獵獅資訊促使航空公司決定禁運(yùn)獵物
The recent killing of a popular lion named Cecil by anAmerican dentist in Zimbabwe sparked considerable outrage on social media and elsewhereagainst safari hunting. The event has also brought to light the role that airlines play intransporting trophy kills as cargo, and may have contributed to changing airline policy.
近期，美國(guó)牙醫(yī)獵殺明星獅子塞西爾(Cecil)一事在社交媒體和世界各地激發(fā)了人們對(duì)狩獵的憤怒。此事也暴露了航空公司把遭到獵殺的動(dòng)物作為貨物運(yùn)送的事實(shí)，或?qū)⒂兄谵D(zhuǎn)變現(xiàn)有的航空政策。
On Monday, Delta Air Lines became the latest carrier to change its rules about transportinghunting trophies. Its announcement came as a group of airlines including Air France, KLM,Iberia, IAG Cargo, Singapore Airlines and Qantas signaled last week they would ban thetransport of trophy-hunting kills, according to Paul Ferris, the campaign director atSumOfUs.org, a consumer-based petition agency in Brooklyn, which has pressed for changingcargo policies.
周一，達(dá)美航空(Delta Air Lines)成為最新一家針對(duì)運(yùn)送獵物的運(yùn)輸規(guī)定作出修改的航空公司。總部位于布魯克林的消費(fèi)者請(qǐng)?jiān)笝C(jī)構(gòu)SumOfUs.org的活動(dòng)總監(jiān)保羅·費(fèi)瑞斯(Paul Ferris)表示，除達(dá)美外，法國(guó)航空(AirFrance)、荷蘭皇家航空(KLM)、西班牙國(guó)家航空(Iberia)、國(guó)際航空集團(tuán)(IAG Cargo)、新加坡航空(Singapore Airlines)和澳洲航空(Qantas)在上周均表示將禁止運(yùn)送獵物。SumOfUs.org致力于推動(dòng)貨運(yùn)政策的修改。
“Airlines and other large travel corporations would be foolish to ignore the public reaction tothe killing of Cecil the lion, and growing concern about the plight of endangered species, Mr.Ferris said.
“如果無(wú)視公眾對(duì)塞西爾被殺的反應(yīng)和對(duì)瀕危物種面臨的困境與日劇增的擔(dān)憂，航空公司和其他大型旅行公司無(wú)疑是愚蠢的， 費(fèi)瑞斯說(shuō)。
Such a ban was initiated by South African Airways in April, and Emirates, Lufthansa and BritishAirways later joined. These airlines pledged not to carry big game trophies, including elephants,rhinos, lions and tigers as cargo.
這樣的禁令最初是由南非航空(South African Airways)在今年4月發(fā)起的，隨后阿聯(lián)酋航空(Emirates)、漢莎航空(Lufthansa)和英國(guó)航空(British Airways)也加入其中。這些公司承諾不會(huì)再運(yùn)輸大型獵物，包括大象、犀牛、獅子和老虎。
One major holdout had been Delta, which has direct service between the United States andcountries in Africa. But bowing to pressure from some travelers and activists, and an onlinepetition on Change.org, Delta changed its position too.
之前，其中一個(gè)拒不讓步的公司就是達(dá)美。這家公司擁有美國(guó)和多個(gè)非洲國(guó)家之間的直飛航線。不過(guò)，面對(duì)來(lái)自旅客和活動(dòng)人士的壓力，還有在Change.org網(wǎng)站上的請(qǐng)?jiān)感袆?dòng)，達(dá)美也讓步了。
“Effective immediately, Delta will officially ban shipment of all lion, leopard, elephant, rhinocerosand buffalo trophies worldwide as freight, according to a statement by Morgan Durrant, aDelta spokesman. “Prior to this ban, Delta’s strict acceptance policy called for absolutecompliance with all government regulations regarding protected species. Delta will also reviewacceptance policies of other hunting trophies with appropriate government agencies andother organizations supporting legal shipments.
