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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A new report says the illegal killing of rhinos for their horns is increasing in Africa and Asia. Rhinoceros poachers are killing an estimated two to three of the rare animals each week. Experts say

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AS IT IS 2015-02-05 Rhino Poaching Reaches Record Level in 2014 2014年偷猎犀牛达到创纪录水平 The poaching, or illegal killing, of rhinos in South Africa is growing worse each year. The government recently reported that a record number of

VOA标准英语2014--AWF Launches Anti-poaching Fund

AWF Launches Anti-poaching Fund The African Wildlife Foundation has announced a $10 million fund to quickly target poachers. The Urgent Response Fund aims to reduce the killings of thousands of endangered elephants and rhinos every year. The AWF said

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As an ambassador to the wildlife conservation group WildAid, last year Yao Ming embarked on a 10-day trip to Africa to shoot a documentary aimed at stopping the poaching of elephants and rhinos. During his journey Yao had close contact with the wild

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3125 vigilante

今天我们要学的词是 vigilante. Vigilante 名词，指的是自发维护治安的人。Suspected vigilantes killed a Muslim man transporting two cows in India, spotlighting the growing influence of pro-Hindu fringe groups. 印度一个穆斯林男

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Bollywoods Salman Khan Found Guilty in Poaching Case This is Whats Trending Today Bollywood star Salman Khan was found guilty Thursday of illegally killing rare deer in a wildlife refuge in 1998. An Indian court sentenced the actor to five years in p

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Conservationists in South Asia are raising an alarm about a growing illegal trade in insects. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that some exotic species, bought from unsuspecting village children for a couple of coins, can fetch

VOA标准英语2012--Former Military Officer Fights African Poachers

Former Military Officer Fights African Poachers Ofir Drori traveled to Kenya between high school and the start of his military service. He's been fascinated ever since. I chased giraffes, zebras. I saw all these interesting things. I was just zigzagg

VOA标准英语2013--Poachers Kill Elephant Family in Kenya

Poachers Kill Elephant Family in Kenya A manhunt has been underway since the weekend in Kenya for a gang of poachers that killed a family of elephants. The Wildlife Service says 12 of the animals were slaughtered. Poaching is on the rise across Afric

VOA标准英语2011--Cameroon, Chad Team Up to Protect Wildli

Cameroon, Chad Team Up to Protect Wildlife The pact was signed by both governments in early August. It stipulates that the Central African neighbors will jointly manage over 300,000 hectares of protected area. They will be patrolled by an increased n

VOA标准英语2014--Kenya Counts Elephants From the Air 肯尼亚从空中清点大象数量

Kenya Counts Elephants From the Air 肯尼亚从空中清点大象数量 TSAVO, KENYA Kenya is conducting an aerial census of the elephant population in a national park that has been the scene of gruesome poaching incidents in the last year. An inten

VOA标准英语2014--Hong Kong to Destroy 30 Tons of Ivory 香港销毁30吨走私象牙

Hong Kong to Destroy 30 Tons of Ivory 香港销毁30吨走私象牙 More than 30 metric tons of ivory stocks are scheduled to be destroyed in Hong Kong. The African Wildlife Foundation says it welcomes the move in a region where a culture of ivory is

VOA标准英语2014--野生动物基金会称每年成千上万的大象死亡

Wildlife Foundation: Tens of Thousands of Elephants Killed Every Year 野生动物基金会称每年成千上万的大象死亡 August 12 is World Elephant Day. Its estimated there are 500,000 elephants remaining in Africa. Thats down from 1.2-millio

DNA测试发现大象偷猎的热点地区

DNA Test Finds Elephant Poaching Hotspots DNA测试发现大象偷猎的热点地区 Theres a new weapon in the fight to stop elephant poaching: genetics. DNA testing, which is frequently used to solve crimes, has pinpointed where most of Africas ele

VOA常速英语2015--用DNA测试确定大象盗猎地点

用DNA测试确定大象盗猎地点 Theres a new weapon in the fight to stop elephant poaching: genetics. DNA testing, which is frequently used to solve crimes, has pinpointed where most of Africas elephants are being slaughtered. 现在有了对付大

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The numbers of tigers in the wild in South East Asia have dropped by more than 70% a little more than a decade. That's the claim in a new report from the WWF. The organization says there were an estimated 1,200 tigers in the Greater Mekong Region dur

VOA常速英语2013--简要描述犀牛角购买者的新研究

New Study Profiles Rhino Horn Buyers 简要描述犀牛角购买者的新研究 One of the biggest markets for illegally poached rhino horns is Vietnam. Now, a new study profiles the consumers driving that demand and how they view the horns as symbol

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Paua poachers are fish thieves, says the Ministry of Fishing. They steal paua which should belong to everyone. Paua are shell fish which are called abalone in the US. You find them on rocks all around New Zealand, at low tide, usually in water just a

VOA标准英语2012--Iraq War Veteran Battles Rhino Poachers in Africa

Iraq War Veteran Battles Rhino Poachers in Africa Two years ago, after surviving 12 tours of duty in Iraq, former Australian Special Forces soldier Damien Mander was searching for a fresh challenge. He found it in an unlikely place. A week before I a

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This is the first time that researchers have captured an image of a female Sumatran rhino believed to be pregnant. There are so few of these animals left in the wild - possibly no more than 30 on Borneo - that experts say each new calf is a lifeline