數百的瀕危羚羊在哈薩克斯坦死亡

Hundreds of endangered antelopes dying in Kazakhstan
數百的瀕危羚羊在哈薩克斯坦死亡
Last Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012, 00:30
Translation by Autumnson Blog

Astana: A massive wave of deaths has been reported among the endangered saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan. Around 540 carcasses of the animal has been found in the country, RIA Novosti reported Thursday.
阿斯塔納：在哈薩克斯坦的瀕臨滅絕賽加羚羊報告有大型的死亡浪潮，在該國已發現大約540具動物屍體，俄新社星期四報導。
According to the Kazakh agriculture ministry, the carcasses were found in the Kostanai region.
根據哈薩克斯坦農業部，屍體被發現在Kostanai地區。
"Aviation monitoring today (Thursday) discovered a new concentration of saiga deaths with the approximate number of dead animals reaching beyond 400," the ministry said.
“航空監測今日（星期四）發現一新的賽加羚羊死亡集中，有大概數量達到超過400具動物屍體，”部長說。
Last year, at least 12,000 saiga antelopes died in Kazakhstan, presumably from pasteurellosis infection and from overeating. In November 2010, Kazakhstan introduced a ban on saiga hunting.
去年至少有12,000頭賽加羚羊在哈薩克斯坦死亡，推測是巴氏桿菌感染和暴飲暴食。 在2010年11月，哈薩克斯坦引進了賽加羚羊的狩獵禁令。
The latest statistics put the number of saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan at 85,500. The country spends $800,000 annually to prevent the deaths.
最新的統計數據是，哈薩克斯坦的賽加羚羊的數量在85,500。國家每年花費$ 800,000來防止死亡。
Saiga were virtually exterminated in the 1920s but then their numbers increased in the 1950s. The animals mostly became endangered because of hunting and the high demand for their horns in traditional Chinese medicine.

Saiga are also found in Russia's Kalmykia region and in Mongolia.

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