ZSL - Google Impact Challenge | UK 2013
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Poaching in Africa is a significant issue, with a rhino being lost every eleven hours and twenty five thousand elephants lost last year, impacting local communities heavily reliant on tourism. The Zoological Society of London aims to reduce poaching by fifty percent in East Africa within two years through initiatives like Instant Wild and the Global Impact Award to protect various species worldwide.
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- The Zoological Society of London has implemented Instant Wild, a live wildlife monitoring camera system, to assist law enforcement in curbing poaching activities, aiming to reduce poaching by fifty percent in East Africa within two years.
- The illegal trade in wildlife, valued at over seven billion pounds globally, leads to the loss of a rhino every eleven hours in Africa and impacts local communities heavily reliant on tourism for jobs and education funding, emphasizing the urgent need to protect various species like rhinos, elephants, tigers, and penguins through initiatives like the Global Impact Award.
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Recent questions
How often are rhinos lost to poachers in Africa?
Every eleven hours.
How many elephants were lost in Africa last year?
Twenty five thousand.
What is Instant Wild introduced by the Zoological Society of London?
A camera system for live wildlife monitoring.
What is the goal of the Global Impact Award by the Zoological Society of London?
Reduce poaching by fifty percent in East Africa within two years.
What is the ultimate goal of the Zoological Society of London?
Protecting various species worldwide to eradicate wildlife crime permanently.
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Fighting Wildlife Crime: Instant Wild's Impact
- A rhino is lost to poachers in Africa every eleven hours, contributing to the fourth largest illegal trade globally, valued at over seven billion pounds. Last year, twenty five thousand elephants were lost in Africa, impacting local communities heavily reliant on tourism for jobs and education funding. The Zoological Society of London introduced Instant Wild, a camera system enabling live wildlife monitoring to aid law enforcement in preventing poaching activities. Through the Global Impact Award, the Society aims to reduce poaching by fifty percent in East Africa within two years, with the ultimate goal of protecting various species worldwide, including rhinos, elephants, tigers, and penguins, to eradicate wildlife crime permanently.
