TIGER BONE AND RHINO HORN: THE DESTRUCTION OF WILDLIFE FOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
Book ID/图书代码： 02330005B00106
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Ellis, a superb and prolific science writer, is an authority on marine life, which, as he documents so precisely in The Empty Ocean (2003), is in precipitous decline. He now presents a disturbing account of impending extinctions on land because of the ever-growing demand for animal parts, especially those of tigers and rhinos, by practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. So many human-generated forces, from habitat destruction to pollution, are killing off species, it’s especially bitter to see a venerable 3,000-year-old medical practice contributing to the catastrophe. Especially since, as Ellis reveals in this carefully researched report, many of the current claims associated with the medicinal value of tiger bones, rhino horn, and bear bile are spurious. But reality hasn’t stopped the rising demand for these illegal substances, and as the populations of endangered animals rapidly decline, the profits to be made by poachers and smugglers rise. It’s a complicated and urgent situation, and Ellis’ meticulous and balanced report reveals the need for increased wildlife protection and a renewed assault on the trafficking in animal parts. Donna Seaman
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Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在中国、韩国部分领土上，野生狗熊被捕捉然后被送到“农场”里，在农场里它们被拘禁在狭小的笼子里，然后在他们的胆囊上插入导尿管，这一滴滴滴落下来的胆汁用处很大，它可以治消化不良，皮肤烧伤等等疾病。狗熊可以在这样的境遇中生活十五年之久，当它没有任何价值时就只能自己等死了，要么被活活屠杀了取走它的胆囊。
这样的痛苦经历并不罕见：犀牛的牛角被砍掉，老虎被剥了皮抽了筋，因为据说虎骨有壮阳之功效。这些动物器官的交易活动------是中药材的重要来源，现在已经成了危害亚洲非洲某些珍惜动物的罪魁祸首。虽说多数中药都是以草药为主配方的，但是不惜付出濒临灭绝的野生动物为代价而要满足人们这方面的需求却是与日俱增的。
Richard Ellis让我们了解到了这些做法对野生动物造成了多么大的伤害。一百年前，有多达十万头的老虎在印度、华南、东南亚、俄罗斯境内的远东地区畅游，而今天，华南虎种、里海虎种、巴厘岛虎种，爪洼种都已经完全灭绝了，其他虎种的日子也不长了。1930的时候非洲有八万头黑犀牛，现在的数量已经不到3600头了。
老虎、狗熊、犀牛还只是为了给人类减轻疾病痛苦而献身的无辜可怜动物的种的一小部分，麝、赛加羚羊、海马、穿山甲，海狮也都为此献出了生命。该是认真对待这个问题的时候了。
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About the Author/作者介绍： RICHARD ELLIS is the author of many books including The Empty Ocean (Island Press, 2003), Great White Shark (Harper Collins, 1991), Imagining Atlantis (Knopf, 1998), The Search for the Giant Squid (Lyons, 1998), Aquagenesis (Viking, 2001), and No Turning Back (Harper Collins, 2004). Ellis is a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, as well as a celebrated artist whose works have been exhibited in museums worldwide.
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