“達(dá)美航空將正式在全球范圍內(nèi)禁止以貨物形式運(yùn)輸任何獅子、豹、大象、犀牛和水牛，立即生效，達(dá)美航空發(fā)言人摩根·達(dá)蘭特(Morgan Durrant)說(shuō)。“在此項(xiàng)禁令之前，達(dá)美嚴(yán)格的貨物收寄政策完全遵守了各國(guó)政府對(duì)保護(hù)物種的全部規(guī)定。達(dá)美也將與相關(guān)政府機(jī)構(gòu)和其他組織一起審核其他獵物的收寄政策，以支持合法運(yùn)輸。
Still resistance to change can run deep. South African Airways initially banned trophy cargoafter a shipment of elephant tusks marked as machine parts bound for Kuala Lumpur wasdiscovered during a stop in Australia. But since July there have been reports that SAA lifted theban and has resumed shipping trophy kills.
當(dāng)然，對(duì)于變革的頑強(qiáng)抵抗還是存在的。南非航空起初發(fā)起對(duì)獵物運(yùn)輸?shù)慕睿且驗(yàn)檫\(yùn)往吉隆坡的一單貨物標(biāo)記為機(jī)械部件，但在澳大利亞經(jīng)停時(shí)被發(fā)現(xiàn)是象牙。不過(guò)，從7月開(kāi)始就有報(bào)道稱，南非航空已經(jīng)取消禁令，又開(kāi)始重新運(yùn)輸被殺的獵物。
Americans make up the bulk of non-African hunters. About 15,000 American tourists visitAfrica on hunting safaris every year, according to Conservation Force, a nonprofit group thatadvocates responsible hunting. Currently, 11 African countries issue lion-hunting permits,including Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania.
在來(lái)自非洲之外的獵人中，美國(guó)人占了很大一部分。根據(jù)倡導(dǎo)良心狩獵的非營(yíng)利組織“保護(hù)力量(Conservation Force)提供的數(shù)據(jù)，每年有1.5萬(wàn)名美國(guó)游客前往非洲進(jìn)行狩獵游。目前，有11個(gè)非洲國(guó)家頒發(fā)獵獅許可，其中包括津巴布韋、南非、納米比亞和坦桑尼亞。
Of those, South Africa’s hunting industry is the biggest, estimated to be worth around $675million, according to the Professional Hunters Association. And just as important, it is woveninto the luxury sector of the travel industry, with fees that can reach $55,000 to hunt lions, forexample.
按照職業(yè)獵人協(xié)會(huì)(Professional Hunters Association)公布的數(shù)據(jù)，在這些國(guó)家中，南非的狩獵行業(yè)規(guī)模最大，估計(jì)產(chǎn)值在6.75億美元左右。同樣重要的是，狩獵還與豪華旅游業(yè)結(jié)合了起來(lái)。比方說(shuō)，獵獅的收費(fèi)可達(dá)5.5萬(wàn)美元。
Many of the ranches in Africa where big game is hunted have their own luxuryaccommodations. Such is the case with Bushman Safaris, the outfitters used by Walter Palmer,the Minnesota dentist.
非洲的不少大型動(dòng)物獵場(chǎng)配有豪華住宿服務(wù)。獵殺塞西爾的明尼蘇達(dá)牙醫(yī)瓦爾特帕爾默(Walter Palmer)采用的裝備供應(yīng)商布須曼游獵公司(Bushman Safaris)即為一例。
Luxury hotel chains do not condemn trophy hunting or ban hotel guests from big-gamehunting, even though it does little for the local economy. Less than 3 percent of the revenuefrom trophy hunting goes to local guides, business owners or people living in communities nearthe animals, according to a report by the think tank Economists at Large.
連鎖豪華酒店并不會(huì)譴責(zé)為了獲得紀(jì)念品而進(jìn)行的狩獵活動(dòng)，也不會(huì)禁止賓客獵殺大型動(dòng)物，盡管此類(lèi)活動(dòng)對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)貢獻(xiàn)寥寥。根據(jù)智庫(kù)“自由經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人(Economists at Large)發(fā)布的一份報(bào)告，狩獵活動(dòng)的收入中，不到3%流向了當(dāng)?shù)貙?dǎo)游、企業(yè)主或是居住在臨近動(dòng)物領(lǐng)地的社區(qū)里的民眾。
Many conservationists are concerned that the laws regulating trophy hunting can beambiguous and often lead to poaching.
