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Rhinos could be wiped out from South Africa’s wildlife parks by 2050 if poaching continues at its current rate, a campaigner fighting to save the beasts has warned.
如果盜獵以當前速度持續下去，到2050年時，犀牛恐在南非的野生動物園區絕跡，一名致力拯救犀牛的保育運動人士警告說。
And corruption among officials is contributing to the ongoing slaughter, said veterinary nurse Karen Trendler.
同時，官員間的貪瀆也對不斷的屠殺推波助瀾，獸醫護士凱倫．崔德勒說。
In a career spanning almost two decades, 50-year-old Trendler has raised 200 baby rhino orphans at a wildlife sanctuary in Pretoria, earning the nickname "Mama Rhino."
在持續近20年的志業中，50歲的崔德勒已在普利托里亞的野生動物保護區養育了200頭的犀牛孤兒寶寶，因而贏得「犀牛媽媽」之名。
She is planning to open a special treatment centre for them, warning that the situation has become critical.
她計畫為牠們開設一個特殊治療中心，並警告情勢變得危急。
Poachers nabbed 448 rhinos last year, and in the first three months of this year the toll stood at 109 -- in other words, a kill-rate of more than one a day. While the poachers target the adult rhinos for their horns, baby rhinos often die too, unable to survive alone.
盜獵者去年偷盜448頭犀牛，而今年前3個月死亡數已站上109頭—換言之，屠殺率每天超過一頭。而當盜獵者為了犀牛角鎖定成年犀牛之際，犀牛寶寶往往因無法獨自生活也死亡。
The problem has been exacerbated by the fact that some people working in wildlife conservation and animal welfare have been implicated in the lucrative poaching industry, Trendler said.（AFP）
服務於野生動物保護園區與動物福利機構的部分人員，捲入有利可圖的盜獵產業的事實使問題更加惡化，崔德勒說。（法新社）
新聞辭典
wipe out︰片語，徹底摧毀、消滅、使消失。例句︰She has tried hard to wipe out the unpleasant memory.（她努力想抹掉這個令人不快的回憶。）
contribute to︰片語，有助於、促成。例句︰Air pollution contributes to respiratory diseases.（空污會引發呼吸道疾病。）
in other words︰片語，換句話說，也就是說。例句︰Does she have the right work experience and skills - in other words, can she do the job? （她有恰當的工作經驗與技術嗎？換言之，她能勝任這份工作嗎？）
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