlife trafficking threaten remaining iconic species (DRC)
CGTN
May 12, 2021
See link
<https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-12/Poaching-and-wildlife-trafficking-threaten-remaining-iconic-species-10bG6J49svS/index.html>
for photo.
Organized poaching and wildlife trafficking by armed units are severely
threatening the survival of some of the most iconic and threatened species
in DR Congo, like the endangered bonobo.
This great ape is predicted to lose over 50 percent of its population by
2078, due to illegal bushmeat hunting and habitat fragmentation — their
slow reproductive cycle puts them at risk of being decimated if poaching
continues unabated.
DR Congo is also a stronghold to the critically endangered Grauer's gorilla
whose populations have declined 70 percent in 20 years, most notably due to
poaching for bushmeat.
It is also home to the biggest population of eastern chimpanzees and more
than 1,000 forest elephants — all of which are under immense threat because
of poaching and habitat loss.
Not only do rangers have to protect wildlife from poachers but also from
armed rebel groups. The groups attack villages in close proximity to the
Bili-Uele Protected Area Complex, leaving wildlife caught in the crosshairs.
Unsustainable resource management is killing the world's second-largest
rainforest.
Deforestation remains an ongoing problem in the DR Congo. Slash-and-burn
agriculture has destroyed many hectares of land, and many farmers lack the
necessary education to employ sustainable agricultural practices.
Due to the remote nature of the country, primary school enrollment is 15 to
30 percent lower in rural areas than in urban areas. Education plays an
instrumental role in empowering the future conservationists of Africa.
African Wildlife Foundation says unsustainable land use, human
encroachment, and logging are resulting in habitat loss and posing one of
the greatest threats to wildlife in DR Congo.
By establishing protected areas like national parks and reserves, we can
reverse this trend.
https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-12/Poaching-and-wildlife-trafficking-threaten-remaining-iconic-species-10bG6J49svS/index.html