Now, we're explaining a $5 million effort to save what's believed to be the most endangered marine mammal in the world and this is that animal. 现在,我们来关注拯救世界上最濒危海洋哺乳动物的计划,这项计划的投资达500万美元。
It's called a vaquita porpoise. 而要拯救的动物是加湾鼠海豚。
Scientists estimate that there are fewer than 30 of these animals left in the wild. 科学家估计,目前野生加湾鼠海豚不足30只。
So Vaquita CPR, which stands for conservation, protection and recovery, 因此,“保育、保护及恢复加湾鼠海豚”计划
is using this sea pen to try to capture the porpoises and then move them to captivity. 利用在海上设置的围栏来捕获加湾鼠海豚,然后将它们转移到圈养地。
They're getting help from the U.S. Navy which is loaning four bottlenose dolphins to the rescue effort. 这项计划得到了美国海军的帮助,海军借出了四只宽吻海豚来协助这一救援行动。
If all goes according to plan, 如果一切按照计划进行,
the dolphins will attempt to help find and shepherd the vaquitas into the sea pens. 宽吻海豚将试图帮助寻找并引领加湾鼠海豚进入围栏。
This has never been done before, and it's not easy because the vaquitas are shy. 之前从未这样做过,而且这也不容易做到,因为加湾鼠海豚非常害羞。
They tend to avoid boats and people. 它们往往会避开船只和人类。
Vaquita CPR has captured a vaquita in this operation, which begun over a week ago, “保育、保护及恢复加湾鼠海豚”计划于一周前启动,他们已经捕获了一只加湾鼠海豚,
but the animal had to be released because researchers thought it was too stress to stay in the pen. 但是研究人员认为因为压力过大不能让这只加湾鼠海豚留在围栏里,所以他们又把它放了。
Vaquita CPR plans to continue this operation for another couple of weeks, 接下来几周,“保育、保护及恢复加湾鼠海豚”计划会继续进行救援行动,
in the hopes of capturing the animals, breeding them in captivity 他们希望能捕获加湾鼠海豚,然后对它们进行圈养繁殖,
and eventually releasing them back into the wild. 最后再把它们放回野生环境。
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