旅游业收入骤降 泰国大象可能要挨饿了
<p>由于新冠肺炎疫情导致泰国旅游业收入出现大幅下降，1000多头大象面临缺少食物的困境。一些村民把饲养的大象送回保护区或卖给动物园，甚至送回非法伐木行业。</p><p> <span word="Baby">Baby</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="Ploy">Ploy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ban">Ban</span> <span word="Ta">Ta</span> <span word="Klang">Klang</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>. [<span word="LILLIAN">LILLIAN</span> <span word="SUWANRUMPHA">SUWANRUMPHA</span>/<span word="AFP">AFP</span>]</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="starvation">starvation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="slashed">slashed</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="conservationists">conservationists</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p>环保人士称，由于新冠肺炎疫情导致旅游业收入锐减，泰国有超过1000头大象面临饥饿困境。</p><p><span word="conservationist">conservationist</span> [ˌ<span word="k">k</span>ɒ<span word="ns">ns</span>əˈ<span word="ve">ve</span>ɪʃə<span word="n">n</span>ɪ<span word="st">st</span>]：<span word="n">n</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="caretakers">caretakers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 4,000 <span word="captive">captive</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>.</p><p>几乎完全没有游客到访意味着许多看护员很难负担得起圈养大象的食物。泰国有4000头圈养大象。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 200<span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p>大象每天可以吃掉多达200公斤的食物。</p><p><span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 127 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,651.</p><p>本周一<span word="Lek">Lek</span> <span word="Chailert">Chailert</span>, <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="Elephant">Elephant</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>: "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="forthcoming">forthcoming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="starve">starve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beg">beg</span>."</p>
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