關於保護河馬的英語作文(帶翻譯)

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關於保護河馬的英語作文(帶翻譯)

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Located in Africa Congo once had the largest number of hi water mammals -- hippos worldWhile only 887 hippos are left in Congo,once home to the world's largest population of the water-loving mammal,and they will be extinct in the African country,an international environmental group warned Monday.　　Hippos are being killed by government soldiers,local militia and poachers,the World Wildlife Fund said.The meat is sold as food while teeth end up as part of the illegal ivory trade.　　The latest aerial survey puts the hippopotamus population in northeastern Congo's Virunga National Park down to under 1,000 animals,compared to some 29,000 in 1974.The last survey in 2003 counted 1,307.Conducted last month,the hippopotamus survey was carried out by the Congolese Institute for Conservation of Nature,the European Union and WWF.地處非洲的剛果曾經擁有世界上數量最多的喜水哺乳動物——河馬,但目前在該地區僅剩下了887隻河馬.世界野生動物基金會周一發出警告說,在剛果地區,河馬的處境危險,瀕臨滅絕.　　該基金會指出,河馬數量大量減少主要是因爲士兵、當地民兵和偷獵者的捕殺.河馬肉被作爲食品出售,河馬牙則被拔下來用作非法象牙貿易.　　最近的一次飛機調查顯示,在位於剛果東北部的維龍加國家公園裡,河馬的數量已從1974年的大約29,000隻下降到目前的不到1,000隻.而2003年的一次調查結果則顯示河馬的數量爲1,307隻.上個月進行的這次飛機調查是由剛果自然保護協會、歐盟和世界野生動物基金會共同實施進行的.