第二个美国人被指控在津巴布韦非法杀害狮子

AS IT IS 2015-08-05 Second American Accused of Illegally Killing¹ Lion in Zimbabwe 第二个美国人被指控在津巴布韦非法杀害狮子

Zimbabwe has accused an American doctor of illegally killing a lion. Jan Casimir Seski is the second American to face such accusations² in a week. Officials say Mr. Seski used a bow-and-arrow to kill a lion near Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park last April. The organizer of the hunt, landowner Headman Sibanda, has been arrested in the case. Zimbabwe has suspended the hunting of lions, leopards³ and elephants in the area.

Last week, news of the killing of a rare, black-maned lion named Cecil fueled anger on social media. Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, is accused of killing the well-known animal.

In a statement July 28, the dentist said he believed he was acting⁴ legally when he killed Cecil on July 1. Doctor Palmer said he used professional guides and got all the required permits for the hunt.

His guide, Theo Bronkhorst, will go on trial in Zimbabwe Wednesday. He is charged with failing to prevent an illegal hunt. He has pleaded not guilty. He also denies reports that they lured⁵ the wounded Cecil out of Hwange and killed him with a gun. The French news agency AFP reported his comments.

The hunting industry is hugely profitable in some African countries. In South Africa, for example, the industry earns hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

Jack⁶ Hanna is a well-respected expert on wild animals and formerly⁷ served as director of the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. Appearing on ABC television, he said the lion population has dropped a lot over the past 70 years.

"In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions (worldwide). In the mid-1970s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000."

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service said it is investigating the Palmer case. Comments continue to flood the Twitter hashtag #CecilLion. Walter Palmer has not been seen in public since the story of Cecil’s death was reported last week. His office in Minnesota is closed. Some reports say he has received death threats.

In New York City, images of endangered animals and Cecil the lion were projected onto the Empire State Building last Saturday. The pictures covered 33 floors of the famous building. It was part of an advertisement for the documentary film “Racing to Extinction⁸.”

Organizers said it was a first of its kind. They are hoping to get people to talk about endangered wildlife.

In Washington, the Obama administration said it has received more than 220,000 signatures by Americans who want Walter Palmer sent to Zimbabwe for trail.

Last Friday, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner would not discuss Zimbabwe’s request for Dr. Palmer. But in explaining the extradition⁹ process, Mr. Toner said that such a request goes to the U.S. State Department. State then works closely with the Justice Department to decide if the request meets any treaty requirements. Mr. Toner said the final decision rests with Secretary of State John Kerry. He added that humanitarian¹⁰ concerns and whether a person will receive a fair trial may be considered.

“The Department of Justice then presents the request to a US court that determines whether the individual is extraditable. After those judicial¹¹ proceedings¹² have been completed, it’s the secretary of state who makes the final decision on whether to extradite an individual to another country.  And, obviously,

Jens David Ohlin is a professor at Cornell University Law School in New York. He says Doctor Palmer could be extraditable if his suspected actions in Zimbabwe can also be considered a crime in the United States. He adds that the crime needs to be punishable by at least one year in prison.

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez has proposed a bill called Conserving¹³ Ecosystems¹⁴ by Ceasing the Importation of Large, or CECIL, Animal Trophies¹⁵ Act. It would expand import bans to include animals that are proposed for listing as threatened or endangered. That would also cover those species already considered endangered.

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extradite –v. to send a person who has been accused of a crime to another state or country for trial

pleaded –v. to say in court that you are either guilty or not guilty of a crime, to make a plea

lured –v. to cause or persuade a person, or an animal,  to go somewhere or to do something by offering some pleasure or gain

predator¹⁶ –n. an animal  (or person) that kills and eats other animals,  an animal that preys on other animals

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

3 leopards   

n.豹( leopard的名词复数 )；本性难移

参考例句：

• Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 lured   

吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
• Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。

6 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

7 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

8 extinction   

n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种

参考例句：

• The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
• The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。

9 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

10 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

11 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

12 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

13 conserving   

v.保护，保藏，保存( conserve的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Contour planning with or without terracing is effective in conserving both soil and moisture. 顺等高线栽植，无论做或不做梯田对于保持水土都能有效。 来自辞典例句
• Economic savings, consistent with a conserving society and the public philosophy. 经济节约，符合创建节约型社会的公共理念。 来自互联网

14 ecosystems   

n.生态系统( ecosystem的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There are highly sensitive and delicately balanced ecosystems in the forest. 森林里有高度敏感、灵敏平衡的各种生态系统。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert. 马达加斯加生态系统类型多样，从雨林到半荒漠等不一而足。 来自辞典例句

15 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

16 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。