許多動(dòng)物保護(hù)人士感到憂心忡忡，他們認(rèn)為規(guī)范狩獵活動(dòng)的法規(guī)措辭模糊，而且往往會(huì)導(dǎo)致偷獵。
African lion population numbers vary, but many estimate there were about 100,000 a centuryago. Today, there are around 35,000. Lion populations had been stable, but because theydropped noticeably in the last three years, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service hasproposed listing the lion as a threatened species.
各方對(duì)非洲獅種群規(guī)模的估算不一，不過(guò)許多說(shuō)法認(rèn)為一個(gè)世紀(jì)前約為10萬(wàn)頭。目前的數(shù)據(jù)則為3.5萬(wàn)頭左右。獅子的種群規(guī)模曾經(jīng)較為穩(wěn)定，但在過(guò)去三年里顯著縮小，因此美國(guó)魚(yú)類(lèi)和野生動(dòng)物管理局(UnitedStates Fish and Wildlife Service)提議將之列為受威脅物種。
While this would not eliminate trophy hunting, it would regulate it through a permit systemfor importing sport-hunted trophies into the United States. Opponents to the listing areconcerned that the agency’s proposal would hamper conservation funds raised by the feescollected for trophy hunting. A decision is expected by January 2023.
盡管進(jìn)入名錄并不會(huì)消滅狩獵行為，但會(huì)使其接受監(jiān)管，方式是推出將獵取的動(dòng)物運(yùn)入美國(guó)的進(jìn)口許可制度。反對(duì)把獅子列入名錄的人士擔(dān)心，管理局的這項(xiàng)提議會(huì)阻礙通過(guò)狩獵來(lái)籌集保護(hù)基金。有關(guān)這項(xiàng)建議的決定將于2023年1月做出。
But while the pace of federal regulation moves slowly, conservationists said airlines like Deltaand other travel corporations are in a much better position to press for change.
不過(guò)，盡管聯(lián)邦監(jiān)管方面步伐緩慢，動(dòng)物保護(hù)人士表示，在推動(dòng)變革上，達(dá)美等航空公司和其他類(lèi)別的旅游企業(yè)所處的位置要有利得多。
The recent killing of a popular lion named Cecil by anAmerican dentist in Zimbabwe sparked considerable outrage on social media and elsewhereagainst safari hunting. The event has also brought to light the role that airlines play intransporting trophy kills as cargo, and may have contributed to changing airline policy.
近期，美國(guó)牙醫(yī)獵殺明星獅子塞西爾(Cecil)一事在社交媒體和世界各地激發(fā)了人們對(duì)狩獵的憤怒。此事也暴露了航空公司把遭到獵殺的動(dòng)物作為貨物運(yùn)送的事實(shí)，或?qū)⒂兄谵D(zhuǎn)變現(xiàn)有的航空政策。
On Monday, Delta Air Lines became the latest carrier to change its rules about transportinghunting trophies. Its announcement came as a group of airlines including Air France, KLM,Iberia, IAG Cargo, Singapore Airlines and Qantas signaled last week they would ban thetransport of trophy-hunting kills, according to Paul Ferris, the campaign director atSumOfUs.org, a consumer-based petition agency in Brooklyn, which has pressed for changingcargo policies.
周一，達(dá)美航空(Delta Air Lines)成為最新一家針對(duì)運(yùn)送獵物的運(yùn)輸規(guī)定作出修改的航空公司。總部位于布魯克林的消費(fèi)者請(qǐng)?jiān)笝C(jī)構(gòu)SumOfUs.org的活動(dòng)總監(jiān)保羅·費(fèi)瑞斯(Paul Ferris)表示，除達(dá)美外，法國(guó)航空(AirFrance)、荷蘭皇家航空(KLM)、西班牙國(guó)家航空(Iberia)、國(guó)際航空集團(tuán)(IAG Cargo)、新加坡航空(Singapore Airlines)和澳洲航空(Qantas)在上周均表示將禁止運(yùn)送獵物。SumOfUs.org致力于推動(dòng)貨運(yùn)政策的修改。
“Airlines and other large travel corporations would be foolish to ignore the public reaction tothe killing of Cecil the lion, and growing concern about the plight of endangered species, Mr.Ferris said.
