Crested ibis amounts to over 1,000 in China

时间：2007-02-05 00:48:04

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Chinanews, Beijing, Feb. 2 – Crested1 ibis, a kind of rare bird in China dubbed2 "Eastern gem3", has amounted to more than 1,000 from only 7 in 1981.

 

As a species of the most endangered birds in the world, crested ibis, under class A national protection, increased by 22% in number in 2006 over the previous year, China Green Times reported. Moreover, China has finished a scheme on freeing human-bred ones into the wild.

 

According to experts from the State Forestry4 Bureau, crested ibises were widely spread in Russia, North Korea, Japan, and most regions of China during the early days of the last century. In the 1950s, however, the amount of the bird reduced dramatically because of hunting, pesticide5 abuse, and industrial pollution. In the early 1980s, only 7 survived in China, while in other countries the species was almost extinct.

 
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1 crested aca774eb5cc925a956aec268641b354f     
adj.有顶饰的，有纹章的，有冠毛的v.到达山顶（或浪峰）( crest的过去式和过去分词 )；到达洪峰，达到顶点
参考例句：
  • a great crested grebe 凤头??
  • The stately mansion crested the hill. 庄严的大厦位于山顶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制
参考例句：
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 gem Ug8xy     
n.宝石，珠宝；受爱戴的人 [同]jewel
参考例句：
  • The gem is beyond my pocket.这颗宝石我可买不起。
  • The little gem is worth two thousand dollars.这块小宝石价值两千美元。
4 forestry 8iBxk     
n.森林学；林业
参考例句：
  • At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
  • Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。
5 pesticide OMlxV     
n.杀虫剂，农药
参考例句：
  • The pesticide was spread over the vegetable plot.菜田里撒上了农药。
  • This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields.这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。

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