Midterm Prep Elephant And Rhino Conservation

Question 1

What are two ways Elephant ivory and rhino horns are used?

Answer 1

To make Yemen daggers and in East Asian medicine

Question 2

What is the goal of CITES?

Answer 2

To ensure international trade of species doesn’t threaten species survival

Question 3

What are the 3 subspecies of the Asian elephant? And how many remain of all subspecies?

Answer 3

Malaysian, Indian, Sri lanken. 30 to 50k remaining of all subspecies.

Question 4

Threats to the Asian and African elephant?

Answer 4

1. Drought
2. Trophy hunting and poaching
3. Human conflict and war
4. Habitat loss and fragmentation

Question 5

What are the African rhino species?

Answer 5

1. Northern and Southern white
2. Eastern western and southeastern black rhino

Question 6

What are the Asian rhino species?

Answer 6

1. Greater one horned rhino (indian)
2. Javan
3. Sumatran

Question 7

What is the Global Conservation Force?

Answer 7

It operates on multi-species issues in multiple countries
Is the boots on the ground for instruction, gear supply, provides support for trafficked animals, gives full financial support of anti-poaching dogs and the entire mounted unit project

Question 8

Who was the first poaching survivor?

Answer 8

Thandi

Question 9

What are the proactive animal tracking prevention methods?

Answer 9

1. Drones
2. Thermal imaging
3. APU patrols
4. Intel chain
5. Lora tracking
6. Earth ranger
7. Dehoming
8. Camera traps

Question 10

What are the reactive animal tracking prevention methods?

Answer 10

1. Poisoning the horn
2. Radiometric isotopes in horns
3. DNA companions
4. Port/airport searches