印度：大象移居

紐約時報（2009年11月14日美聯社）

印度官員表示，所有生活在印度動物園和馬戲團的大象，將逐步遷移到野生動物園和更能讓動物自由吃草的動物保護區。

印度中央動物園管理人員B. K. Gupta指出，這個決定將影響26所動物園和16個馬戲團大約140頭的大象。這個命令的發佈，源自於動物權利保護者抗議大象經常遭到長時間的被鎖鍊拴住和拘禁。

根據印度班加羅爾科學研究所生態學教授拉曼蘇庫馬爾（Raman Sukumar）越來越多的研究顯示，大象在野外比人工飼養，有更長的壽命，以及更好的保健和繁殖記錄。

原文：

India: New Homes for Elephants

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 14, 2009 ╱The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/world/asia/14WebBriefs-IndiaBrf.html?_r=1&src=twt&twt=nytimesworld

All elephants living in Indian zoos and circuses will be moved to wildlife parks and game sanctuaries where the animals can graze more freely, officials said Friday. The decision affects about 140 elephants in 26 zoos and 16 circuses, said B. K. Gupta, an officer at India’s Central Zoo Authority. The order followed complaints from animal rights activists about elephants that are kept in captivity and often chained for long hours, the officer said. Increasingly, research shows that elephants in the wild have longer life spans and better health and reproductive records than those in captivity, according to Raman Sukumar, a professor of ecology at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.