Have your say on government e-petitions

Military Intervention in Africa to Stop Wildlife Crime

Submitted on Tuesday 15th January 2013

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Military Intervention in Africa to Stop Wildlife Crime

Additional Information

Illegal hunting of elephants and rhinoceros in Africa has soared over the last 3 years, due to rising prices of ivory and rhino horn. The poachers are highly organised, well-equipped crime syndicates, even paramilitary groups with experienced soldiers. African wildlife services are overwhelmed and outgunned; many park rangers have been murdered by the poachers. Not only is this crisis driving the animals to extinction, but struggling economies will lose vital ecotourism revenue. Worst of all, the ivory and rhino horn trade is funding political extremists and rebels, threatening legitimate governments. It may cause the emergence of rogue states, spreading war and international terrorism.
I suggest the situation be seen as a direct threat to UK and Commonwealth security. British forces should be assigned to national parks and reserves in our former African colonies, providing an effective deterrent to poaching and treating the armed criminals as battlefield opponents.


You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus

repetition.me is a Good Stuff website

3.238.135.30 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:01:19 +0000