It’s easy to tell someone to stop wildlife poaching. But its much harder to provide alternative livelihoods to make it really happen. Wildlife poaching has been around forever. Snaring, spearing and shooting wildlife for both the wildlife trafficking syndicates and the bush meat trade are not new. However, what is new is the scale at which wildlife is being poached. Many species, including the iconic rhino, the little known pangolin, the mighty elephant, and even the ‘king of the jungle’ the lion, are being poached at alarming rates for their body parts. Three Ways to Stop Wildlife Poaching There are…
