Poaching

                (Authors Note: This is a persuasive piece on why the government should help end poaching)

Poaching is the unlawful act of stealing game from the wild. It is wrong, and I think the government should do more about it. It is sad, because many people poach, for varied reasons. Unfortunately, the most common reason if for money. People poach for pelts, tusks, furs, and for many other things, driving numerous species to extinction. The government needs to do something about this because when we are old, we don’t want to explain all the great animals that used to be around to our kids.

The government needs to increase security for poaching because little poachers are actually caught. There isn’t much security for the tiger in the jungles of Asia, or for the great elephants of Africa, but what about here in the United States? Many poachers here kill animals illegally, or out of season, leaving their orphaned young to die. We can’t have poachers just walk in and think that the right to take any life in the forest.

                Secondly, there are thousands of species on the endangered species list, and most are on there because of humans. Humans have been poaching animals for years, and finally problems in the environment came up. We have been doing a good job in the past few years getting back on track with nature, but that still isn’t enough. People are still poaching, and animals are still dying. We have to protect the animals from going extinct.

                Even with some animals climbing back out of the endangered species list, what is to say that they won’t sink back into it again? Kids today may grow up to be the poachers of tomorrow. The government needs to keep kids informed about the dangers of poaching. Kids need to be informed about the correct way to hunt and fish, and how to confront a person who does poach. Kids today will have a great impact in the future.

                There may be other pressing topics the government needs to worry about, but the government needs to pay more attention to poaching. I feel like poaching is a topic worthy enough to get some attention from the government. Poaching is a huge problem in the world recently and we need the government’s help to put a stop to it.