One of Asia's most famous tourist attractions is taking a major stand for animals. Following pressure from animal activist groups, Apsara, the management authority for the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap, Cambodia announced recently that it would ban elephant rides from 2020.
亞洲最著名的一處景點做出保護動物的重要表態。在受到動物保護團體施壓後,柬埔寨暹粒吳哥考古公園的管理當局Apsara近日宣布,將從2020年開始禁止騎大象活動。
Local outlet the Khmer Times reports that two of the 14 animals currently at the park have been relocated to the nearby Bos Thom community forest.
當地媒體《高棉時報》報導稱,目前在該公園服務的14頭大象已有兩頭被轉移到附近的博斯託姆社區森林中。
Long Kosal, an Apsara press representative, told the Khmer Times that the remaining dozen animals would be relocated to the same forest 「very soon」.
Apsara的新聞發言人Long Kosal告訴《高棉時報》說,其餘的12頭大象將很快也被轉移到同一片森林。
"The elephant is a big animal, but it is also gentle and we don't want to see the animals being used for tourism activities anymore," Kosal said. "We want them to live in their natural surroundings."
Kosal說:「大象是體積龐大的動物,但也是溫和的動物,我們不想再看到大象被用於旅遊活動。我們希望它們能在自然環境中生活。」