中文注释:在德克萨斯州的玫瑰谷,一只阿特沃特草原鸡刚刚在化石边缘野生动物中心孵化出来,这是一个圈养项目的一部分,该项目旨在提高野生鸟类的数量。曾几何时,德州的海岸线盘踞着成千上万迷人鸟类,而随着过度捕猎和生存环境恶化,它们的数量锐减到目前的50只左右,而此类圈养项目正在尝试扭转这样的局面。作者: Joel Sartore
鸡 草原鸡 阿特沃特 德克萨斯州 图片故事:高清壁纸:英文注释:Attwater's Prairie Chick Hatchling, Texas, 2002 Newly hatched at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas, this Attwater's prairie-chicken is part of a captive breeding program aimed at increasing the birds' numbers in the wild. These charismatic birds once numbered about a million along the Texas coastline, but overhunting and habitat loss have cut their wild population to just 50 or so. Captive breeding programs like this one are trying to reverse the trend. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Down to a Handful," March 2002, National Geographic magazine) 随机推荐: |
