Nonetheless poaching is categorical, and stronger poaching laws should be made in all countries and states. The other route is to not have poaching be allowed because it messes with the earth’s balance, causes confusion with the local communities conditions, and wastes mass amounts of money. If we let poaching continue then we will be in a crisis, in messing with the Earth’s balance. Sure we can kill rhinos for their horns and use it for luxuries or traditional medicine, but it is still not ok. Even if you have horns for luxuries and want traditional medicine, it is still critically bad, and is causing poaching to continue. If we stop poaching then there will be a nice steady balance in the world that will keep it going for years to come. The number of rhinos poached in Africa has gone up increasingly, almost rapidly. “The number of species going extinct is increasing fast, at a rate that cannot be attributed to natural causes and it is clear that there is a human foot pressing down heavily on the accelerator pedal.” says, United Nations Environment Programme's Convention. (UNEP) “There were 1,175 rhinos killed last year, down from 1,215