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By Ron Corben
Bangkok
21 February 2007


Thailand is backing new efforts to stem illegal trade in wildlife in Southeast Asia.  The campaign was given the go-ahead by Thai Prime Minister at a ceremony in Bangkok close to markets where trade in exotic wildlife has flourished.  Ron Corben in Bangkok reports.


 
WildAid campaign logo: 'Sold Out - Permanently' 
Regional animal conservation group, the WildAid Foundation, launched the "Sold Out" campaign against wildlife trafficking near Chatuchak weekend market, long a popular location for the illegal trade.


Thai government support was shown by the attendance of Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont.  Thai police and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife are pledged to contribute more to the fight against wildlife trafficking.


Kraisak Choonhavan, chairman of the Thai office of the WildAid Foundation and a former senator, said Thai support has come despite fears of budget cuts.


 
Surayud Chulanont at launch of inter-agency campaign to eradicate 1 illegal trade in rare and endangered species in Bangkok, 21 Feb 2007
"General Surayud as the prime minister opening our event here to fight against the wildlife trafficking is definitely an extremely encouraging sign that the government will now be more supportive and proactive," Kraisak says    


The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network was established in 2005, and Thai commitment to that has already produced results, says Steve Galster of the WildAid Foundation.


 
DNP CITES confiscates 2 9 Slow Lorises at Suvannabhumi Airport, 3 Nov 2006
"We have seen an increase in confiscations of illegal wildlife through Thailand - as a result of Thailand taking the lead in this new ASEAN wildlife enforcement network," Galster says. "They have doubled their amount of confiscations over the past couple of years."


Galster says the next step is for law enforcement officials across the region to move against the people behind animal trafficking rackets.


China is a key destination for illegal animal life from Southeast Asia with huge demand for exotic animals driven by the country's growing prosperity.  Vietnam is also a destination for wildlife sourced from Cambodia and Laos.


 
Endangered tiger
The U.S. Agency for International Development supports the campaign and Southeast Asian nations now work more closely with Interpol, the U.S. Justice Department and the United Nation's endangered species agency.


The U.S. government estimates the illegal trade is worth more than $10 billion a year, and constitutes the third-largest global black market after drugs and weapons.



v.根除,消灭,杜绝
  • These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
  • They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。
没收,充公( confiscate的名词复数 )
  • He'll slip me anything Jerry confiscates from the prisoners. 他会把任何德国佬从囚犯手中没收的违禁品偷偷给我。
  • When confiscates the bureaucratic capital, a part of national capitals Confiscation and so on. 在没收官僚资本时,把一部分民族资本没收等。
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