“如果無(wú)視公眾對(duì)塞西爾被殺的反應(yīng)和對(duì)瀕危物種面臨的困境與日劇增的擔(dān)憂，航空公司和其他大型旅行公司無(wú)疑是愚蠢的， 費(fèi)瑞斯說(shuō)。
Such a ban was initiated by South African Airways in April, and Emirates, Lufthansa and BritishAirways later joined. These airlines pledged not to carry big game trophies, including elephants,rhinos, lions and tigers as cargo.
這樣的禁令最初是由南非航空(South African Airways)在今年4月發(fā)起的，隨后阿聯(lián)酋航空(Emirates)、漢莎航空(Lufthansa)和英國(guó)航空(British Airways)也加入其中。這些公司承諾不會(huì)再運(yùn)輸大型獵物，包括大象、犀牛、獅子和老虎。
One major holdout had been Delta, which has direct service between the United States andcountries in Africa. But bowing to pressure from some travelers and activists, and an onlinepetition on Change.org, Delta changed its position too.
之前，其中一個(gè)拒不讓步的公司就是達(dá)美。這家公司擁有美國(guó)和多個(gè)非洲國(guó)家之間的直飛航線。不過(guò)，面對(duì)來(lái)自旅客和活動(dòng)人士的壓力，還有在Change.org網(wǎng)站上的請(qǐng)?jiān)感袆?dòng)，達(dá)美也讓步了。
“Effective immediately, Delta will officially ban shipment of all lion, leopard, elephant, rhinocerosand buffalo trophies worldwide as freight, according to a statement by Morgan Durrant, aDelta spokesman. “Prior to this ban, Delta’s strict acceptance policy called for absolutecompliance with all government regulations regarding protected species. Delta will also reviewacceptance policies of other hunting trophies with appropriate government agencies andother organizations supporting legal shipments.
“達(dá)美航空將正式在全球范圍內(nèi)禁止以貨物形式運(yùn)輸任何獅子、豹、大象、犀牛和水牛，立即生效，達(dá)美航空發(fā)言人摩根·達(dá)蘭特(Morgan Durrant)說(shuō)。“在此項(xiàng)禁令之前，達(dá)美嚴(yán)格的貨物收寄政策完全遵守了各國(guó)政府對(duì)保護(hù)物種的全部規(guī)定。達(dá)美也將與相關(guān)政府機(jī)構(gòu)和其他組織一起審核其他獵物的收寄政策，以支持合法運(yùn)輸。
Still resistance to change can run deep. South African Airways initially banned trophy cargoafter a shipment of elephant tusks marked as machine parts bound for Kuala Lumpur wasdiscovered during a stop in Australia. But since July there have been reports that SAA lifted theban and has resumed shipping trophy kills.
當(dāng)然，對(duì)于變革的頑強(qiáng)抵抗還是存在的。南非航空起初發(fā)起對(duì)獵物運(yùn)輸?shù)慕睿且驗(yàn)檫\(yùn)往吉隆坡的一單貨物標(biāo)記為機(jī)械部件，但在澳大利亞經(jīng)停時(shí)被發(fā)現(xiàn)是象牙。不過(guò)，從7月開(kāi)始就有報(bào)道稱，南非航空已經(jīng)取消禁令，又開(kāi)始重新運(yùn)輸被殺的獵物。
Americans make up the bulk of non-African hunters. About 15,000 American tourists visitAfrica on hunting safaris every year, according to Conservation Force, a nonprofit group thatadvocates responsible hunting. Currently, 11 African countries issue lion-hunting permits,including Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania.
在來(lái)自非洲之外的獵人中，美國(guó)人占了很大一部分。根據(jù)倡導(dǎo)良心狩獵的非營(yíng)利組織“保護(hù)力量(Conservation Force)提供的數(shù)據(jù)，每年有1.5萬(wàn)名美國(guó)游客前往非洲進(jìn)行狩獵游。目前，有11個(gè)非洲國(guó)家頒發(fā)獵獅許可，其中包括津巴布韋、南非、納米比亞和坦桑尼亞。
Of those, South Africa’s hunting industry is the biggest, estimated to be worth around $675million, according to the Professional Hunters Association. And just as important, it is woveninto the luxury sector of the travel industry, with fees that can reach $55,000 to hunt lions, forexample.
