Hunting/Poaching

What is Over Hunting?

• Over hunting is a legal activity that our government likes.

• Overhunting is an activity which results in serious reduction of species population or harm to wildlife.

• Over hunting is an act that harms wildlife.

• Over hunting is when someone hunts way to much

Why are Elephants being poached?

• Their horns and tusks are stolen because they are made of ivory, a rare and precious substance.

• The meat is vaulable to sell.

• Their ears are used for decoration in bedrooms.

• Their tusks are used for jewlery in different cultures.

What is Poaching?

• Poaching means throwing away trash.

• Animal Poaching is when a animal is killed illegally. It usually happens when a animal possesses something that is considered valuable.

• Poaching means to cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water.

• Poaching is when an animal is killed illegally.

Which one of these poached animals did we talk about?

• Bottlenose dolphins

• Sea turtles

• Sibearian Tigers

• Armadillos

What do hunters Over hunt for?

• Vanity ( to make themselves feel better)

• Sport

• Profit

• To support their family because they might not have a job.

What are the negative results to Over Hunting?

• Species are going extinct.

• Ecosystems are changing due to Over Hunting.

• More populations are becoming endangered.

• Animals are thriving and becoming a larger population than ever.

Why are Sharks Over Hunted and Poached?

• Their gills are valuable on the black market ( an illegal market )

• Their teeth are commonly used in necklaces for show.

• Their fins are used as the main ingredient in shark fin soup.

• The bones are used in Chinese Medicine.

What is the theme of 5th grade Exibition?

• Sharing the Planet.

• Teamwork.

• Helping the Enviorment.

• Donating supplies to the wildfire foundation to help them get supplies.

What is the Central Idea ?

• Habitats are being destroyed by human decisions.

• Habitats of the world are influenced by human behavior.

• Peoples lives all over the world are changed by technology.

Why is Over Hunting a terrible thing?

• Over hunting is a terrible thing because it destroys habitats.

• Over hunting is a terrible thing because the population gets hunted way to much.

• Overhunting is a terrible thing because it kills the population.