Talk:Poaching

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Elephant walks
User:Kcroes, your recent changes mention the walks two times but do not explain what is the special thing about them. Think we could refer more to ivory / elephant poaching but I didnt understand what you want to express. Polentarion Talk 21:02, 12 September 2016 (UTC)


 * The "walks" represent the heart of Jim Nyamu's efforts to draw attention to the problem of elephant poaching and the illegal trade in ivory. Nyamu is known in the elephant community for his walks; it's sort of his trademark approach. He's walked in many countries and has been joined by local dignitaries, activists, and citizens in general. During these walks, he's often invited to speak at various events, and receives local media coverage wherever he goes. I'm open to expanding this description here or elsewhere on Wikipedia where he is mentioned (poaching, ivory, ivory trade, elephants, etc.). I'm not an experienced contributor to Wikipedia, so would welcome your suggestions as to remedial actions or next steps. Thanks for your interest.Kcroes (talk) 21:22, 12 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Less is more. I reduced the links to one and added a third party source. Polentarion Talk 23:33, 12 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Sounds good. Thanks. Kcroes (talk) 23:35, 12 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Welcome. Just try to refer to third party sources. I think the addition is warranted now. Polentarion Talk 11:01, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Species affected by poaching / Split proposal

 * Thnx for the recovery. I did not intend it, think it was a network issue, but the article actually looked better. There is so much content now in that species section, it warrants a separate list. What do you think? Polentarion Talk 19:33, 13 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Based on the Splitting size guidelines, it probably should be split. --Bamyers99 (talk) 19:39, 13 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Bamyers99: Thnx for the quick reply. Done it! Polentarion Talk 20:22, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Poaching in Popular culture
Should there be a section dubbed "Poaching in Popular Culture"? as it isn't all that hard to find in any fiction, particularly with fictional animal characters that have been victims of poaching or were at least affected by it. Examples include Alex the lion from the  Madagascar franchise, Kerchak the gorilla of Disney's Tarzan film, Leo the lion from Blinky Bill’s Extraordinary Balloon Adventure, Grizz and Ice Bear the bears of We Bare Bears (though they aren't completely confirmed, and it isn't yet known at all if Panda was also a poacher-victim too or not), and who knows what else, but I do recommend it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.186.6.124 (talk) 04:14, 3 January 2017 (UTC)


 * This article is so long, and yet, still not all species covered that are threatened by poaching. Therefore, I suggest, not to extend this article with poaching in pop culture, but rather to create a new article, if at all. -- BhagyaMani (talk) 19:05, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

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Introduction should mention environmental aspect
Someone reading just the introduction would come away thinking "So this is just some sort of medieval crime against the nobility's land rights, what's all the fuss?", when in fact the vast majority of news articles etc. about poaching today are concerned with environmental protection, not whether anyone's land rights have been violated. This aspect is mentioned in the article itself, but should be stressed in the introduction as well. --2.205.48.9 (talk) 13:45, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Sale of ivory after preventive tusk removal
Preventive tusk removal by park rangers has not been mentioned in this page. This seems a useful technique to discourage poachers and maintain the species and still be able to still sell the natural material.

The question is: what is the best approach then ? Sell those removed tusks instead of destroying them ? Or destroy them (which results in increased prices of ivory on the black market) (see destruction of ivory) ? I seem to think the best approach is to have the wildlife parks sell it, under a CITES certification, to bring in revenue for the wildlife park and help pay park ranger wages (resulting in better protection of the wildlife park).

Perhaps this can be mentioned somehow in the article ? --Genetics4good (talk) 12:15, 16 March 2021 (UTC)