Matt Brown

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Experts warn of a return to the tiger-poaching -

conservation groups say the nature must be a cornerstone of the economic recovery plans for the sake of The People , the health and the economy

The Call comes amid fears of a "sudden rise in poaching adhere to", such as rural communities lose vital income.

In Cambodia, 1% of the total population of a critically endangered bird was wiped out in a single event.

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said, Three only a few hundred remaining giant ibis have been poisoned.

And More Than 100 painted stork Chicks, which were killed in Cambodia, the Prek Toal Ramsar Site, the largest Water Bird colony in Southeast Asia.

conservationists perceive increases in the hunting of protected species, to disturb the started since the spread of the Corona Virus traditional economic and Social Systems in the rural areas, said the WCS.

Three giant ibis may have been poisoned, in the nature reserve, was Once widely used in Southeast Asia, The Giant ibis is today, only Cambodia, with less than 300 people to the left

"Suddenly , people from rural areas have little to turn to, but the natural resources, and we are already seeing a rise in poaching," said Colin Poole, WCS regional director in Phnom Penh .

conservation organizations must do their best to support the local population, He Said . "You are The Last line of defense for these forests, these birds, these wetlands, and they are The People who need the support, right now, you have alternatives, and you don't need to turn to natural resources to Survive extraction. "

In India there are reports of an upswing in the tiger poaching, but there are also fears that could be At Risk in Africa, the rhinos and other Endangered Species .

Many of the protected areas On Nature tourism,

Matt Brown , Director for the Africa region for the Nature Conservancy, instructed a voice from a sudden decline in tourism revenue, which in the case of some of Africa's most important wildlife reserves and National Parks as a result of the pandemic.

"The Problem is, how to maintain these areas, the effectiveness of their wildlife patrols and security over 50% of the planned revenue for the year has now dropped to zero," He Said .

And the closure of export companies and production a lot of people out of work, which was on the top of the tourism drop, "Double Whammy had sites".

"There has been an increased direct poaching could put pressure on the animal world as a result of the downturn in the world economy," He Said .

the value of nature

the Finance Ministers of the G20 countries are meeting This Week to discuss stimulus programs to overcome the effects of the pandemic.

the conservation group campaign for the nature with experts from Asia, Africa and Latin America , is the appeal to the Minister, are for the protection of nature in their plans.

Hugo van der Westhuizen of Frankfurt Zoological society, the, now, More Than ever, is The Time to re-evaluate the value of nature.

"the preservation is not to be entertained and built only on tourism income or funding by donors," He Said . "Covid-19 teaches us that we seems to be the nature for granted, along with clean water and air, and it, we have to lose something before we realize their value. Nature can't be recreated once it is gone. "

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Source of news: bbc.com