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英国部长被告知勿与印度超级动物园正式接触 此前该园进行游说UK ministers told not to engage formally with Indian mega-zoo after lobbying

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保护团体质疑印度古吉拉特邦安南特·安巴尼的超级动物园“万塔拉”收集超过15万只动物的速度。 摄影:伊德里斯·穆罕默德/法新社/盖蒂图片社Conservation groups have questioned the speed at which Anant Ambani’s mega-zoo Vantara, in Gujarat, India, gathered more than 150,000 animals. Photograph: Idrees Mohammed/AFP/Getty

《卫报》和《蒙加贝》揭露,在英国主持的濒危动物进口《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》(Cites)会议召开前夕,印度亿万富翁阿南特·安巴尼经营的有争议超级动物园万塔拉(Vantara)曾向英国官员和议员进行游说,随后英国政府部长被告知不得与万塔拉进行正式接触,相关文件显示。

Guardian and Mongabay reveal approaches to officials and MPs on behalf of Vantara zoo ahead of UK-chaired Cites meeting on endangered animal imports British government ministers were told not to engage formally with Vantara, the controversial mega-zoo run by the Indian billionaire Anant Ambani, after lobbying efforts by the private animal sanctuary in the run-up to a UK-chaired meeting on the trade in endangered species, according to documents.

英国官员受邀参观这座备受争议的动物园。 摄影:P·帕兰杰佩/法新社/盖蒂图片社British officials were invited to visit the controversial zoo. Photograph: P Paranjpe/AFP/Getty
万塔拉宣称其照料动物的福利标准很高。 摄影:P·帕兰杰佩/法新社/盖蒂图片社Vantara boasts high welfare standards for animals in its care. Photograph: P Paranjpe/AFP/Getty

本周,英国在日内瓦主持《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》(Cites)32国委员会会议,该联合国机构负责监管濒危物种贸易。会议将审查印度就濒危动物进口合规问题作出的回应。

This week, the UK heads a 32-country committee meeting in Geneva of Cites, the United Nations body that regulates trade in endangered species. The meeting will examine how India has responded to compliance concerns about imports of endangered animals.

万塔拉兽医医院里的大象。 摄影:普尼特·帕兰杰佩/法新社/盖蒂图片社Elephants at a veterinary hospital in Vantara. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images
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