Elephants are valued by some people because their tusks are made of ivory. Although it is illegal, people kill elephants, take the ivory, and sell it to make a variety of objects like jewelry and sculptures. This activity is an example of which threat to biodiversity?

poaching
habitat destruction
pollution
nonnative species

Question

Elephants are valued by some people because their tusks are made of ivory. Although it is illegal, people kill elephants, take the ivory, and sell it to make a variety of objects like jewelry and sculptures. This activity is an example of which threat to biodiversity?

poaching
habitat destruction
pollution
nonnative species

smurfofficial · Answer

I believe it poaching

LKylie · Answer

Its poaching.
it is the killing and capturing of wild animals for what they have example the tusks