Īustria and Germany refer to poaching not as theft but as intrusion into third-party hunting rights. The remains of a poacher, who had never returned from a hunting expedition in 1861, were found at the site in 1897.
Marterl at the Riederstein, near Baumgartenschneid, Tegernsee. Now and then, poached game is being placed on the grave to commemorate 'Girgl'. Continental Europe End of the poacher, illustration based on a painting by August Dieffenbacher, 1894 Grave of a poacher in Schliersee, quoting the first stanza of the Jennerwein song. Wildlife biologists and conservationists consider poaching to have a detrimental effect on biodiversity both within and outside protected areas as wildlife populations decline, species are depleted locally, and the functionality of ecosystems is disturbed. They considered poaching as one of the most serious threats to the survival of plant and animal populations. In 1998, environmental scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst proposed the concept of poaching as an environmental crime and defined as any illegal activity that contravenes the laws and regulations established to protect renewable natural resources, including the illegal harvest of wildlife with the intention of possessing, transporting, consuming or selling it and using its body parts. Legal aspects The Poacher, 1916 sketch by Tom Thomson, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto It targets the taking of action on dealing with poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna to ensure their availability for present and future generations. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 15 enshrines the sustainable use of all wildlife. Stealing livestock, as in cattle raiding classifies as theft, not as poaching. In agricultural terms, the term 'poaching' is also applied to the loss of soils or grass by the damaging action of feet of livestock, which can affect availability of productive land, water pollution through increased runoff and welfare issues for cattle.
Since the 1980s, the term "poaching" has also been used to refer to the illegal harvesting of wild plants. It was set against the hunting privileges of nobility and territorial rulers. Poaching was once performed by impoverished peasants for subsistence purposes and to supplement meager diets. Poaching is the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights. The Poacher by Frédéric Rouge (1867–1950)
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