多亏了《濒危物种法案》，这种稀有的鸣鸟重新回到大自然

多亏了《濒危物种法案》，这种稀有的鸣鸟重新回到大自然

The United States has watched some iconic native birds disappear during the past 100 years or so, including the passenger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, the heath hen, the dusky seaside sparrow and possibly the ivory-billed woodpecker.

在过去100年左右的时间里，美国见证了一些标志性的本土鸟类的消失，包括旅鸽、卡罗莱纳长尾小鹦鹉、石南鸡、灰蒙蒙的海边麻雀，可能还有象牙喙啄木鸟。

Photo: Vince Cavalieri [public domain]/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The Kirtland's warbler almost joined them, driven to the brink of extinction last century by habitat loss and nest parasites. Its decline was so dramatic that it became one of the original species listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act in 1967.

科特兰的莺几乎也加入了他们的行列，由于栖息地的丧失和巢穴中的寄生虫，它们在上个世纪濒临灭绝。它的数量急剧下降，在1967年成为美国濒危物种法案的原始物种之一。

But now, thanks to that protection and decades of work by conservationists, this tiny warbler is no longer in crisis. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced today it will remove the bird from the federal endangered species list, more than a year after the agency first proposed delisting the species due to its recovery. This comeback is being widely hailed as yet another triumph of wildlife conservation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

但是现在，多亏了这些保护措施和环保人士几十年的努力，这只小小的莺已经不再处于危机之中。美国鱼类和野生动物管理局(FWS)今天宣布，将把这种鸟从联邦濒危物种名单中移除。一年多前，该机构因其恢复而首次提出将这种鸟从濒危物种名单中删除。这一回归被广泛誉为《濒危物种法》(ESA)下野生动物保护的又一次胜利。

"This is a story of success," said Jamie Rappaport Clark, president and CEO of the nonprofit Defenders of Wildlife, in a statement after the FWS proposed the delisting last year. "Habitat loss and nest parasitism nearly drove the Kirtland's warbler to extinction. But thanks to the collaboration and scientific research that the Endangered Species Act requires, we were able to recover this songbird for future generations."

“这是一个成功的故事，”杰米·拉帕波特·克拉克(Jamie Rappaport Clark)在去年FWS提议摘牌后发表的一份声明中说。栖息地的丧失和巢穴的寄生几乎导致了科特兰莺的灭绝。但多亏了《濒危物种法案》要求的合作和科学研究，我们才得以为后代恢复这种鸣鸟。”

The Kirtland's warbler would likely be extinct if not for the Endangered Species Act, conservationists say. (Photo: Andrew Cannizzaro [CC BY 2.0]/Flickr)