泰国海滩濒危海龟蛋被盗

A community in southern Thailand has offered a reward for catching whoever stole dozens of unhatched eggs of an endangered turtle species.

泰国南部的一个社区悬赏捉拿偷了几十个濒临灭绝的海龟蛋的人。

The Pacific Leatherback turtle eggs were stolen before dawn Sunday from a beach in the southern province of Phang-nga, said Pratom Rassamee, head of the provincial Marine and Coastal Resources office.

省海洋和海岸资源办公室主任Pratom Rassamee说，太平洋棱皮龟的蛋在周日黎明前从南部的潘加省的一个海滩被偷走。

“This theft is a grave incident for both marine biologists like me and local residents near the beach,” said Thon Thamrongnawasawat, one of Thailand’s top marine biologists. “We believe around 50 or more precious eggs are gone.”

泰国顶级海洋生物学家Thon Thamrongnawasawat表示:“对于像我这样的海洋生物学家和海滩附近的当地居民来说，这是一起严重的盗窃事件。”“这比50个或更多珍贵的鸡蛋不见了都严重。”

Outraged local residents donated $1,660 for a reward to catch the thieves and the sum was matched by provincial authorities, bringing the total to $3,320.

愤怒的当地居民捐出了1660美元，作为抓贼的奖励，省当局也提供了相应的数额，总金额达到3320美元。

The eggs are protected by law and stealing or possessing them is punishable by a prison term of three to 15 years and a fine of 300,000 to $9,950-$49,760.

这些蛋受法律保护，偷窃或持有这些蛋将面临3至15年的监禁和30万至9,950至49,760美元的罚款。