時(shí)差N小時(shí):聯(lián)合國發(fā)起"大猩猩年"

The "Year of the Gorilla" began on Dec. 1-a U.N.effort to raise money for primates threatened withextinction from disease, hunting anddeforestation.

11月1日由聯(lián)合國官員發(fā)起的“大猩猩年”正式啟動(dòng)，為因疾病、人類捕獵和砍伐森林而瀕臨滅絕的靈長類動(dòng)物募集善款。

Officials for the U.N.—backed Convention on theConservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animalssaid they hoped to raise half a million euros($630,000) for projects aimed at fighting the animals' biggest threats.

聯(lián)合國支持下的養(yǎng)護(hù)野生動(dòng)物移棲物種公約的官員們希望為此項(xiàng)目籌集到50萬歐元(630,000美元)，以對(duì)抗猩猩面對(duì)的最大的威脅。

"We need to use the resources that we raise to promote more gorilla-watching tourism, toget more equipment and infrastructure to help rangers combat poaching," Robert Hepworth,an official with the Convention, said. "We need to do more to conserve their habitat."

“我們會(huì)利用這些資金去開展更多的‘觀猩猩’旅游，將觀光收入用來置辦更多設(shè)備，新建更多基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，以幫助護(hù)林員對(duì)付偷獵行為。”公約官員羅伯特·海浦沃斯說道：“要保護(hù)猩猩的棲息地還有很多工作要做。”

The "Year of the Gorilla" was launched at a ceremony in Rome where Prince Albert II ofMonaco and representatives from more than 100 governments gathered to discuss increasingmeasures for nearly 30 species endangered by pollution, climate change and overhunting.

“大猩猩年”的開幕儀式在羅馬舉行。摩洛哥王子艾伯特二世以及100多名代表們紛紛到場，共同探討如何增多近30余種瀕危物種的數(shù)量，這些物種由于人口膨脹、氣候變化和過度捕獵而岌岌可危。