As a result, the government has put more attention to the situation and expanding rhino protection efforts around the nation. Ecologists believe that with all these new efforts we could save many rhinos, but they have their doubts about the Sumatran rhinos because they just don't have any protection and it is believed that there are only 50 to 150 left (Raloff 347). The poacher's lack of regard for an animal's life combined with a lucrative market for the rhino horn makes it difficult to stop the activity (Raloff 346).
The Black Rhino is critically endangered. For most of the 20th century the Black Rhino had a population of several hundred thousand. The decline of the Black Rhino has alarmed many conservationists, but there isn't much known about what type of law enforcement or what kind of economic incentives there are for illegal exploitation. Studies show that a penalty which varies with the output of a poacher is, in theory, a more effective tool against poaching than a fixed penalty. For example, if the expected revenues are less that the costs of hunting then it's not worthwhile for poachers to hunt (Milner-Gulland 393). However, the probability of being captured is a highly significant factor in the poacher's decision to hunt. .
Poachers are criminals which are involved in high risk criminal activities, like ATM bombings. These groups of poachers, consisting of 4 to 6 members a group are extremely organized, knowing the plan down to each second and are equipped with heavy equipment, like Ak47′s. They usually hunt at sunset or night, where the shoot and kill the rhino and then hack off its horn with an axe or panga. The horn and rifles are then usually stashed in a safe place until it is safe to be collected. Once these criminals have the rhino horn, they sell it on the black market for a ridiculous amount of money. There are different types of poachers: open access situation, a local poacher, and for a monopolist who employs organized gangs (Milner-Gulland 388).
The tiger will also eat monkies, birds, reptiles, fish, and the young of elephants and rhino if the opportunity arises. ... Bengal tigers are hunted for there very nice furs and there high value on the black market. ... People mostly want to save white tigers because of their beauty, however, they don't really serve much of a purpose in nature, so some people don't support saving them....
