Elephant gathering at Minneriya resumes after five years 米內日亞時隔 5 年重新迎來象群聚集

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Dr. Sumith Pilapitiya, researcher and environmental specialist
“The ‘Great Elephant Gathering’ at Minneriya is the largest gathering of Asian elephants in the world. It’s a seasonal event that starts somewhere around the middle of May, and goes on till the middle to end of October.”

蘇米斯·皮拉皮蒂亞博士研究員和環境學專傢
“米內日亞的 ‘象群大集聚’ 是世界上規模最大的亞洲象聚集行為。聚集通常開始於五月中旬左右，並一直持續到十月中旬或下旬。”

Recently, large herds of 100 to 200 elephants can be seen in Minneriya National Park in north-central Sri Lanka.

近期，多個由 100 至 200 頭大象組成的象群出現在斯裡蘭卡中北部地區的米內日亞國傢公園。

Colin, Tourist from the UK
“We saw maybe about 150 Asian elephants. We’ve never had this kind of experience in the world ever before.”

科林英國遊客
“我們看到瞭 150 頭左右的亞洲象。我們從未在其它地方有過類似的體驗。”

During the dry season, these elephants gather near the park’s lake.

在旱季，這些大象通常會聚集在公園的湖泊周圍。

However, the grasslands have been submerged for five years due to a new reservoir project.

可是，這些草原在過去的五年裡一直被淹沒在水下，從而為一個新水庫的建設提供方便。

This year, the elephants are back because authorities have stopped releasing the water onto the grasslands.

今年，大象們終於能回到這裡瞭，因為有關部門叫停瞭工程建設中向這片草原的排水。

Today, only 13 Asian countries, including Sri Lanka, still have elephants in the wild.

時至今日，隻有包括斯裡蘭卡在內的 13 個亞洲國傢依然保有野生的象群。

Among them, Sri Lanka now has the highest density of Asian elephants, with an estimated population of 5,800.

其中，斯裡蘭卡的亞洲象分佈是最稠密的，數量也達到瞭約 5800 頭。

Dr Sumith Pilapitiya, researcher and environmental specialist
“I’m really hopeful that by the time we go to August, [or] September, we would have reached the height of the gathering, and we might see between 350 to 400 elephants.”

蘇米斯·皮拉皮蒂亞博士研究員和環境學專傢
“我很期待到瞭八、九月份的時候，大象的群聚能到達高峰期，這樣我們就可能會見到 350 到 400 頭大象。”