Illegal poaching for products like rhino horn and ivory has driven many iconic species close to extinction. In South Africa, conservationists say a record 1,020 rhinos have been killed in 2014 alone. The total population for the whole of Africa is es

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(9月)

Population Growth It is well-known that there has been a drastic increase in world population. But it is probably less well-known that the extinction rate of wildlife species is experiencing a parallel trend. Take the United States for instance. In 1

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休斯顿城市扩张导致野生动物失去家园 Houston, Texas, and its surrounding suburbs are growing fast and sprawling out into natural forest areas that are the habitat for many species of indigenous wildlife. Local leaders as well as enviro

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT – September 23, 2002: Bushmeat Hunting in Ghana By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An American-based environmental group says hunting wild animals in

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China has made the sale of ivory in the country illegal. Conservationists have welcomed the decision. They say any legal ivory trade in the world hurts efforts to stop the killing of elephants. Max Graham is the Chief Executive of the group Space For

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Abused Chimpanzees Find Home in Sierra Leone Wildlife Refuge For more than 20 years, the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary has cared for abused chimpanzees and chimps whose mothers have died. Victims of the illegal wildlife trade, the animals often arriv

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U.S. Program Helps Fight Poaching in Africa 美国在非洲的计划有助于打击偷猎 From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Im Steve Ember Today we tell about how the United States is trying to help control poaching in Africa. And, we t

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Study Finds 182 Tigers Left in World's Biggest Natural Habitat 研究发现182只老虎居住在世界上最大的自然栖息地 Tigers are the most powerful cats on the planet. Tigers are also endangered. A new study shows that the animals are far

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AS IT IS 2015-03-16 Fighting for Lions in Zimbabwe 在津巴布韦为更好的保护狮子而努力 Conservationists are breeding lions in the Southern African nation of Zimbabwe. The wildlife experts hope to increase the lion population to keep the

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AS IT IS 2014-12-12 Elephants, Hippos Attack Villages in Cameroon 大象和河马袭击喀麦隆的村庄 Some of the worlds biggest animals are harming villagers in far north Cameroon. The people say hundreds of elephants and hippopotamuses have cau

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保护组织推出类人猿保护计划 A new action plan has been unveiled to protect Central Africas gorillas and chimpanzees. It outlines threats to the great apes across six countries. 目前公布了一项保护中非大猩猩和黑猩猩的新行

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Broadcast: Jan 10, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. American scientists say rising temperatures on Earth's surface are forcing animals and plants to move to cool

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Shirley: David, so earlier, I was telling you I've always wanted to go to Africa and I'm just wondering, is that whole safari scene the cliche... David: It's not a cliche, but it's something real you have to experience when you get there on the safar

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藻类Algae 两栖动物Amphibians 动物习性Animalbehaviour 动物资源Animalresources 节肢动物Arthropods 生物多样性Biologicaldiversity 生物资源Biologicalresources 生物圈保护区Bi

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A new book by photographer Amy Gulick highlights the interconnectedness of wildlife and people in the Tongass rainforest of Alaska Vronique LaCapra | St. Louis 08 July 2010 Photo: Amy Gulick/amygulick.com Chum salmon (onorhynchus keta) on a spawning

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1.The Governor of Louisiana declares a state of emergency as an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico creeps closer toward the shore, threatening wildlife. President Barack Obama says every single resource will be used to contain the spill. 2. Civil righ

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But study says universities are not responding to Generation E Zulima Palacio | Washington, DC 07 December 2009 A recent study by the National Wildlife Federation concludes that although students are increasingly committed to sustainability, universi

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The ivory trade will be back on the agenda at this year's Convention for the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), which opened in Bangkok on March 3. Paul Muya, deputy spokesperson for the Kenya Wildlife Service, says they hope that the

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旅游旺季又要来了,如何挑选一个好玩又不贵的目的地?听听Jenny和Spencer带大家浏览,权威旅游刊物Lonely Planet推荐的10个性价比最高的旅游胜地。 这份榜单上的目的地有一个共同的特点: Be

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A: How may I help you? B: I couldn't find the book I was looking for. A: Have you checked the database? B: I checked. A: Was it on the shelf? B: It should have been, but it wasn't. A: Maybe someone took it. B: Will you be getting another copy anytime

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