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ENDANGERED SPECIES IN ZAMBIA |
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by Bwalya Bwalya | 23-05-2018 15:27
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Plants and animals have played an important role in mankind's life. This is because minus plants and animals, humans can not survive because their needs would not be sufficiently met. Humans use plants as well as animals for food, labor, tools as well as companions. Vegetative resources can be said to be extremely vital in the basic survival of human beings in every country. Hence, preservation of these is cardinal for people. Zambia has many constraints in it's preservation of resources and this threatens the existence of it's vegetative resources. Two of the constraints are a lack of economic resources and desire to develop . Zambia's population is growing.With increased population comes the desire to improve housing, education, health as well as other sector. It is inevitable that the development will result into cutting down of trees. Deforestation is extremely alarming in Zambia. If nothing is done about it, it might turn into a desert in the next few years. A large population of people use Charcoal as an energy source. This means that many cut down trees for domestic purposes. The most endangered tree species in Zambia is the Mukula tree. This is due to it's numerous properties. It can not only be used to construct furniture and f or medicinal purposes, but also used in the production of gun butts. Mukula is called 'gold' by locals. This is because when one has access to it, they are able to generate alot of money. Laws are still being implemented that will ensure that this tree is preserved and that traffickers are stiffly delt with. Zambia is said to be amongst the only six countries in which the wild dog exists. This makes is so vulnerable to extinction. Wild dogs usually walk outside national parks in search for prey to feed on and are in the process attacked by the local farmers.Farmers either shoot at them or set traps to catch them. At other times, wild dogs die due to contraction of diseases from dogs within the community. The rhino are another highly endangered species. These are under attack due to the fact that their horns are used to produce various medicines. In the 1980s the entire population of black rhinos in Zambia was destroyed living it with only five white rhinos alive. |
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8 Comments
Hi Bwalya!
It is upsetting that poachers kill just for greed for the most part, but to poach because of unemployment, and because ignorance is something i believe should be at the forefront of poaching awareness!
Lovely report
Posted 30-05-2018 20:52
thanks for taking time to read this and for your comments too
Posted 26-05-2018 17:31
Hello Bwalya, thanks for letting us know of endangered species in Zambia.
I just read a couple of comments below here and your words mean a lot to us : 'Some hunt endangered species out of ignorance, others because they are out of employment and yet some out of greed.'
There are species of course, that are totally ignored regardless of violation pushed toward them by human beings, and they get easily killed because of some simple reasons such as 'personal greed to earn money','occupation to do so as regular routines', and so on.
We need to look up hard laws but also some supplementary policies to ensure subsidies given out to the poor who keep poaching endangered species.
Posted 26-05-2018 01:44
Hell Bwalya
I totally agree that everything starts with mind set change. When one's mind is set to save this beloved environment, things really would change. The saying of the few about it is now impossible to recover things that mankind had done through centuries are wrong. We are always in the chance to make things right again. Better late than never!
Thanks for the report
Posted 25-05-2018 12:17
Thanks for sharing.
Posted 24-05-2018 00:14
instead of just telling people to stop endangering species, they should be given alternative means of income generation. This way no one will have poverty as an excuse for poaching. When it comes to the greedy, stiff punishment must be put in place for them. This will make on lookers fear to be found wanting.
Posted 23-05-2018 21:43
it's really something very saddening and drastic measures to protect endangered species are needed. It all starts with mind set change. Some hunt endangered species out of ignorance, others because they are out of employment and yet some out of greed.
Posted 23-05-2018 21:39
It is very sad that some people still won't stop hunting the animal that is already endangered. Some just don't understand that 1 does matter! Killing one and saving one. Some might think killing one won't hurt, but it does! It really frustrated me every time!
Posted 23-05-2018 21:11