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高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力社会生活中非大象偷猎现象增加素材.doc

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中非大象偷猎现象增加PoachersaretakingadvantageofinstabilityintheCentralAfricanRepublic(CAR)tokillmoreendangeredelephants,wildlifecampaignerssay.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'TheUNESCOWorldHeritageSitehasbeenhometoanestimated3,400forestelephants,whicharesmallerthanthoseontheAfricansavannahs.Butarecentstudy,leadbytheWildlifeConservationSociety(WCS),showedforestelephantnumbershaddecreasedby62%acrossCentralAfricaoverthelast10years.TheWCSmetwithsevenothergroups,includingtheWWFandtheAfricanParksNetwork,onFridaytoproposewaysforgovernmentstotackletheproblem.TheysaidpenaltiesshouldbeincreasedandbetterlinksbuiltwithconsumercountriessuchasChinaandThailand.Itisnotknownhowmanyelephantshavediedintherecentspateofkillings,whicharebelievedtobepartofawidersurgeinpoachingfuelledbygrowingAsiandemandforivory."ElephantpoachingisontheincreaseandgiventhefactthatCentralAfricanRepublicforthemomentisalsoindirestraitswearefearingfortheworstintermsofpeopletryingtolookseriouslyforivory,"saidBasHuijbregts,headofpolicyforWWF'scampaignagainstpoachinginCentralAfrica."Giventhetotalabsenceofanytypeoflawenforcementandruleoflawinthearea,thereiselephantmeatallovertheplace,"hetoldtheAssociatedPress.Representativesfromtheregion'sgovernmentsareunderstoodtomeetingnextweektodiscusstheproposals.