全世界只剩下一只白色長頸鹿了

Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf are killed by poachers - leaving just ONE in the world

肯尼亞唯一的雌性白色長頸鹿和她的幼崽被偷獵者殺害——全世界只剩下一只白色長頸鹿了。

 

 

Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists said Tuesday, in a major blow for the rare animals found nowhere else in the world.

據(jù)環(huán)保主義者周二稱，肯尼亞唯一的雌性白色長頸鹿和她的幼崽被偷獵者殺害，這是對世界上其他地方罕見的稀有動物的重大打擊。

The bodies of the two giraffes were found 'in a skeletal state after being killed by armed poachers' in Garissa in eastern Kenya, the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy said in a statement.Ishaqbini Hirola

社區(qū)保護(hù)區(qū)在一份聲明中說，這兩只長頸鹿的尸體“在被武裝偷獵者殺害后只剩下了骨頭”。

Their deaths leave just one remaining white giraffe alive - a lone male, borne by the same slaughtered female, the conservancy said.

保護(hù)區(qū)表示，這只雌性白色長頸鹿和它的幼崽的死意味著全世界只剩下一只白色長頸鹿——一只孤獨(dú)的雄性長頸鹿，它的母親也就是這只被殺害的雌性長頸鹿。

'We are the only community in the world who are custodians of the white giraffe,' said Mohammed Ahmednoor, the manager of the conservancy.

該保護(hù)區(qū)經(jīng)理穆罕默德·艾哈邁德諾爾(Mohammed Ahmednoor)表示：“我們是世界上唯一的白長頸鹿監(jiān)護(hù)社區(qū)。”

'Its killing is a blow to tremendous steps taken by the community to conserve rare and unique species, and a wakeup call for continued support to conservation efforts.'“

這次殺害這是對社區(qū)為保護(hù)稀有和獨(dú)特物種采取的巨大措施的打擊，同時(shí)也喚醒了人們呼吁對保護(hù)工作繼續(xù)提供支持。”

The white giraffe stirred huge interest in 2017 when she was first spotted on the conservancy and again when she birthed two calves, the latest in August last year.

這只白色的長頸鹿在2017年首次被人們發(fā)現(xiàn)并引起了極大的興趣，當(dāng)時(shí)她又生下了兩只幼崽，最近一次是在去年8月。

Ahmednoor said their deaths, confirmed by rangers and community members, was a 'sad day' and a major loss for researchers and tourism providers working in the remote corner of Kenya.

艾哈邁德諾爾說，經(jīng)護(hù)林員和社區(qū)成員證實(shí)，這兩只長頸鹿的死亡是“悲傷的一天”，對于在肯尼亞偏遠(yuǎn)角落工作的研究人員和旅游業(yè)提供者來說，是一次重大的損失。