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(guó)電視臺(tái)主持人梅麗莎·巴赫曼在推特和臉書網(wǎng)上張貼了一張自己獵殺成年雄獅的照片，此舉引起網(wǎng)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(shù)小時(shí)之久，就已經(jīng)有一位名為艾倫·伯曼的南非開普敦居民向南非政府提交了請(qǐng)?jiān)?，申?qǐng)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，巴赫曼蹲坐在雄獅尸體后面、手握獵槍、露齒而笑，雄獅雙眼緊閉、兩爪擺放在頭兩側(cè)。

'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……大有收獲，干得漂亮！”

The post provoked a furious response from many Twitter users, who called her 'disgusting' and 'vile.'
她發(fā)布的圖片和消息遭到推特上眾多網(wǎng)友的憤怒炮轟，網(wǎng)友們紛紛指責(zé)其“惡心”、“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(jīng)有5435人在伯曼申請(qǐng)將巴赫曼驅(qū)逐出境的請(qǐng)?jiān)笗虾炞帧?/div>

'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(gè)國(guó)家所引以為豪的、保護(hù)自然的文化傳統(tǒng)?！?/div>

The African lion is considered a vulnerable species. Numbers are rapidly declining due to loss of habitat and conflict with humans.
非洲野獅屬于珍稀物種，由于棲息地的減少以及獅群與人類的沖突，其數(shù)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(guó)家、獵殺野獅屬于合法行為，包括巴赫曼獵到雄獅的南非共和國(guó)。

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(wǎng)絡(luò)頁(yè)面上還展示著許許多多在她手下喪生的大型動(dòng)物。在巴赫曼的個(gè)人網(wǎng)站的“紀(jì)念品陳列室”頁(yè)面上有一系列她面帶笑容與獵得的動(dòng)物尸體合影的照片——包括鹿、羚羊、短吻鱷以及野豬。