俄羅斯立法禁止養熊等猛獸做寵物
Crocodiles, bears, lions, apes, cobras and scorpions, as well as other large predators and poisonous creatures, are now the subject of a ban from being kept as pets in Russia, to safeguard the health of both ‘owner’ and animal.
現在俄羅斯出臺一項禁令，禁止飼養鱷魚、熊、獅子、猿類、眼鏡蛇和蠍子，還有其他大型食肉動物和有毒生物做寵物，這是爲了保護“主人”和動物的健康。
Such beasts pose dangers to people, while apartments or country houses differ greatly from the natural habitats of the animals, a difference that “may affect their health negatively, even causing death,” a new act, signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday, reads.
梅德韋傑夫總理週五簽署的新法令中說，這些猛獸會對人類構成威脅，公寓或鄉村別墅都和這些動物的自然棲息地差別很大，而這種差別“可能會對它們的健康不利，甚至會導致它們死亡”。
Large predators such as bears, wolves, lions, tigers, lynxes and others are among the species to benefit from the new protections.
大型肉食動物如熊、狼、獅子、老虎、猞猁等都會獲益於這項新的保護措施。
The ban also includes crocodiles and carnivore turtles, Komodo Dragons, bearded lizards and other reptiles.
該禁令還包括鱷魚和食肉龜、科莫多龍、須鬣蜥和其他爬行動物。
Also set to get a new lease on life are snakes such as cobras and pythons, as well as many poisonous arachnids, including scorpions and tarantulas.
能重獲新生的還有蛇類，如眼鏡蛇和蟒蛇，還有很多有毒的蛛形綱動物，包括蠍子和狼蛛。
Aquarium lovers should forget about putting sharks or manta rays in their household fish tanks from now on, with coral polyps also outlawed in the home.
水族愛好者以後也不要再想着在家裏的魚缸裏養鯊魚或蝠鱝了，家裏養珊瑚也違法。
Penguins, pelicans, owls, falcons and some species of ostriches have been added to the list of birds banned from homesteads.
企鵝、鵜鶘、貓頭鷹、獵鷹和某些鴕鳥也禁止家養。
Chimpanzees, baboons and other apes and monkeys have also been forbidden from being kept at home, with the Barbary ape (magot) being the only exception.
黑猩猩、狒狒和其他猿類、猴子也禁止家養，但地中海獼猴（無尾猿）除外。
The legislation doesn’t mean that people will now be parted with their dangerous and vulnerable pets. The ban comes into force on January 1, 2020, with all animals on the new schedule that had been purchased before that date to remain with their owners until they die.
這項法令並不意味着人們現在就要和他們危險但脆弱的寵物分開，這項禁令將於2020年1月1日開始執行，所有該日期前購買到的新規定範圍內的動物可以陪伴主人到最後。
The government’s new blacklist also won’t affect zoos, circuses, aquariums and other specialized environments operated by professional organizations.
政府新的黑名單也不會影響動物園、馬戲團、水族館，以及其他有專業組織管理的特定場所。
