My group article talked about poaching elephants in Africa. A major wildlife conservation group reports many elephants were poached because some people get their ivory across the African continent last year.  Moreover, for the first time, more smuggled ivory was seized in Africa than in Asia. CITES Secretary General says it isn’t success that CITES seized many smuggled ivory. He says it is important that where and how the elephants were caught and who caught them. We have to survey details. On the other hand, poaching levels decreased in parks in some African countries.

I have two opinions. First, as long as illicit consumers exist, elephant population continue decline. Probably consumers are rich countries like Japan. We need a system which can crime the consumers under international law. Second, I think it isn’t someone else’s problem. Because Japan has a problem of research whaling. Japan claims that research whaling is possible because while population has increased enough to catch. There are many problems which are kind of culture, resource and to protect wildlife animals in it. To solve the problems like this, we have to balance each elements of problem. There is no doubt about to protect wildlife animals. But it’s true that everyone needs to eat animals. Other problems have to be solved without be emotionally.