| 1. | Indeed , one species , the slender - billed vulture , numbers a mere 400
有一种嘴细长的兀鹫现仅存活四百只。 |
| 2. | Now it is about 10 , 000 , and falling by 50 % a year
现在，这些兀鹫只剩下大约一万只，每年以50 %的比率死亡。 |
| 3. | One carcass dump in delhi used to sustain 10 , 000 vultures
印度德里的一个牲畜填埋场一直都养着一万多只兀鹫。 |
| 4. | In their absence , a similar number of dogs have moved in ? not to mention rats
如果这些兀鹫不复存在，那么同样数量的野狗就会冒出来，更不用说出现老鼠了。 |
| 5. | Unfortunately , it causes kidney failure in vultures ? and vultures eat a lot of dead cattle
很不幸的是，这种药对兀鹫造成了肾衰竭，而且兀鹫会吃很多死牛的腐肉。 |
| 6. | Even if all does go well , though , it could take 15 years for the country to become safe for wild vultures
然而，即使一切都按计划进行，印度也要花费十五年的时间成为野生兀鹫的安全天堂。 |
| 7. | In the absence of vultures , they have been reduced to rigging their towers with solar reflectors to shrivel the corpses
如果没有兀鹫的话，帕西人就不得不在高塔上装备太阳反射装置来把死尸照枯。 |
| 8. | The centre is intended to create a secure breeding - stock of vultures that may eventually be released into a diclofenac - free wild
这个养殖中心是为了给兀鹫创造一个安全繁殖群，也许它们最终会被放生到没有使用双氯芬酸的野外。 |
| 9. | It consists of three giant concrete - and - wire aviaries , and is designed to house 75 pairs of each of the three stricken species
养殖中心是由三个巨大且布满围墙和电网的鸟类饲养场，并设计得能容下三种濒危兀鹫中各75对在这里生活。 |
| 10. | Saving india ' s vultures from extinction is not merely a sentimental cause , for the birds have a vital role in the country ' s ecology
让印度的兀鹫不至于灭绝不仅仅是出于情绪的原因，而且是因为这些大鸟对国家的生态有着至关重要的作用。 |
