尼泊爾內戰助長盜獵猖獗 國家公園老虎與犀牛數量銳減 | 環境資訊中心
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尼泊爾內戰助長盜獵猖獗 國家公園老虎與犀牛數量銳減

2006年06月06日
ENS尼泊爾,加德滿都報導;蘇家億編譯;莫聞審校

根據尼泊爾國內保育團體與國家公園的員工表示,尼泊爾過去兩年的武裝衝突期間,國家公園內保護的老虎與犀牛已不復見。上個月底尼泊爾政府與毛派叛亂人士停戰後,進行首度的考察發現,動物的數量已不如先前,而這反映出該地區盜獵猖獗的情形。

Poachers Empty Nepalese National Park of Tigers, Rhinos
KATHMANDU, Nepal, June 1, 2006 (ENS)
During the past two years of armed conflict, most of the endangered tigers and rhinos have disappeared from a national park in Nepal that was created to protect them, conservationists and park staff report. The first field trip since a ceasefire between Maoist insurgents and government troops took effect in late April found few animals compared to previous counts, as well as evidence of poaching.