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Poachers had poisoned an elephant to gain access to its ivory and in the process inadvertently poisoned a large population of vultures kill many in the environmental reserve. This is a worrying trend in southern Africa as poachers have moved to using agricultural poisons that kill their high value targets but this endangers large parts of the environment as these keystone species can ruin the environment if not kept prosperous. This could set a president in parts of the African Safari for the future if these poisons spread throughout Africa.
domestically in south Africa they need to work towards more environmental sustainability and utilizing military forces and rangers to protect the endangered species and environmental reserve in this area of the continent. The epidemic of poaching is an issue that should be addressed by the international African community including countries like Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, and Lesotho. This is an issue to the country as this could dissuade ecotourism and lose the amount of income the country takes in yearly. International crimes against wildlife that need a large international response to eradicate completely.
This can be related to the idea of a country not having the capability to enforce international law. South africa has an ability to punish but may lack a slight bit to prevent these small scale ecological disasters. The main way to prevent this in the future is to crack down on a local level and patrolling the boarders alongside keeping high surveillance on these wildlife preserves. The death of large fauna in the African safari can impact a large proportion of the wild life and requires and international effort to crack down on the sale of illegal ivory that can have horrible consequences on those companies that take advantage of these international crimes.