美国有线新闻 CNN 全球仅存30只 拯救加湾鼠海豚
时间：2018-12-20 作者：英语课 分类：CNN美国有线新闻2017年11月
AZUZ: Now, we're explaining a $5 million effort to save what's believed to be the most endangered marine 1 mammal in the world and this is that animal. It's called a vaquita porpoise 2.
Scientists estimate that there are fewer than 30 of these animals left in the wild.
So Vaquita CPR, which stands for conservation, protection and recovery, is using this sea pen to try to capture the porpoises 3 and then move them to captivity 4. They're getting help from the U.S. Navy which is loaning four bottlenose dolphins to the rescue effort.
If all goes according to plan, the dolphins will attempt to help find and shepherd the vaquitas into the sea pens. This has never been done before, and it's not easy because the vaquitas are shy. They tend to avoid boats and people.
Vaquita CPR has captured a vaquita in this operation, which begun over a week ago, but the animal had to be released because researchers thought it was too stress to stay in the pen. Vaquita CPR plans to continue this operation for another couple of weeks, in the hopes of capturing the animals, breeding them in captivity and eventually releasing them back into the wild.
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- What is the difference between a dolphin and porpoise?海豚和和鼠海豚有什么区别？
- Mexico strives to save endangered porpoise.墨西哥努力拯救濒危的鼠海豚。