按照職業(yè)獵人協(xié)會(huì)(Professional Hunters Association)公布的數(shù)據(jù)，在這些國(guó)家中，南非的狩獵行業(yè)規(guī)模最大，估計(jì)產(chǎn)值在6.75億美元左右。同樣重要的是，狩獵還與豪華旅游業(yè)結(jié)合了起來(lái)。比方說(shuō)，獵獅的收費(fèi)可達(dá)5.5萬(wàn)美元。
Many of the ranches in Africa where big game is hunted have their own luxuryaccommodations. Such is the case with Bushman Safaris, the outfitters used by Walter Palmer,the Minnesota dentist.
非洲的不少大型動(dòng)物獵場(chǎng)配有豪華住宿服務(wù)。獵殺塞西爾的明尼蘇達(dá)牙醫(yī)瓦爾特帕爾默(Walter Palmer)采用的裝備供應(yīng)商布須曼游獵公司(Bushman Safaris)即為一例。
Luxury hotel chains do not condemn trophy hunting or ban hotel guests from big-gamehunting, even though it does little for the local economy. Less than 3 percent of the revenuefrom trophy hunting goes to local guides, business owners or people living in communities nearthe animals, according to a report by the think tank Economists at Large.
連鎖豪華酒店并不會(huì)譴責(zé)為了獲得紀(jì)念品而進(jìn)行的狩獵活動(dòng)，也不會(huì)禁止賓客獵殺大型動(dòng)物，盡管此類(lèi)活動(dòng)對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)貢獻(xiàn)寥寥。根據(jù)智庫(kù)“自由經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人(Economists at Large)發(fā)布的一份報(bào)告，狩獵活動(dòng)的收入中，不到3%流向了當(dāng)?shù)貙?dǎo)游、企業(yè)主或是居住在臨近動(dòng)物領(lǐng)地的社區(qū)里的民眾。
Many conservationists are concerned that the laws regulating trophy hunting can beambiguous and often lead to poaching.
許多動(dòng)物保護(hù)人士感到憂心忡忡，他們認(rèn)為規(guī)范狩獵活動(dòng)的法規(guī)措辭模糊，而且往往會(huì)導(dǎo)致偷獵。
African lion population numbers vary, but many estimate there were about 100,000 a centuryago. Today, there are around 35,000. Lion populations had been stable, but because theydropped noticeably in the last three years, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service hasproposed listing the lion as a threatened species.
各方對(duì)非洲獅種群規(guī)模的估算不一，不過(guò)許多說(shuō)法認(rèn)為一個(gè)世紀(jì)前約為10萬(wàn)頭。目前的數(shù)據(jù)則為3.5萬(wàn)頭左右。獅子的種群規(guī)模曾經(jīng)較為穩(wěn)定，但在過(guò)去三年里顯著縮小，因此美國(guó)魚(yú)類(lèi)和野生動(dòng)物管理局(UnitedStates Fish and Wildlife Service)提議將之列為受威脅物種。
While this would not eliminate trophy hunting, it would regulate it through a permit systemfor importing sport-hunted trophies into the United States. Opponents to the listing areconcerned that the agency’s proposal would hamper conservation funds raised by the feescollected for trophy hunting. A decision is expected by January 2023.
盡管進(jìn)入名錄并不會(huì)消滅狩獵行為，但會(huì)使其接受監(jiān)管，方式是推出將獵取的動(dòng)物運(yùn)入美國(guó)的進(jìn)口許可制度。反對(duì)把獅子列入名錄的人士擔(dān)心，管理局的這項(xiàng)提議會(huì)阻礙通過(guò)狩獵來(lái)籌集保護(hù)基金。有關(guān)這項(xiàng)建議的決定將于2023年1月做出。
But while the pace of federal regulation moves slowly, conservationists said airlines like Deltaand other travel corporations are in a much better position to press for change.
不過(guò)，盡管聯(lián)邦監(jiān)管方面步伐緩慢，動(dòng)物保護(hù)人士表示，在推動(dòng)變革上，達(dá)美等航空公司和其他類(lèi)別的旅游企業(yè)所處的位置要有利得多。
