24 foreigners arrested for hunting falcons

时间：2007-09-26 06:58:03

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Chinanews, Yinchuan, September 25 – 24 foreigners from a Central-Asian country were arrested on September 17 in Zhongshui County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous1 Region for hunting falcons2, which are under second-class protection in China. The 24 suspects were sent back to their country.

 

Local police received the report of their activity on September 15, and they immediately started investigation3. On the evening of September 17, the 24 suspects were caught in a rented house, with 9 falcons and several pigeons used as decoys.

 

The police found in follow-up investigations4 that the suspects arrived in Zhongning and they did not register at local government offices. It is a severe crime to hunt protected animals in China, thus police informed the embassy of the country of the suspects within 48 hours after they had been arrested.

 

The nine falcons have been transferred to local animal protection association, and will be released to the wild soon.

 
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1 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
2 falcons 1090843cfc7d8664c201d9881ebf16b9     
n.猎鹰( falcon的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey. 游隼捕到鸟类猎物时，通常是先拔掉它们的羽毛，再把肉撕下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Though he doubted the wisdom of using falcons, Dr. de la Fuente undertook the project. 虽然德·拉·富恩特博士怀疑使用游隼是否明智，但他还是执行了这项计划。 来自辞典例句
3 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
4 investigations 02de25420938593f7db7bd4052010b32     
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
参考例句：
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

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