Zhalong-a special place
扎龍——一個特別的地方
Zhalong Nature Reserve is in Heilongjiang Province in North-east China.
扎龍自然保護區位于中國東北的黑龍江省。
It is one of the world's most important wetlands.
它是世界上最重要的濕地之一。
The area provides food and cover for a lot of wildlife.
該地區為許多野生生物提供了食物和棲息地。
It is a perfect place for some rare birds.
它是一些稀有鳥類的完美居住地。
Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, while some go there only for a short stay.
許多鳥長年生活在扎龍,而一些鳥只是在那里作短暫停留。
Most birds are active in the daytime, so you can easily watch them there.
大多數鳥在白天都很活躍,因此你可以輕而易舉觀察到它們。
There are not many cranes left in the world, and 40 percent of them live in Zhalong.
世上的鶴所剩不多,其中有百分之四十都生活在扎龍。
Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings.
一些人們想把濕地變小,為農場和建筑讓出更多的空間。
This will lead to less and less space for wildlife.
這會導致野生生物的空間越來越小。
Moreover, fishermen keep fishing there.
此外,漁民一直在那里打漁。
As a result, the birds do not have enough food to eat.
因此,鳥兒沒有足夠的食物。
Now the Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things in Zhalong.
現在政府已經制定法律阻止扎龍這類事情的發生。
Once a year, the members of our Birdwatching Society go to study the birds in Zhalong.
每年,觀鳥協會的成員都會去一次扎龍觀察鳥類。
We record their types and changes in their numbers.
我們記錄下它們的類型并改變它們的編號。
Every year, a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch the birds.
每一年,許多游客前往扎龍觀鳥。
We are now inviting them to help us.
現在我們正在邀請他們來幫助我們。
We need more people to count and describe the birds.
我們需要更多的人來數鳥并對其進行描述。
We hope this will help people understand the importance of the wetlands.
我相信這會幫助人們懂得濕地的重要性。