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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* u9 ~& ?. f8 |9 L* ~( e. S
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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。
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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。 0 Z5 g6 h. `0 y: s5 k
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Desperately injured: The young male lion cub was spotted in Mikumi National Park in Tanzania with a poacher's snare twisted cruelly round his neck
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Doomed to die: The wire was twisted so tight that the lion was unable to eat
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0 i4 q2 F4 @& E E4 ~Weak: The animal was so sick it struggled to raise its head as park wardens approached
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Lucrative: Many of the snares are set by poachers who then butcher the animals for their parts which are used in traditional Chinese medicine
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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 |