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第2031期:Growing Plants to Save Australia's Koalas

第2031期:Growing Plants to Save Australia's Koalas

Episode 550 Published 2 years, 3 months ago
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Lucy was rescued from a rural property in New South Wales, Australia, two years ago. She was suffering from chlamydia, a disease widespread among koalas.

两年前,露西在澳大利亚新南威尔士州的一处乡村庄园中被救出。她患有衣原体感染,这是一种在考拉中广泛传播的疾病。


Today, she is one of the lucky animals living in tree corridors that have been created to protect koalas and other animals by saving their quickly shrinking habitat, or natural environment.

如今,她是生活在树廊中的幸运动物之一,这些廊道的创建是为了通过拯救考拉和其他动物迅速缩小的栖息地或自然环境来保护它们。


The corridors, planted by the local conservation group Bangalow Koalas, are made up of large systems of plants. They are a lifeline for koalas and other animals like the glossy black cockatoo, gliders, possums, and wallabies. All of them are endangered, or at risk of becoming extinct.

这些走廊由当地保护组织 Bangalow Koalas 种植,由大型植物系统组成。它们是考拉和其他动物(如黑凤头鹦鹉、滑翔机、负鼠和小袋鼠)的生命线。它们都濒临灭绝,或者面临灭绝的危险。


The corridors provide a safe path across the koala's increasingly broken habitat. This permits increased genetic mixing and protection from human threats.

这些走廊为考拉日益破碎的栖息地提供了一条安全路径。这允许增加基因混合并防止人类威胁。


"Our corridors are actually trying to get them away from humans, from cars, from dogs," said Linda Sparrow, president of Bangalow Koalas. "They can safely move across the landscape and not have to put up with us humans."

我们的走廊实际上是在试图让它们远离人类、汽车和狗,”Bangalow Koalas 总裁琳达·斯帕罗 (Linda Sparrow) 说。“它们可以安全地穿越这片土地,而不必忍受我们人类。”


The koala is predicted to be extinct in the wild in New South Wales by 2050. Some of the biggest threats include wildfires and habitat loss through land clearing for development. Koalas have already been declared endangered in several Australian states.

预计到 2050 年,考拉将在新南威尔士州的野外灭绝。最大的威胁包括野火和因开发而开垦土地导致的栖息地丧失。澳大利亚几个州已经宣布考拉濒临灭绝。

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