美國女主播曬獵殺野生動物照引衆怒

TV presenter Melissa Bachman raised ire when she posted a photo of a mature male lion she allegedly shot and killed on Twitter and Facebook.
美國電視臺主持人梅麗莎·巴赫曼在推特和臉書網上張貼了一張自己獵殺成年雄獅的照片，此舉引起網友公憤。

Within hours of the post, an online petition by Cape Town resident Elan Burman asking the South African government to ban Bachman from ever returning to the country was launched.
巴赫曼上傳該照片不到數小時之久，就已經有一位名爲艾倫·伯曼的南非開普敦居民向南非政府提交了請願，申請南非政府將巴赫曼永久禁止入境。

The picture depicts Bachman crouching over the carcass of a male lion with its eyes closed, paws either side of its head, as she holds her gun and smiles toothily.
在這張照片上，巴赫曼蹲坐在雄獅屍體後面、手握獵槍、露齒而笑，雄獅雙眼緊閉、兩爪擺放在頭兩側。

'An incredible hunting in South Africa!' she tweeted. 'Stalked inside 60 yards on the this beautiful male lion... what a hunt!'
“一次奇妙的南非狩獵之旅！”她在推特上說，“（我）在距離這頭漂亮的雄獅不到60碼的地方追蹤它……大有收穫，幹得漂亮！”

The post provoked a furious response from many Twitter users, who called her 'disgusting' and 'vile.'
她發佈的圖片和消息遭到推特上衆多網友的憤怒炮轟，網友們紛紛指責其“噁心”、“惡毒”。

At the time of writing, Burman's petition had 5,435 signatures.
記者撰寫新聞稿件期間，已經有5435人在伯曼申請將巴赫曼驅逐出境的請願書上簽字。

'She is an absolute contradiction to the culture of conservation this country prides itself on,' wrote Burman.
伯曼說：“她徹底違背了這個國家所引以爲豪的、保護自然的文化傳統。”

The African lion is considered a vulnerable species. Numbers are rapidly declining due to loss of habitat and conflict with humans.
非洲野獅屬於珍稀物種，由於棲息地的減少以及獅羣與人類的衝突，其數量正在急劇下降。

However, hunting lions is legal in several countries, including South Africa where Bachman bagged her big male.
然而，在許多非洲國家、獵殺野獅屬於合法行爲，包括巴赫曼獵到雄獅的南非共和國。

Bachman's social media pages reveal an array of huge beasts that have died after coming in contact with her. The 'Trophy Room' section of her website features a grinning Bachman with dead deer, antelope, alligators, turkeys and hogs.
巴赫曼的社交網絡頁面上還展示着許許多多在她手下喪生的大型動物。在巴赫曼的個人網站的“紀念品陳列室”頁面上有一系列她面帶笑容與獵得的動物屍體合影的照片——包括鹿、羚羊、短吻鱷以及野豬。