听无止境：拯救西伯利亚虎
在遥远的西伯利亚森林，人们正竭尽全力拯救这个濒于灭绝的物种。
Saving Siberia's tigers
Russia's fight to protect its rare Siberian tiger may be a losing battle. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.
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Few animals have such awe-inspiring beauty as the majestic killers of the Siberian forest. But these are just cubs, still barely a year old. Ferocious as they seem, if it weren't for this tiger sanctuary, they'd never survive.
The man, who runs the rescue center, told me there's a worrying increase in the number of orphaned tiger cubs being brought to his door.
"Two of our tigers were found by timber truck drivers lying on the road, starving and helpless. Another cub forced herself inside a small kennel as she was trying to kill a dog. When an old lady came to feed the dog in the morning, she found the tiger stuck there. "
Despite decades of protection, Russian conservationists say the Siberian tiger is very much under threat. Each animal they say needs more than 500 square miles of forest in which to live.
"Incredible as they are, these magnificent beasts are still fighting for their survival. Destruction of their habitat through logging and forest fires is taking a terrible toll on Siberia's tigers. But poaching is even bigger threat. "
We drove deep into the Siberian forests, where anti-poaching authorities say as many as 40 adult tigers are killed every year, mainly for use in traditional Chinese medicines. A small team of unarmed rangers has responsibility for policing this vast region. But the chief ranger told me his men, in number less than 80, are under-resourced, and virtually powerless to make a difference.
"Our group is trying to exterminate poaching, but in fact, it is impossible with our equipment and our laws. If we catch a suspected poacher, in order to inspect his car, we have to have witnesses. Where do you think we can find witnesses in the woods? It is practically impossible. "
"I'll give you 3, 000 for two.”
There is being high-profile successes against poachers in the past. This undercover operation by environmentalists and Russian police used a hidden camera to expose a tiger and leopard fur-selling ring operating in the country's Far East.
The trader was arrested and prosecuted. But for most poachers, conservationists say escape is far too easy. And one of Russia's most precious and endangered species may eventually pay the ultimate price.
Matthew Chance, CNN, Vladivostok.
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