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Why sharks matter to ocean ecosystems: an expert explains
專家解釋:為什麼鯊魚對海洋生態系很重要
tactical 策略性/戰略性
astute 精明的
box office 票房
ecosystem 生態系統
phytoplankton 浮游植物
ray 鰩魚
excrete 排泄
dwell 居住
In 1975, the fictional beach town of Amity and cinema audiences the world over were terrorized by a tactically astute great white shark. While films like JAWS often do well at the box office, their legacy is to cast the planet's shark species as dangerous predators that prey on humans. This image is highly misleading , says Andy Cornish, leader of the World Wildlife Fund’s ‘Sharks: Restoring the Balance’ conservation programme.
在1975年,虛構的濱海小鎮Amity和全世界的電影觀眾,都被謀略敏銳的大白鯊嚇壞了。雖然像《大白鯊》這樣的電影,票房通常都不錯,但它們要留給觀眾的印象,是將地球上的鯊魚塑造成捕食人類的危險掠食者。不過這樣的形象有高度誤導性,世界自然基金會全球鯊魚項目總策劃Andy Cornish說。
Sharks evolved more than 400 million years ago and continue to thrive. These ancient creatures have outlived the dinosaurs and play a key role in maintaining marine ecosystems. Human activity poses a much greater danger to sharks than they do to us, and it is pushing more species towards the endangered list - or extinction.
鯊魚在4億多年前進化並持續繁衍壯大。這些古老生物活得比恐龍更久,在維持海洋生態系統方面發揮著關鍵作用。人類活動對鯊魚的威脅比牠們對我們還大,並且人類活動在將更多物種推向瀕危名單-或是滅絕。
Around 507 species of sharks are recorded, and only 11 of those are known to have ever caused human fatalities – less than 2% of the total. Even when fatalities do happen, generally it’s a case of mistaken identity. Sharks very rarely eat their human prey, instead they typically swim away.
根據紀錄,世界上大約有507種鯊魚,其中已知只有11種導致人類死亡-不到總數的2%。即使真的發生了死亡事故,通常也是誤認身分的情況。鯊魚很少獵捕人類吃,反而牠們通常會游走。
“The ocean’s upper surface receives the most sunlight, which enables phytoplankton – the engines of marine ecosystems – to thrive, but these shallow waters are nutrient poor,” says Cornish. “When sharks, rays and marine mammals like whales dive to feed on animals in deeper waters, they return carrying essential nutrients, which they excrete and help make shallower waters more productive.” With 500 plus species, sharks don’t just dwell in the ocean, they help shape it.
「海洋的上層表面接收到最多陽光,使得浮游植物-也就是海洋生態系統的引擎-能夠成長茁壯,但這些淺水區營養匱乏,」Andy Cornish說。 「當鯊魚、鰩魚和海洋哺乳類動物如鯨魚,潛入更深的水域捕食動物時,牠們會攜帶必要的營養物質返回,把營養物質排泄出來,幫助較淺的水域更有生產力。」鯊魚有500多種物種,牠們不僅生活在海洋中,還幫忙塑造海洋。
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This is the face of wildlife crime in Thailand. This is a Criminal, and if justice follows course, this man should serve time for the crime !
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This man is also one of the most wealthy persons in Thailand, being the President and CEO of a prominent infrastructure construction company.
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Very little attention has come to this newsworthy event, but at least the man has been charged with wildlife offenses. Let's see what money and power can buy ? Will Law stand fast and protect the endangered Wild ? Or will corruption be fostered and influence pampered ?
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KANCHANABURI — A construction company mogul and three other men were charged Tuesday with poaching a leopard, panther and other wildlife in a sanctuary.
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Premchai Karnasuta, the 63-year-old president of Italian-Thai Development and three others were charged with six poaching-related crimes after they were caught 2am on Monday in the Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary with animal carcasses and hunting weapons.
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“In that area, camping is prohibited, but we found four tourists so we searched them. We found lots of weapons and wild animal carcasses,” Thammarat Wangsopha, the sanctuary’s director said Tuesday.
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Authorities found two rifles, a double-barrelled shotgun, various bullets, the body of a Kalij pheasant, a muntiacini deer carcass, a skinned and salted black leopard and a black panther skull in the camp.
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The four men were sent to the local police station where they were charged with hunting animals in a wildlife sanctuary, which carries a maximum sentence of five years and a fine of 50,000 baht; illegally hunting protected species and possesing caracasses of protected species, punishable by four years in jail and a 40,000 baht fine.
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They were also charged with weapons-related charges and poaching, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a 200,000 baht fine.
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The other three men arrested and charged with Premchai were Yong Doadkrua, 65, Natee Riamsaen, 43, and Thanee Thummat, 56.
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The sanctuary director said the construction CEO claimed he was the guest of a wildlife official.
