2022-05-23

之前人们没有认清非洲象所面临的威胁程度，这是因为非洲象曾被误认为是单一物种。这是首次对草原象和森林象进行单独评估。

Victoria Gill, BBC correspondant

What does it mean practically to have this information about their status? How do you use that to protect these animals and reverse these declines?

维多利亚·吉尔    BBC通讯员

“知道这两种非洲象的现状有什么实际意义？如何利用这个信息来保护非洲象，并扭转它们数量下降的趋势？”

Dr Isla Duporge, University of Oxford5

While on the surface of it it looks bleak6, the fact that it's been flagged is actually positive, because then it means we can do something about it. And, separating the species, I think that's also positive because it means we can do something about it on a more concentrated level.

艾拉·杜波什博士    英国牛津大学

“虽然从表面上看来，前景不容乐观，但这件事情被提出来反而是好事，因为这意味着我们能对此采取行动。同时，我认为单独评估两种非洲象物种也是好事，因为这意味着我们能集中力量，采取行动。”

The loss of species and natural spaces is happening all around the world. But conservationists are confident that this wake-up call could ensure that these giant icons7 of African wildlife get the protection and the space that they need.