考拉將在30年內(nèi)在澳大利亞地區(qū)滅絕

考拉將在30年內(nèi)在澳大利亞地區(qū)滅絕

Koalas will be extinct in areas of Australia within 30 years, an inquiry has found.

一項(xiàng)調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，考拉將在30年內(nèi)在澳大利亞地區(qū)滅絕。

Habitat loss is seen as the biggest threat to the survival of the adorable furry creatures, with a shocking 81% of the land they inhabit in New South Wales ravaged by bushfires and deforestation.

棲息地的喪失被認(rèn)為是這種可愛(ài)的毛茸茸生物生存的最大威脅，在新南威爾士州，它們居住的土地有令人震驚的81%遭到了森林大火和森林砍伐的破壞。

According to the findings of a year-long inquiry presented to the Australian parliament today, the koala will become completely extinct in New South Wales before 2050.

根據(jù)今天提交給澳大利亞議會(huì)的長(zhǎng)達(dá)一年的調(diào)查結(jié)果，考拉將在2050年前在新南威爾士州完全滅絕。

Committee Chairwoman Cate Faehrmann said that 5,000 koalas had died in the horrific bushfires that scorched over a million hectares of the state in the past year.

委員會(huì)主席凱特·法爾曼(Cate Faehrmann)表示，去年，該州100多萬(wàn)公頃的森林大火導(dǎo)致5000只考拉死亡。

This destroyed 24% of koala habitat on public land, rising to 81% in badly affected areas.

這破壞了公共土地上24%的考拉棲息地，在受嚴(yán)重影響的地區(qū)，這一數(shù)字上升到了81%。

The report also suggested that climate change will make the situation worse for the marsupial, by increasing the frequency of bushfires and reducing the quality of the eucalyptus leaf, the animal’s diet.

報(bào)告還指出，氣候變化將使這種有袋類動(dòng)物的處境更糟，因?yàn)樯只馂?zāi)的發(fā)生頻率增加，桉樹葉的質(zhì)量也會(huì)降低，而桉樹葉是這種動(dòng)物的主要食物。

In response, the committee suggested 42 policies aimed at saving the koala, including the creation of protected forest corridors, increased funding for conservation charities and giving incentives for farmers to protect land rather than clear it.

作為回應(yīng)，委員會(huì)提出了42項(xiàng)旨在拯救考拉的政策，包括建立受保護(hù)的森林走廊，增加對(duì)保護(hù)慈善機(jī)構(gòu)的資助，以及鼓勵(lì)農(nóng)民保護(hù)土地而不是清理土地。

New South Wales’ environment minister Matt Kean said: “The NSW Government has committed to our $44million koala strategy, the largest financial commitment to protecting koalas in the state’s history.”

新南威爾士州環(huán)境部長(zhǎng)馬特·基恩(Matt Kean)說(shuō)：“新南威爾士州政府已承諾實(shí)施我們4.4億美元的考拉戰(zhàn)略，這是該州歷史上最大的一筆保護(hù)考拉的財(cái)政承諾。”

Koalas in other regions of Australia also face a significant threat – with some 25,000 killed by bushfires in the state of South Australia in January.

澳大利亞其他地區(qū)的卡拉也面臨著嚴(yán)重的威脅——今年1月，南澳大利亞州的森林大火導(dǎo)致約2.5萬(wàn)只考拉死亡。