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“Premchai is claiming that he’s the guest of Kanchana Nittaya, the director of the Wildlife Conservation Office,” Thammarat said. “He said he submitted documents asking for permission. But by due process those documents are supposed to be sent to the regional wildlife offices.”
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Thammarat denied the claim.
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“I insist that I have not seen any such document,” Thammarat said. “Although police are investigating, we in the National Parks Department will follow this case to the end.”
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Kanchana, the director of the Wildlife Conservation Office of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has denied giving permission for Premchai and his friends to hunt.
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However, she said she received an unidentified phone call on Sunday asking for instructions to apply for a camping permit in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary. She told him to contact the regional wildlife office.
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“He’s not my guest,” Kanchana said. “Camping permission must be granted by the regional office.”
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“While police have moved slowly on this case, showing the lack of transparency in the area, I’d like to congratulate Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary officials for arresting Premchai, being unafraid of his influence,” Sasin Chalermlarp, president of the environmental organization Seub Nakhasathien Foundation said Tuesday.
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“It’s common knowledge that some people believe consuming panthers will lead to increased sexual virility,” Sasin said when asked why Premchai would target those particular animals. “As for the pheasant, that’s wild game hunting.”
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Sasin believes the panther skin is for decoration.
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“Of course it will become part of his his collection. If we checked his house, we would probably find the rest of his collection. I’d like authorities to investigate his house and his hunting history, since the panther seems to be skillfully shot and skinned,” Sasin said.
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Sasin said he estimates that Premchai shot the panther while the other three men skinned it.
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Another animal rights activist asked for people to apply pressure.
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“Social media and the media must put pressure on this case, especially since money talks, so that the case can eventually go to court,” Edwin Wiek of Wildlife Friends Foundation said.
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If the case goes to court, it would already be a “triumph,” Wiek said, because many illegal poaching cases don’t make it that far.
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Referring to a couple sentenced in 2010 to five years for picking mushrooms in Dong Radaeng Forest, Wiek said expects a “similar or higher sentence” for this case.
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Illegal poaching by the rich and powerful is common in Thailand, Wiek said.
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“The police, rich people and government officials do it all the time,” Wiek said. “I think it’s because rich people want to show off to their friends that they have barami [social power], that they can afford to hunt because they have so much money.”
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Premchai is CEO of Thailand’s largest construction company, Italian-Thai Development. The firm Suvarnabhumi Airport, the BTS Skytrain, MRT subway and other major projects. Italian-Thai Development also has building contracts in Vietnam, India and Taiwan and mines in Laos, Thailand and Africa.
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Premchai was listed 35th richest in Thailand in 2011 by Forbes before falling off the list in later years.
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瀕臨絕種的北極海象親眼目擊!!❤
去年我航行去北極時,也在Svalbard島看到了一群海象喔!!海象生長在北極海沿岸,有厚厚的棕紅色外皮,滿臉鬍鬚,和長長的象牙。體型巨大,有四百公斤到一兩公噸這麼大喔!!海象可活三四十歲,平常就是躺在岸邊曬太陽,不然就在水裡玩耍吃飯。他們戰鬥起來也是很恐怖的,連兇猛如北極熊都不敢動他們,幾乎沒有天敵。💪💪💪
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第一次親眼看到海象,跟海象這麼接近。當他們游向我們的小艇時,我心中好驚恐又好興奮。而在那個瞬間,我們的小艇居然還故障!真是嚇傻我了!還好後來另外一條小艇來救我並離開,才沒有再繼續侵犯了他們的生活空間。
看著影片中海裡游著的海象媽媽和兩隻海象寶寶,心裡祈禱他們可以從此快樂的活下去,不要再被人類無謂的捕殺了。❤❤❤
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Last year while I was sailing in the Arctics, I saw this colony of walrus in Svalbard Island!! Walrus lives in the Arctic shores. It has thick brown skin, lots of whiskers, and long tusk/ivory. It is very huge, about 400 kg to 1.5 ton!! Walrus can live up to 40 years old, and they usually just sunbath or play and feed in the shallow water. They can fight quite fiercely, even the polar bears are scared of them. They have almost no natural predators.💪💪💪
But.... they are endangered animals, and are now protected. Why? It's all because of humans!!! Humans have been hunting walrus for centuries, for its blubber, meat and most importantly, the ivory!! Just like elephants, walrus has long ivory that can be 1 meter long. Many people see it as treasures and they have been hunted until now that many colonies have disappeared.😭😭😭
This was my first time seeing walrus, and being so close to them. When they swam to our dingy, I was scared and excited at the same time. And when our dingy suddenly broke down right at that moment... I was more scared than excited!! Thank god another dingy came to our rescue and we left without further disturbing them.
Seeing the walrus mom with her two kids in the water as shown in the video, I prayed in my heart for their safety and a happily ever after life. I wish unnecessary walrus hunting by humans can stop one day.❤❤❤
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