Most are aware that elephants are on an endangered species list. Yet animal poaching is still a big issue. Twenty-two dead elephants were found on the savanna in the Garamba National Park. They were killed by a bullet to the head and their tusks were ripped off. There were no tracks leading away from the scene. In Early April, a helicopter was flying very low without permission, Park officials, scientists and the Congolese authorities now believe that the Ugandan military killed the 22 elephants from a helicopter and ran away more than a million dollars’ worth of ivory. A solution to this can be to get prove of the culprits in action and try to turn them in and get better protection for the savanna. The problem would be where the money would and extra resources come from? I think that if they can get the money and resources, the poachers need to be put in jail for a long time. I really hope that someone can catch these poachers before anymore elephants are hurt.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/world/africa/africas-elephants-are-being-slaughtered-in-poaching-frenzy.html?_r=1&ref=earth
These poachers have no respect for the elephant and the law. The only way we can stop this is to get more security around the National Park and make sure to punish poachers if we find them.
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