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嗨，朋友们
Hi guys.
我是凯蒂·韦恩
I’m Catie Wayne.
这是《动物世界新闻》
And this is ‘Animalist News.’
最近在肯尼亚自然保护区一头白犀牛死掉了
A recent death of a northern white rhino on a Kenyan reserve
白犀牛是几乎灭绝的物种
has left the subspecies all but extinct.
这头白犀牛是仅存的两个公犀牛之一
He was one of only two remaining males left
在白犀牛的物种里，
in the entire species, and the other
他们已经太老了，已经不能繁衍后代了。
is thought too old to reproduce.
目前，在世仅有六只白犀牛。
In total, there are six northern white rhinos left in the world.
我想我不必多说事情的严重性了吧。
I don’t think I need to explain how serious this actually is.
就像我们所知道的一样，这个物种快要走到尽头了。
This could easily be the end of this species as we know it.
是人类的罪过造成现在白犀牛如此低的数量
These incredibly low numbers have humans to blame,
不像大多数的濒危动物
not unlike most cases of endangered animals.
再过去的几年中
And in the past few years, the numbers
偷猎造成犀牛的死亡显著增加
of poached rhinos killed has increased significantly.
仅2013年就有超过1000头犀牛
In 2013 more than 1,000 rhinos were illegally
因为他们的犀角而被猎杀
killed for their horns.
因为只有这几头犀牛，在20年内
Because of these numbers, in 20 years
可能在野外不会再有白犀牛了
there will likely not be any white rhinos left in the wild.
然而 还有一点点的希望
However, there is an incredibly small glimmer of hope.
赫尔辛基大学的一项研究
A study at the University of Helsinki
建议我们应当废除一个35年长的禁令
suggests that there should be a lift on the 35-year-old ban
对于犀牛角制品。事实上
on rhino horn products, due to the fact
犀牛角的成分与
that rhino horns are made from the same materials
人的头发 指甲一样 并且可以长回来
as human hair and nails, and can grow back.
根据克鲁格国家公园的计算
According to the Kruger National Park,
犀牛角的成长速度是每年12厘米
they grow back at a rate of 12 centimeters a year,
只要犀牛角根部不受损伤
if the base is not damaged.
犀牛角是可以从正常情况死亡的犀牛上
The horns could be harvested from rhinos
收获，或者从
that die of natural causes, or harvested
活着的犀牛身上收割，只要控制在一个最小风险范围
from live ones with supposedly minimal risk to the rhinos.
此想法只在这种情况下有效，那就是交易产生的收入
This idea only works, though, if the money made in the trade
直接用于保护濒危动物方面
goes directly back to conserving the animals at risk, not
尤其是用于解决它们无法生育这样的实际问题上
to mention the very real problem of getting them to reproduce.
大家是怎么认为的？
What do you guys think?
犀牛角产品的禁令应该被解除吗？
Should they lift the ban on rhino horn products?
我们在下面的评论里来讨论吧
Let’s have a discussion in the comments below.
如果大家想更进一步了解
And if you’d like to educate yourself further
人类做的破坏的话
on some of the damage humans have done,
看看这个视频
check out this video.
40年！？
40 years!?
我们仅用了40年，就消灭了世界上一半的动物
In 40 years, we wiped out half of the animals in the world.
这是惊人的
This is astounding!
如果喜欢这个视频，请分享
Please remember like and share this video.
我爱你们，下次见
I love you all, and I will see you next time.
再见
Bye.
(⊙o⊙)哇
Mwah!
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