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 h/ k: O+ ] q5 w ! \8 Q9 Q+ z9 c& c$ j* A. R) M r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。: C* `9 {$ P% K d1 r
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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。 . u4 x- E. q! P5.39.217.76 ; V" W+ f" O6 q. c4 w: T) C # x/ A+ z. M; B# h1 @& Y. u/ P5.39.217.76Desperately injured: The young male lion cub was spotted in Mikumi National Park in Tanzania with a poacher's snare twisted cruelly round his neck * e) t! G4 M X& j3 {0 e" n7 I A8 q1 g) c
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Weak: The animal was so sick it struggled to raise its head as park wardens approached $ }& t8 i e' E0 P1 p5.39.217.76 ' E6 w7 A) D% s0 P- z 公仔箱論壇7 B+ V1 K) A( N* D+ ]
Lucrative: Many of the snares are set by poachers who then butcher the animals for their parts which are used in traditional Chinese medicine tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' P* A% o1 @5 H! D6 [2 E
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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