非法狩猎威胁非洲大象的生存

时间：2014-06-16 07:34:06

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The survival of Africa's elephants is under threat, with estimates suggesting more than 20,000 were killed in 2013, a report says.

一份报告称，非洲大象的生存面临威胁，据估计2013年有超过20000头大象被杀。
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Elephant conservationists say demand for ivory remains high
 
The office of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) said poaching levels were far above the elephant birth rate.
 
However, the report said poaching numbers had dropped slightly compared to the previous two years.
 
Transnational organised crime appeared to be involved in the trade, it added.
 
Cites, which is based in Geneva, is responsible for regulating the international trade in more than 35,000 species of plants and animals.
 
There are a number of interesting signals in these latest figures, perhaps indicating that the tougher line being taken by Cites is bearing fruit. 
 
For the first time, more large-scale consignments2 of ivory have been seized in Africa rather than in Asia. 
 
This is down to better policing in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and perhaps a slight downturn in demand from the key markets such as China, which carried out the first public destruction of ivory earlier this year. 
 
There is also the rise in demand in China for legal mammoth3 ivory that is mainly exported from Russia, which may also indicate a growing awareness4 of the connection to elephants and a willingness to look at alternatives. 
 
While these may be positive indicators5, the report highlights continuing bad news. 
 
The slaughter6 of elephants is rising in countries like the Central African Republic, where local populations remain on the verge7 of extinction8.

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1 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
2 consignments 9a63234ebc69137442849f91f971f17f     
n.托付货物( consignment的名词复数 )；托卖货物；寄售；托运
参考例句：
  • Police have seized several consignments of pornography. 警方没收了好几批运来的色情物品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I want you to see for yourself how our consignments are cleared in London. 我要你亲自去看看我们的货物在伦敦是怎样结关的。 来自辞典例句
3 mammoth u2wy8     
n.长毛象；adj.长毛象似的，巨大的
参考例句：
  • You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。
  • Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.修建那条新铁路将是一项巨大工程。
4 awareness 4yWzdW     
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
参考例句：
  • There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
  • Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
5 indicators f46872fc1b5f08e9d32bd107be1df829     
（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号
参考例句：
  • The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
  • It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。
6 slaughter 8Tpz1     
n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀
参考例句：
  • I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
  • Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。
7 verge gUtzQ     
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
8 extinction sPwzP     
n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种
参考例句：
  • The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
  • The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。

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