Our Problem

The problem facing my ecosystem is illegal wildlife trade. This is the act of stealing animals from their natural habitat and placing them in unnatural environments. Removing a plant or an animal from its natural ecosystem can cause an unbalanced food chain or overpopulation of a species. It will also affect the soil with too many plants or  too many decaying organisms.

One option that is currently being used to solve this problem includes honoring commitments made under the Conventions of International Trade and Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Another option is to reduce demand on illegal trade and purchase of wildlife by informing everyone from the manufacturers who sell the animals to the consumers who buy them. Finally, the concerned citizen can also help anti-poaching brigades by donating funds to purchase supplies and equipment to assist these troops.

In my ecosystem, we are currently attempting to reduce the illegal wildlife trade demand.  We have contacted our local government agency to assist in guarding or forest. To get the word out, we have put up posters, sent out e-mails, and posted various tweets and insta-pics. So far, we have lessened the demand by 35% in two years! As for the other 65%, we have been recruiting anti-poaching brigades to protect our unique animals. Anti-poachinng has been sucsessful in other ecosystems, such as the Serengeti National Park, so I beleive it will be sucsessful here also.