环境摄影大师韶华用影像诉说环保：消失的扬子鳄
<p><span word="Wetland">Wetland</span> <span word="disappearance">disappearance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="species">species</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="alligator">alligator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="inhabits">inhabits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Basin">Basin</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extinction">extinction</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span>; <span word="many">many</span> <span word="alligators">alligators</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="pests">pests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> 120 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="habitat">habitat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="alligators">alligators</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Abene">Abene</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="alligator">alligator</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bronx">Bronx</span> <span word="Zoo">Zoo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="alligator">alligator</span> (<span word="Alligator">Alligator</span> <span word="sinensis">sinensis</span>).</p><p>科学家表示，中国湿地的消失已经影响到了许多动物种类，其中包括栖息在长江流域与上海西边接壤的安徽省内，目前正濒临灭绝的扬子鳄。1950年至1980期间，安徽省人口激增，扬子鳄被认为是威胁人类的有害动物而遭到捕杀。目前野生扬子鳄仅剩120只左右。扬子鳄专家乔•阿贝尼说：“到目前为止，野生扬子鳄数量急剧下降最重要的因素就是栖息地的丧失。”乔•阿贝尼在纽约布朗克斯动物园工作，长期从事短吻鳄的研究。</p><p>"<span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="alligators">alligators</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>." <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alligator">Alligator</span> <span word="Reproduction">Reproduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Xuancheng">Xuancheng</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="ponds">ponds</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="some">some</span> 10,000 <span word="captive">captive</span> <span word="bred">bred</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="alligators">alligators</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>-<span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="habitat">habitat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="viable">viable</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="alligators">alligators</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="harming">harming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="basin">basin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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