
White-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil(危及,使陷于危险) endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, ecologist(生态学家)s and conservationist(环保人士,自然保护主义者)s are warning.
生态学家和环保人士警告,重新引入英格兰和威尔士的白尾海雕正危及濒危海鸟种群,并可能导致某些栖息地彻底消失。
Puffins, guillemot(海鸠)s, razorbill(刀嘴海雀)s, fulmar(暴风鹱)s and kittiwake(三趾鸥)s are among the birds for which breeding populations(繁殖种群) could collapse(崩溃,急剧下降) if large numbers of white-tailed eagles are released, according to some academics and conservationists.
一些学者和环保人士指出,如果大量释放白尾海雕,海鹦、海鸠、刀嘴海雀、暴风鹱和三趾鸥等鸟类的繁殖种群可能会崩溃。
“Amidst all the excitement and enthusiasm for reintroducing white-tailed eagles, the fact that these birds will probably destroy our seabird colonies seems to have been completely overlooked,” said Tim Birkhead, an emeritus professor of ecology and evolution at the University of Sheffield.(谢菲尔德大学荣休教授蒂姆·伯克黑德说:“在重新引入白尾海雕的兴奋和热情中,这些鸟很可能会摧毁我们的海鸟群落这一事实似乎被完全忽视了。”)
“在重新引入白尾海雕的兴奋和热情中,这些鸟很可能会摧毁我们的海鸟群落这一事实似乎被完全忽视了,”谢菲尔德大学生态与进化荣休教授蒂姆·伯克黑德说。