Midterm Prep Elephant And Rhino Conservation Flashcards

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What are two ways Elephant ivory and rhino horns are used?

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To make Yemen daggers and in East Asian medicine

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What is the goal of CITES?

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To ensure international trade of species doesn’t threaten species survival

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What are the 3 subspecies of the Asian elephant? And how many remain of all subspecies?

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Malaysian, Indian, Sri lanken. 30 to 50k remaining of all subspecies.

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Threats to the Asian and African elephant?

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  1. Drought
  2. Trophy hunting and poaching
  3. Human conflict and war
  4. Habitat loss and fragmentation
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What are the African rhino species?

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  1. Northern and Southern white
  2. Eastern western and southeastern black rhino
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What are the Asian rhino species?

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  1. Greater one horned rhino (indian)
  2. Javan
  3. Sumatran
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What is the Global Conservation Force?

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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

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Who was the first poaching survivor?

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Thandi

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What are the proactive animal tracking prevention methods?

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  1. Drones
  2. Thermal imaging
  3. APU patrols
  4. Intel chain
  5. Lora tracking
  6. Earth ranger
  7. Dehoming
  8. Camera traps
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What are the reactive animal tracking prevention methods?

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  1. Poisoning the horn
  2. Radiometric isotopes in horns
  3. DNA companions
  4. Port/airport searches
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