[ti:Animal-linked NFTs Raise Money for South African Reserve] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]WildEarth works to protect animals [00:04.48]through broadcasts and other technology. [00:09.84]It is now creating NFTs linked to 25 popular animals [00:18.52]in the protected wildlife area [00:22.80]the Djuma Game Reserve in South Africa. [00:28.32]It is selling the NFTs to raise money for conservation. [00:35.80]NFT stands for non-fungible token. [00:42.12]It is based on a technology called blockchain, [00:47.36]which is also used with digital currencies [00:52.32]known as cryptocurrencies. [00:56.04]It became largely popular last year. [01:01.28]An NFT can be attached to a piece of digital artwork [01:08.20]or other things existing in digital form. [01:13.60]The NFT can be used to provide proof that the pieces are real. [01:21.96]While anyone can view the work, [01:25.76]the buyer has official ownership rights over the pieces. [01:32.96]The most popular NFT [01:36.04]for the Djuma Game Reserve comes from Tlalamba. [01:42.20]Tlalamba is a four-year-old leopard, [01:46.40]a kind of large cat. [01:50.40]She is a leading cat for her territory, [01:54.32]which means she is called a queen. [01:58.48]And she has had two babies, called cubs. [02:03.96]Buyers of the NFTs will get special access [02:09.64]to images, videos and information [02:14.36]about animals like Tlalamba on an app. [02:20.68]They can talk to other NFT owners on that app. [02:27.52]Buyers will also get voting rights [02:31.04]for the names of Tlalamba's cubs [02:34.84]and the ability to buy the cubs future NFTs first. [02:42.76]Forty percent of the earnings [02:45.64]go to taking care of the animals' habitat, [02:50.28]or where the animals live. [02:54.40]Some $16,000 has been raised for the Djuma Game Reserve [03:02.12]from the sale of 1,000 NFTs. [03:08.20]Each NFT costs around $200. [03:14.52]Graham Wallington is the co-founder of WildEarth. [03:21.12]He said the project allowed followers [03:24.72]to gain a sense of responsibility [03:28.64]in the protection of the animals they love. [03:34.20]The project also offers a possible new, [03:38.52]dependable, and environmentally friendly way [03:43.52]to provide income for conservation around the world. [03:50.32]He said, "If we don't create the necessary economic [03:55.84]incentives to conserve wildlife, it won't happen." [04:03.16]Current conservation income comes mainly [04:07.72]from hunting and people visiting the protected areas. [04:14.52]He said these current ways harmed animals, their habitats, [04:20.28]or were largely undependable during the pandemic. [04:26.68]He said, "We're going to have to find a solution [04:31.76]which allows people at home to conserve nature in the wild." [04:39.24]Jurie Moolman is the owner of the Djuma Game Reserve. [04:45.80]He said even visitors to the reserve [04:49.40]can be harmful if a protected area has too many visitors. [04:56.76]Djuma has closed its hotels. [05:00.52]He said that the reserve is trying [05:04.12]to reduce its harmful effects to the earth. [05:09.72]He added that organizations like WildEarth [05:13.92]and the NFT program allow them to continue [05:19.20]to share Djuma with people everywhere, [05:23.12]while also keeping the habitat safe from harm. [05:29.16]The NFTs will however need to be continuously [05:35.36]resold for them to become a dependable source [05:39.88]of income for the reserves. [05:44.40]Each time an NFT is resold, [05:48.60]a percentage of that sale will go to the reserve. [05:54.80]It is unknown if there will be a demand for this. [06:00.44]Even with this, Wallington is looking to expand. [06:06.64]He hopes to sign up reserves in the country's south. [06:12.68]The homes of flightless birds called penguins [06:17.36]and Kenya's large reserve called the Maasai Mara [06:22.80]are both in the south. [06:26.68]He said, "We've got a plan to scale this, in our roadmap, [06:33.08]to all conservation areas around the world." [06:38.36]I'm Gregory Stachel. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM