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Some of its residents have been through crisis before.
有些定居者從前就經歷過危機
Humpback whales were hunted so relentlessly during the last century that their numbers crashed by 90%.
在上個世紀里大翅鯨被大肆捕獵 它們的數量銳減了90%
But recently, they've made a comeback, surging from 5,000 to 60,000 animals.
但是最近 它們的數量開始恢復 從5,000只激增至60,000只
Their blubber is no longer boiled down for oil.
它們的鯨脂不再被熬作油
Today, these whales are greeted by boats loaded not with harpoons, but with tourists.
今天 迎接這些鯨魚的船上裝載的不是魚叉 而是游客
The waters of Tonga are one of the few places in the world
湯加的海域是世界上少數能夠合法地
where it's legal to get in and meet the giants face to face.
與這些大魚直接面對面的地方之一
Some claim that to look into the eye of a whale is a life-changing experience.
有人稱與鯨魚對視是一種人生改變的體驗
In the 1970s, a campaign to "Save the Whale" made the headlines around the world,
1970年代 一場"拯救鯨魚"運動 成為全球的重大新聞
and led to an unprecedented agreement to protect what remained of the world's whales.
并達成了一項前所未有的協議 來保護世界上僅存的鯨魚
It proved that global pressure CAN save wildlife that's under threat.
它證明全球的壓力能解救處于 威脅之下的野生物種
So what are the current threats to wildlife in the Pacific?
那么太平洋里的野生動物 現在面臨什么樣的威脅呢?
