Using a video camera and raw chicken, state officials hope to learn whether the king of the jungle is prowling the woods of West Virginia, US.
Bow hunter Jim Shortridge believes he saw a full-grown, male African lion weighing between 113kg and 136kg at the foot of Cold Knob Mountain last month. The state Division of Natural Resources confirmed that at least one other person has reported seeing the lion.
Using a camera normally used to catch people dumping trash illegally, the State Department of Environmental Protection has joined with Greenbrier County Animal Control Officer Robert McClung and exotic animal expert Jim Forga to see if they can confirm the sightings.
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The 9kg of raw chicken left on the site at the end of last month were eaten, but McClung said that does not prove there is a lion.
"Anything could have eaten that," he said.(ap)
美國西維吉尼亞州境內森林據報有一隻叢林之王出沒,官方為了調查該案,特別祭出生雞肉做為誘餌,並架設一部攝影機記錄週邊動靜。
弓箭手獵人吉姆.修崔奇聲稱,他上個月親眼目睹一隻獅子在Cold Knob Mountain山腳附近出沒。據他描述,這頭獅子是一隻成年的雄性非洲獅,體重估計在一百一十三公斤至一百三十六公斤之間。維州自然資源部也證實報案的民眾不只一位。
維州環保署也加入了此次調查,他們利用平常側錄非法傾倒垃圾行為的攝影機,與綠薔薇郡動物管制員羅勃.麥克隆及外來動物專家吉姆.福迦合力查證真相。
他們上個月底放置在該地的九公斤生雞肉都被吃了,但是麥克隆表示,雞肉被吃光並不能證實有獅子出沒。
「誰都有可能吃掉這些雞肉,」他說。(美聯社/翻譯:袁星塵)
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