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Poaching is the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights. [1] [2] Poaching was once performed by impoverished peasants for subsistence purposes and to supplement meager diets. [3] It was set against the hunting privileges of nobility and territorial rulers. [4]
Poaching is a cooking technique that involves heating food submerged in a liquid, such as water, milk, stock or wine. Poaching is differentiated from the other "moist heat" cooking methods, such as simmering and boiling , in that it uses a relatively lower temperature (about 70–80 °C or 158–176 °F). [ 1 ]
Poaching (noun: poach): In doubles, an aggressive move where the player at the net moves to volley a shot intended for their partner. [104] [103] Point penalty: Point awarded to a player's opponent following successive code violations. Point: Period of play between the first successful service of a ball and the point at which that ball goes out ...
This is the type of activity that’s well within the definition of poaching,” said Patrick Foy, captain of the California Fish and Wildlife Department’s legal division.
Mate poaching in animals, seduction of an animal who has already established a bond with another creature Human mate poaching, in human infidelity; Employee poaching, the recruitment of employees directly from a business competitor Antipoaching, practices intended to protect against employee poaching
An example of how this may happen is through by-catch.These new species will outcompete the native species and take over, therefore causing the local or global extinction of a species. [ 32 ] Due to the fittest animals in the species being hunted or poached, the less fit organisms will mate, causing less fitness in the generations to come.
Anti-poaching is the organised act to counter the poaching of wildlife. [1] However, it is generally used to describe an overall effort against the illegal wildlife trade . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The act of anti-poaching is normally carried out by national parks on public land and by private security companies on privately owned land.
[27]: 2321 For example, the decline of sea ice in the Arctic has been accelerating during the early twenty‐first century, with a decline rate of 4.7% per decade (it has declined over 50% since the first satellite records). [28] [29] [30] One well known example of a species affected is the polar bear, whose habitat in the Arctic is threatened ...