英国北部地区的海鸟们生存出现危机，今天我们的托福考试阅读材料就来关注这些小生灵们的生存现状。
4 f. g2 f, f' }+ h/ v T# \ Seabird breeding has been "terrible" in some northerly areas such as Orkney and Shetland, RSPB Scotland has warned.
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$ c/ d: D7 G* c/ h: j3 J1 ?% L( s The 700 Arctic terns present at the start of the breeding season on the Shetland island of Mousa failed to produce a single chick.. t& n! i3 d- H! l7 D
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The organisation said the situation was "similarly miserable" on Orkney.
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The RSPB's Doug Gilbert said: "The terrible season for critical colonies in the far north warns us that seabird populations remain in real danger." i( r: t5 n0 r. W5 X; i9 h
, n1 ]% ~! S- u# F4 ]3 i0 L Just two kittiwakes were said to have returned to Orkney's North Hill reserve to breed, and not a single chick fledged there.) F7 M8 q* C% T, D2 r+ m+ P/ @* ~* V* X
5 i b0 J0 B' ^* T0 J/ P However RSPB Scotland said some species continued to do well, such as gannets.
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6 u% P0 U8 P( f4 U+ I- J4 q% k" e# p The organisation added that research showed seabirds were valuable to rural economies due to related tourism. |
发表于 2012-8-14 23:21:39
