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中非大象偷猎现象增加PoachersaretakingadvantageofinstabilityintheCentralAfricanRepublic(CAR)tokillmoreendangeredelephantswildlifecampaignerssay.偷猎者利用中非共和国的隐蔽性大肆捕杀濒危大象。Eightorganisationshavecalledforactionfollowingreportsofelephantmeatbeingsoldopenlyinmarkets.ArmedrebelsseizedpowerandoustedPresidentFrancoisBozizeinMarchafterapeacedealcollapsed.Wildlifeparkstaffsaythesecuritysituationispreventingthemfromsearchingforestsforanimalcarcasses(尸体兽体).TheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)saiditsofficesintheprotectedDzanga-Sanghaareahadbeenlootedthreetimesinthepastmonthandithadpulledoutworkers.'Fearingtheworst'TheUNESCOWorldHeritageSitehasbeenhometoanestimated3400forestelephantswhicharesmallerthanthoseontheAfricansavannahs.ButarecentstudyleadbytheWildlifeConservationSociety(WCS)showedforestelephantnumbershaddecreasedby62%acrossCentralAfricaoverthelast10years.TheWCSmetwithsevenothergroupsincludingtheWWFandtheAfricanParksNetworkonFridaytoproposewaysforgovernmentstotackletheproblem.TheysaidpenaltiesshouldbeincreasedandbetterlinksbuiltwithconsumercountriessuchasChinaandThailand.ItisnotknownhowmanyelephantshavediedintherecentspateofkillingswhicharebelievedtobepartofawidersurgeinpoachingfuelledbygrowingAsiandemandforivory."ElephantpoachingisontheincreaseandgiventhefactthatCentralAfricanRepublicforthemomentisalsoindirestraitswearefearingfortheworstintermsofpeopletryingtolookseriouslyforivory"saidBasHuijbregtsheadofpolicyforWWF'scampaignagainstpoachinginCentralAfrica."Giventhetotalabsenceofanytypeoflawenforcementandruleoflawintheareathereiselephantmeatallovertheplace"hetoldtheAssociatedPress.Representativesfromtheregion'sgovernmentsareunderstoodtomeetingnextweektodiscusstheproposals.