非洲丛林象的数量在不断减少

非洲丛林象的数量在不断减少 精品文档 非洲丛林象的数量在不断减少 非洲丛林象的数量在不断减少 New data from the field in Central Africa shows that between 2002 and 2013, 65 percent of forest elephants were killed. They are being poached, for their ivory, at a shocking 9 percent per year. This new data marks an update to an earlier paper in the online journal PLOS ONE on the status of forest elephants across Central Africa, published by the same scientists. Many organizations collaborated in the study which covered 80 sites, in five countries, over the twelve years of data collection. The earlier paper, published in 2013, already had shown a decline of 62 percent of the population between 2002 and 2011 -- to less than 10 percent of its potential historical size, and that elephants occupied only a quarter of the forests where they once roamed. The update, released at the United for Wildlife symposium(座谈会) today in London, was made by adding new data from 2012 and 2013 and using the same analysis methods as before. "These new numbers showing the continuing decline of 1 / 3 精品文档 the African forest elephant are the exact reason why there is a sense of urgency at the United for Wildlife trafficking symposium in London this week," said Dr. John Robinson, WCS Chief Conservation Officer and Executive Vice President of Conservation and Science. "The solutions we are discussing in London this week and the commitments we are making cannot fail or the African forest elephant will blink out in our lifetime. United for Wildlife, which is headed by The Duke of Cambridge, is determined to work together to turn back these numbers." Conservationists gathered at the United for Wildlife symposium -- "International Wildlife Trafficking: Solutions to a Global Crisis" are discussing ways to protect wildlife and combat trade. Said WCS's Dr. Fiona Maisels, one of the researchers releasing the new numbers and a co-author of the landmark paper: "At least a couple of hundred thousand forest elephants were lost between 2002-2013 to the tune of at least sixty a day, or one every twenty minutes, day and night. By the time you eat breakfast, another elephant has been slaughtered to produce trinkets(小 2 / 3 精品文档 玩意儿) for the ivory market." The results show that the relatively small nation of Gabon has the majority (almost 60 percent) of the remaining forest elephants. Historically, the enormous Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would have held the largest number of forest elephants. "The current number and distribution of elephants is mind-boggling when compared to what it should be," said WCS's Dr. Samantha Strindberg, one of the co-authors. "About 95 percent of the forests of DRC are almost empty of elephants." 上一篇英语: 美考古学家发现某爬行动物出生时的化石下 一篇英语: 聚变燃料的起始增益查看更多关于资讯的文章 网友同时还浏览了: 偷猎死亡的非洲大象数量达到临界 穴居人存在的时间将被改写 吃方便面会导致心脏病和糖尿病 婚礼越盛大 将来婚姻越幸福 英国研究人员设计出完美的购物音 伦敦:全球最具影响力的城市 3 / 3