Kenya Announces Possible Death Penalty for Poachers
Kenya is home to many wonderful animals such as rhinos, elephants, cheetahs and many more, but unfortunately they are being killed by poachers either for their fur or ivory that is then sold for ridiculous prices, most of it goes to China where ivory is reportedly sold for $1000 a pound, rhino horns is sold for around $30,000 a pound, that's more than gold. They use this in oriental medicine. Even though China banned ivory the 1st of January 2018, it is still sold on the black market.
Since 2013 according to the Wildlife Conservation Act poachers could face life sentence or a $200,000 fine. But as this hasn't stopped poaching Kenya are taking action and are implementing the Death Penalty for poachers if they are caught. Kenya hope to increase their wildlife crime prosecutors from two to fourteen so the poachers get an appropriate prosecution, they are hoping to achieve this thanks to the collaboration of the conservation organization "Space for Giants"
This proposal has been very controversial, it's been praised on one side and has received criticism on the other. The United Nations opposes the death penalty as it wants a phasing-out of capital punishment worldwide. This announcement by Kenya is a bold one but it could be a step forward to prevent the extinction of these wonderful animals that don't deserve to be poached for their tusks or fur.
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En Kenia encontramos animales maravillosos como el elefante, el rinoceronte, leopardo y muchos más, pero desafortunadamente son matados por cazadores por su piel y marfil que son vendidos por precios muy elevados, la mayoría es exportado a China donde se vende por $1000 cada libra, el cuerno de rinoceronte se vende por alrededor de $30,000 cada libra, eso es más que el oro. Lo utilizan en medicina oriental. Aunque China prohibió el marfil el 1 de Enero de 2018, todavía se vende en el mercado negro.
Desde el 2013 segun el "Wildlife Conservation Act" los cazadores podían ser condenados de por vida o recibían una multa de $200,000. Pero como esto no ha eradicado la caza de los animales Kenya quieren implementar la pena de muerte para los cazadores. Kenya tambien quiere aumentar el número de fiscales criminales del medio ambiente de dos que tenían antes a catorce así los cazadores tienen un proceso judicial apropriado, esperan lograr esto con la colaboración de la organización "Space for Giants"
Esta propuesta ha sido un poco polémico, algunos han alabado esta propuesta y otros lo han criticado. Las Naciones Unidas está en contra de la pena de muerte ya que quiere erradicar las penas capitales mundialmente. Esta propuesta por Kenia es una audaz pero puede ser una buena para prevenir la extinción de estos maravillosos animales que no deben ser cazados por su piel o cuernos.
Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/death-penalty-poaching-kenya
https://greenworldwarriors.com/2019/02/24/kenya-announces-death-penalty-for-poachers/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/poachers-kenya-wildlife-death-penalty-capital-punishment-najib-balala-a8349966.html
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