BBC News: 禽流感危及南非企鹅栖息地

Bird flu endangers penguin colony in South Africa
禽流感危及南非企鹅栖息地
 
Four cases of avian flu, or bird flu, were confirmed among endangered penguins at Boulders Penguin Colony in Cape Town, a local news website reported, citing a clinical veterinarian.
南非新闻网站News24日前援引一位临床兽医的话报道称，生活在开普敦伯尔德斯海滩企鹅栖息地的濒危企鹅中确诊了4例禽流感。

As of Sept 16, there had been four confirmed cases and another seven suspected cases, said Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) management.
桌山国家公园管理部门表示，截至16日，已有4例确诊病例和7例疑似病例。

Once seabirds show symptoms of bird flu, they usually die soon afterward, News24 reported, quoting Dr David Roberts, a clinical veterinarian at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds.
News24援引南部非洲海岸鸟类保护基金会临床兽医大卫•罗伯茨的话称，海鸟一旦出现禽流感症状，通常会很快死亡。

Now, conservationists worry the same fate could await the endangered penguins, if no quick action is taken.
环保人士现在担心，如果不迅速采取行动，濒危企鹅或面临同样的命运。

Roberts said that it could also pose a significant risk to breeding colonies if there is an outbreak in endangered species, like the African Penguin, Cape Cormorant and Cape Gannet.
罗伯茨表示，假设非洲企鹅、南非鸬鹚和海角塘鹅等濒危物种中间暴发疫情，也可能对繁殖地构成重大威胁。