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坦桑尼亞阻止一起象牙走私

2013年11月4日
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Seized elephant tusks are presented by Hong Kong Customs in Hong Kong October 20, 2012. Customs officers have made a record seizure of smuggled ivory - with the discovery of more than 1,200 elephant tusks and a batch of ivory ornaments worth more than HK$26 million ($3.3 million) during a joint operation with Guangdong authorities, government radio reported on Saturday. Picture taken October 20, 2012. REUTERS/Apple Daily (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS CRIME LAW) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO ONLINE USE. NOT FOR SALE FOR INTERNET DISPLAY. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT. HONG KONG OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN HONG KONG. TAIWAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN TAIWAN. TEMPLATE OUT
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坦桑尼亞有關當局成功阻止一起象牙走私交易。據當地媒體報導,當局於上周末在首都達累斯薩拉姆的一棟3名中國人居住的住宅中查獲1.8噸象牙,以及包括秤和一輛用於走私運輸的小型車在內的特種工具和裝備。為獲取該數量象牙,須獵殺200頭以上大象。數年間,目的地為中國的象牙走私急劇增加。在中國中產階層中,象牙被視為身份的象徵。由於需求大幅增加,象牙在黑市交易市場上的價格成倍攀升,從10年前的每公斤100美元增至目前的1800美元。據官方提供的數據,在坦桑尼亞,每年至少有1萬頭大象遭非法獵殺。該國目前剩餘大象數量估計為7萬頭。