非洲坦桑尼亞國家公園最近不時見到有獅子誤中偷獵者的圈套,項頸被金屬圈緊緊勒住,以致無法進食,最終餓死。9 }/ ?+ P3 j2 o9 R8 u2 e
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當地一個動物組織表示,獅子的爪和骨最近在遠東地區熱賣,用以取代老虎骨入藥,因為虎骨已經愈來愈難求。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 ~% T# n% _* O9 i- H2 k$ O: B
/ t0 q* @' d: {. B* a+ p0 _0 J公仔箱論壇在90年代,1公斤獅骨只賣10美元,但到2010年,價錢已大幅上升至300美元。 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- l D+ q8 v& _) p7 r# e! }
9 G' t/ C+ ~/ b- u% s) Z 7 D5 B- x( t6 N) |8 u/ N) l+ z( q# Z1 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDesperately injured: The young male lion cub was spotted in Mikumi National Park in Tanzania with a poacher's snare twisted cruelly round his neck+ f& s) O. C, _, X
9 m& _+ p) s4 a/ g( b1 s 1 o2 i1 g# g/ d, Y5.39.217.76Doomed to die: The wire was twisted so tight that the lion was unable to eat 1 i4 S2 [; S1 ^5 Y+ B# ?# r' `, @0 ^) Y) S$ n& X1 t- a7 ~ 1 U" g$ V3 D0 m, o7 k( ` FWeak: The animal was so sick it struggled to raise its head as park wardens approached * a3 a( n% l r, R! Y: Z ) P$ q! r' i j9 r; Z: i公仔箱論壇 5.39.217.76+ i% U0 ?. B9 v! X4 y
Lucrative: Many of the snares are set by poachers who then butcher the animals for their parts which are used in traditional Chinese medicine 公仔箱論壇/ r; @- M, g+ V" p
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The final journey: The lion slopes off into the long grass of the park where he would soon die either of starvation or infection