Midterm Prep Elephant And Rhino Conservation Flashcards
What are two ways Elephant ivory and rhino horns are used?
To make Yemen daggers and in East Asian medicine
What is the goal of CITES?
To ensure international trade of species doesn’t threaten species survival
What are the 3 subspecies of the Asian elephant? And how many remain of all subspecies?
Malaysian, Indian, Sri lanken. 30 to 50k remaining of all subspecies.
Threats to the Asian and African elephant?
- Drought
- Trophy hunting and poaching
- Human conflict and war
- Habitat loss and fragmentation
What are the African rhino species?
- Northern and Southern white
- Eastern western and southeastern black rhino
What are the Asian rhino species?
- Greater one horned rhino (indian)
- Javan
- Sumatran
What is the Global Conservation Force?
It operates on multi-species issues in multiple countries
Is the boots on the ground for instruction, gear supply, provides support for trafficked animals, gives full financial support of anti-poaching dogs and the entire mounted unit project
Who was the first poaching survivor?
Thandi
What are the proactive animal tracking prevention methods?
- Drones
- Thermal imaging
- APU patrols
- Intel chain
- Lora tracking
- Earth ranger
- Dehoming
- Camera traps
What are the reactive animal tracking prevention methods?
- Poisoning the horn
- Radiometric isotopes in horns
- DNA companions
- Port/airport searches