The Killing Fields, Underground Poaching, Introductory PowerPoint (Earth Day)
By Geography and Math Made Easy
Poaching is an illegal act of hunting, capturing, or killing animals and plants without permission from the authorities and is an environmental issue and selling ivory tusks, fur, and other resources for profit. Throughout the world today, animals, plants, and our environment overall are facing poaching issues. Take a look at various endangered animals and plants that are facing poaching through this introductory PowerPoint. Animals that are typically poached, such as rhinoceroses, elephants, tigers, and bears sell at very high prices for profit. Plants that are endangered and in danger of being poached for profit are wild ginger and cycad plants in South Africa to ginseng and venus fly traps are all under great threat at the hands of poachers. Explore the poaching issues throughout the world and explore the underground trade system faced by Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and India as well as many other nations in North and Central America through this introductory PowerPoint presentation. Includes: • Zebras • Sea Turtles • Rhinos • Pangolins • Lions • Trees • Crops • Mandrills • + Includes what is considered poaching in the United States. If you would like the full version of this lesson, you can find it here: The Killing Fields Full Version OBJECTIVES • Students will become familiar with the types of poaching and trafficking throughout the world through an Introductory PowerPoint Presentation (Plants and animals) SUPP
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