[00:02.70]Unit 22 Environmental Protection Lesson 2 [00:08.46]Exercise 3 Listen to the lecture. [00:11.41]Use the Strategies to write some notes. [00:14.76]Today's lecture will focus on the serious issue [00:17.75]of endangered species. [00:19.90]By now we should all be aware that the symbol [00:22.61]for endangered species is the giant panda. [00:26.08]one of rarest animals in the world. [00:28.95]Apart from the few found in zoos, [00:31.49]giant pandas live only in the bamboo forests [00:34.54]of Central China. [00:36.58]The number of giant pandas has fallen [00:38.94]because of human activity destroying [00:41.36]much of their habitat. [00:43.35]As pandas only eat bamboo, [00:45.49]it is important to preserve forests [00:47.61]for the panda's continued existence [00:50.00]in the wild. [00:51.76]A survey in June 2004 showed that [00:54.91]because of conservation efforts, [00:57.61]the number of pandas has increased [00:59.89]from 1,000 to 1,600. [01:03.61]This is thrilling but 1,600 giant pandas [01:07.52]are still too few. [01:09.72]Although 120 giant pandas [01:12.29]are in special centres and 20 live in zoos [01:15.59]around the world, [01:17.13]we must continue our efforts [01:19.15]to save their natural environment [01:21.42]so they can have more babies [01:23.29]and live in the wild. [01:24.06]