British government ministers were told not to engage formally with Vantara, the controversial mega-zoo run by the Indian billionaire Anant Ambani, after lobbying efforts by the private animal sanctuary in the run-up to a UK-chaired meeting on the trade in endangered species, according to documents.(文件显示，在英國主持的濒危物种贸易会议召开前，这家私人动物庇护所展开了游说活动，随后英国政府大臣被要求不要与印度亿万富翁安南特·安巴尼经营的争议性大型动物园Vantara正式接触。)
文件显示，在英國主持的濒危物种贸易会议召开前，这家私人动物庇护所展开了游说活动，随后英国政府大臣被要求不要与印度亿万富翁安南特·安巴尼经营的争议性大型动物园Vantara正式接触。
This week, the UK heads(主持、领导) a 32-country committee meeting in Geneva of Cites(《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》), the United Nations body that regulates trade in endangered species. The meeting will examine how India has responded to compliance(合规、遵守) concerns about imports of endangered animals.
本周，英国在日内瓦主持Cites一个由32个国家组成的委员会会议。Cites是联合国监管濒危物种贸易的机构。会议将审议印度如何回应有关进口濒危动物的合规关切。
Documents obtained by the Guardian and the news outlet Mongabay under the UK’s Freedom of Information Act(英国《信息自由法》) reveal Vantara’s efforts to lobby(游说) British officials and ministers before the meeting.
《卫报》和新闻机构Mongabay根据英国《信息自由法》获得的文件显示，Vantara在会议前曾努力游说英国官员和大臣。