中新网昆明8月12日电 (记者 缪超)8月12日是世界大象日。云南省林业和草原局近日透露，经过多年的努力，中国亚洲象种群数量实现稳定增长，分布范围也不断扩大。
据云南省林业和草原局提供的数据显示，过去30年间，中国野生亚洲象种群数量从150头左右增长至300多头，分布区也从20世纪90年代的2个州(市)、3个县(市、区)、14个乡镇，扩展至2018年的3个州(市)、9个县(市、区)、40个乡镇，2020年进一步扩大至3个州(市)、11个县(市、区)、61个乡镇。
中国亚洲象作为生物多样性的旗舰物种，是国家一级保护野生动物，也是CITES附录Ⅰ物种。云南省为了保护亚洲象，实施了栖息地生境保护与恢复工作，改造修复亚洲象栖息地超过1.2万亩，为亚洲象提供了稳定的栖息场所。同时，云南省还提高了野生动物公众责任补偿标准，增加了亚洲象分布区的野生动物公众责任保险投保额，以减轻亚洲象活动对当地居民的影响。
此外，云南省建立了西双版纳亚洲象救护与繁育中心，成功救助受困、受伤亚洲象。今年，中国首次在西双版纳将一头被收容救助的野象成功放归自然。经过近3个月的监测，野象“阿宝”回归自然后，其健康状况良好，适应了野外生活。
云南省还与老挝北部多省建立了联合保护区域，保障云南亚洲象与老挝、缅甸野生亚洲象群的自然交流，维护了亚洲象的基因多样性。
这一系列的保护措施显示了中国对亚洲象保护的决心和成效，亚洲象种群数量的稳定增长和分布范围的扩大，不仅是对生物多样性保护的积极贡献，也是对生态系统健康和平衡的重要维护。
英语如下：
News Title: “China’s Asian Elephant Population Stabilizes and Expands”
Keywords: Growth, Expansion, Conservation
News Content:
Aug 12 (Xinhua) — China’s Asian elephant population has stabilized and expanded over the years, according to a report by the Yunnan Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau.
The bureau revealed that after years of efforts, the number of Asian elephants in China has seen a stable increase, and their distribution range has also been expanding.
According to data provided by the Yunnan Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau, the wild Asian elephant population in China has grown from around 150 to over 300 in the past three decades. The range has expanded from two prefectures (cities), three counties (cities and districts), and 14 townships in the 1990s to three prefectures (cities), nine counties (cities and districts), and 40 townships by 2018, further expanding to three prefectures (cities), 11 counties (cities and districts), and 61 townships by 2020.
China’s Asian elephants, as flagship species for biodiversity, are classified as Class I protected wildlife and a species listed in CITES Appendix I. To protect the Asian elephants, Yunnan Province has implemented habitat conservation and restoration projects, transforming and repairing over 12,000 mu of Asian elephant habitat to provide stable living spaces for the elephants. Additionally, the province has raised the compensation standards for wildlife-related public liability and increased the insurance coverage for wildlife public liability in the distribution areas of Asian elephants to mitigate the impact of Asian elephant activities on local residents.
Furthermore, Yunnan Province has established the Xishuangbanna Asian Elephant Rescue and Breeding Center, successfully rescuing trapped and injured Asian elephants. This year, China successfully released a wild elephant that had been rehabilitated and rescued in Xishuangbanna for the first time. After nearly three months of monitoring, the wild elephant “Abao” has shown good health and adapted well to life in the wild since returning to nature.
Yunnan Province has also established a joint protection area with several northern provinces of Laos to ensure natural exchanges between the Asian elephants of Yunnan and the wild Asian elephant populations of Laos and Myanmar, maintaining the genetic diversity of the Asian elephants.
These conservation measures demonstrate China’s determination and effectiveness in the protection of Asian elephants. The stable increase in the number of Asian elephant populations and the expansion of their distribution range not only contribute positively to the protection of biodiversity but also play a crucial role in maintaining the health and balance of the ecosystem.
【来源】http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2024/08-12/10267889.shtml
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