老虎属于大型猫科动物，以凶猛著称，被誉为“百兽之王”。然而，在人类活动范围的日益扩大和生存环境的变化影响下，老虎已经逐渐成为稀有动物，面临数量急剧减少甚至灭亡的危险。今天我们就一起来探讨一下如何促进老虎的保护和繁育问题。 / O! [1 P j, q4 \5 g
Officials from 13 countries are meeting in Bali, Indonesia, to agree on ways to try to double the number of tigers in the world.
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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation group has warned that a lack of global action could kill off the endangered species.
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, |# \: V$ c4 e, T Hunting and a loss of habitat had cut numbers to about 3,200 tigers - the lowest ever.6 G9 u5 f& d1 n# t+ R
& Y' i) y7 W3 V2 j The Bali Tiger Forum is a precursor to a planned global summit in December.* N5 b4 X, K ]! E2 K$ \# M3 J
! o2 L6 C) V4 K2 n There is a particular focus on China, where a huge demand for tiger parts fopr consumption has fuelled a drop in numbers.) y: q0 K5 j4 b+ h% y) T
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: e X- C7 c5 E- l Conservationists are concerned about the proliferation of Chinese tiger farms, where 5,000 tigers are kept in captivity - they say this spurs the trade in tiger parts, and demand for illegally caught wild tigers.
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Representatives from China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Russia and Thailand
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7 L( h; Q% O; ^% o" n! V Dr Bivash Pandav, landscape co-ordinator for the WWF tiger network initiative in Nepal, said political action was needed to enforce laws against poaching, secure habitats, and help communities who come into contact with tigers.
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"This year offers an unprecedented opportunity to put in place a co-ordinated, multi-state plan to save the tiger," said Diane Walkington, head of species at WWF-UK.: _% u" b+ P5 a1 w; p
$ f1 D& I, H0 h* ~' P4 V "There has never before been this level of momentum for action on tigers and governments must take advantage of it.( m3 O& B/ k5 L! O9 Y# j9 K) ^0 `2 F
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"If we lose the tiger, not only do we lose one of the world's top predators, we will lose so much more.
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& J8 N J7 Q& x5 o5 r9 x "By safeguarding their habitats , we will protect hundreds of other species in the process," she said.. O* H f, v1 V( ?" U! n( B, q# p& Y
2 Q, ?! w, I! }& t) q" ^4 f! l0 \ The BBC's Indonesia correspondent, Karishma Vaswani, says Indonesia, the host nation, is home to around 400 Sumatran tigers.
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) n5 e, T3 R- X- B It has come up with a proposal to boost its tiger population whereby rich Indonesia could adopt a pair of tigers for $100,000 ( |
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