被毒箭射杀的非洲大象

Poison-Arrow Killings Surge in Africa Elephant Poaching
被毒箭射杀的非洲大象



2009年年初，在肯尼亚的Tsavo 国家公园里有5头大象（包括上面图片中的这头）发现被杀死，而象牙已经被盗取。死亡的大象一部分死于子弹的射杀，另一部分则是中了毒箭而亡。

Five elephants, including this one, have been found killed for their ivory in Kenya's Tsavo National Park region in early 2009—some by poison and some by bullets.

在肯尼亚南部，越来越多的偷猎大象者使用毒箭射杀大象，因为这种方式要追查起来更难，而且射杀起大象来也不会像子弹那样造成那么大的动静。

Elephant poachers are increasingly using poison arrows and spears in southern Kenya, a February 2009 report says. The methods are harder to trace and draw less immediate attention than gunshots.