艾伯塔省妇女因非法进口野生保护猫而被罚款15 000美元。 Alberta woman fined $15,000 for illegally importing wild serval cats.

艾伯塔省一名妇女被罚款15 000美元,因为她非法向该省进口两只服务性猫,即大型非洲野猫,并计划对其进行繁殖。 An Alberta woman was fined $15,000 for illegally importing two serval cats, large African wild cats, into the province with plans to breed them. 由于猫的野生性质以及对公共安全和野生动物的潜在风险，没有严格的许可，薮猫的饲养通常是非法的，通常只有动物园才能拥有。 Serval ownership is illegal without strict permits, typically only available to zoos, due to the cats' wild nature and potential risks to public safety and wildlife. 这些猫是在不列颠哥伦比亚省和魁北克省购买的,现在住在Edmonton Valley Zoo。 The cats were purchased in British Columbia and Quebec and are now housed at the Edmonton Valley Zoo.