【英语阅读】有“东方宝石”之称的朱鹭今年孵出幼鸟

【英语阅读】有“东方宝石”之称的朱鹭今年孵出幼鸟。陕西省一个人工繁育中心最近孵化出今年第一只朱鹮幼鸟。（关注本网站，每天更新实时英语新闻，文章底部有福利！）

An artificial breeding center in northwest China's Shaanxi Province recently had its first crested ibis chick hatched this year.

最近，中国西北部陕西省的一个人工繁殖中心今年孵出了第一只朱鹭。

After naturally hatching in a cage, the baby bird emerged from its shell on March 25 in the breeding center of Yangxian County, the provincial forestry authorities announced Monday.

3月25日，省林业主管部门宣布，在笼养的天然孵化后，幼鸟从洋壳出现。

The period from March to June is the breeding season of the crested ibis. Enough sunshine and rising temperatures are decisive factors of the spawning time of the bird.

3月至6月期间是朱鹭的繁殖季节。充足的阳光和升高的温度是鸟类产卵时间的决定性因素。

At present, there are 22 pairs of crested ibises in the feeding center, eight pairs have laid eggs, according to the staff at the center.

据中心工作人员介绍，目前饲养中心有22对凤头，有8对产卵。

Until the discovery of seven wild crested ibises on May 23, 1981, in Yangxian, the birds, once common in Japan, China, Russia and the Korean Peninsula, were thought to be extinct in the wild.

直到1981年5月23日在阳县发现七只野生族群，直到日本，中国，俄罗斯和朝鲜半岛常见的鸟类才被认为在野外灭绝。

Since the discovery, the local government of Shaanxi has set up reserves, carried out bird banding, bred the birds in captivity and released them into the wild.

自发现以来，陕西当地政府已经建立了保护区，进行了鸟类绑扎，将鸟类圈养并将其释放到野外。

About 2,500 crested ibises live in Shaanxi with their habitat covering around 14,000 square kilometers.

约有2,500只凤头鹦鹉住在陕西，栖息地面积约14,000平方公里。

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