However, the tiger is facing the grave threat of extinction due to illegal poaching and habitat loss.

然而，由于非法偷猎和生存地丢失，老虎也面临巨大的灭绝的危险。

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Led by Kenya, several other African nations are seeking to block the request, arguing that it could lead to a surge in illegal poaching across the continent.

以肯尼亚为首的其它几个非洲国家试图阻止这项请求，说这将导致整个大陆的非法盗猎泛滥。

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We know what is causing the decline in Numbers of wild tigers: illegal poaching; illegal wildlife trade; loss of habitat through conversion, encroachment, and land degradation.

我们知道是什么原因导致了野生老虎数量的下降，这些原因就是：非法偷猎；非法野生动植物贸易；变更用途、侵占和土地退化导致的栖息地丧失。

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The report says poaching and illegal horn trade has increased in South Africa even with new measures against it.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

The regional Interpol office is also focusing on increasing piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, illegal drug trafficking, arms smuggling, cross-border highway banditry, computer-based crimes, and the poaching and trade of protected animals.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Illegal poaching of the Bali starling reduced its native population to an estimated six birds in 2001.

BBC: Chester Zoo helps Bali starling release project

And even when a ban is in place, the perception of scarcity it promotes can increase values and illegal poaching.

ECONOMIST: Protecting endangered species less could help save them

Vitalis Chadenga, the man from the Wildlife Authority in Zimbabwe that signed a letter calling their hunt legit was himself arrested for illegal poaching in 2004.

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