泰國海灘瀕危海龜蛋被盜

泰國海灘瀕危海龜蛋被盜

A community in southern Thailand has offered a reward for catching whoever stole dozens of unhatched eggs of an endangered turtle species.

泰國南部的一個社區懸賞捉拿偷了幾十個瀕臨滅絕的海龜蛋的人。

The Pacific Leatherback turtle eggs were stolen before dawn Sunday from a beach in the southern province of Phang-nga, said Pratom Rassamee, head of the provincial Marine and Coastal Resources office.

省海洋和海岸資源辦公室主任Pratom Rassamee說，太平洋棱皮龜的蛋在周日黎明前從南部的潘加省的一個海灘被偷走。

“This theft is a grave incident for both marine biologists like me and local residents near the beach,” said Thon Thamrongnawasawat, one of Thailand’s top marine biologists. “We believe around 50 or more precious eggs are gone.”

泰國頂級海洋生物學家Thon Thamrongnawasawat表示:“對于像我這樣的海洋生物學家和海灘附近的當地居民來說，這是一起嚴重的盜竊事件。”“這比50個或更多珍貴的雞蛋不見了都嚴重。”

Outraged local residents donated $1,660 for a reward to catch the thieves and the sum was matched by provincial authorities, bringing the total to $3,320.

憤怒的當地居民捐出了1660美元，作為抓賊的獎勵，省當局也提供了相應的數額，總金額達到3320美元。

The eggs are protected by law and stealing or possessing them is punishable by a prison term of three to 15 years and a fine of 300,000 to $9,950-$49,760.

這些蛋受法律保護，偷竊或持有這些蛋將面臨3至15年的監禁和30萬至9,950至49,760美元的罰款。