2020年起吴哥窟禁止骑大象 解放的大象将回归森林
为了响应各地动物保护人士的呼吁，柬埔寨政府决定终止著名的吴哥窟骑大象活动。吴哥公园曾被用来吸引游客的十几头大象即将回归森林，安然地度过余生。 Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash One of Asia's most famous tourist attractions is taking a major stand for animals. 亚洲最著名的一处景点将做出保护动物的重要表态。 Following pressure from animal activist groups, Apsara, the management authority for the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap, Cambodia announced in June 2019 it would ban elephant rides in early 2020. 现在，这一程序已经启动。 Local outlet the Khmer Times reports that on November 15, two of the 14 elephants currently at the park, site of the famed Angkor Wat temple, have been relocated to the nearby Bos Thom community forest. 当地媒体《高棉时报》报道称，11月15日，目前在该公园服务的14头大象已有两头被转移到附近的博斯托姆社区森林中。吴哥考古公园是著名的吴哥窟庙宇的所在地。 Photo by Vicky Tao on Unsplash Long Kosal, an Apsara press representative, told the Khmer Times that the remaining dozen animals would be relocated to the same forest by "early next year." 最新的报告显示，今年1月至9月期间，有180万外国游客买票进吴哥窟参观，相比2018年同期下降了13.7%。 While there's no predicting whether Cambodia's ban on Angkor elephant rides will impact visitor numbers, it comes at a time when more and more travelers and tourism organizations around the world have moved to eliminate animal-related attractions.
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