高中一年级下学期英语 必修2 Unit2 Wildlife Protection-Cultural Background

人教版必修二Unit2:WildlifeProtectionCulturalBackground

LearningObjectivesInthisclass,youareabletogetsomebasicinformationofsomeendangered(濒危的)

animalsintheworld;knowtheeffortsofwildlifeprotectionmadeathomeandabroad.01WildAnimalsEndangeredUsefulEconomicHarmfulEndangeredwildanimalsrefertowildanimalsindangerofextinction(灭绝)inthewholedistributionareaorthemainpartofthedistributionarea.Accordingtointernationallyrecognizedstandards,aspeciesisconsideredendangeredwhenitsnumberisassmallasonehundred.ConceptCriterionEndangeredWildanimalsAccordingtorelevantstatistics,therearemorethan100kindsofrareanimalsinChina,suchasgiantpanda,goldenmonkey,BaijidolphinandChinesealligatorSouthChinatiger华南虎ItisoneofthetoptenendangeredanimalsinChinaExtinctinthewild.

SouthChinatigerisonlydistributedinChinaandisauniquetigersubspeciesinChina.chinesesturgeon中华鲟Itisalsoknownasthe"livingPanda"inthewaterandthefirst-classprotectedwildanimalinChina；Ithashighscientificresearch,medicinalandornamentalvalue.是指在大自然的环境下生长且未被驯化的动物。野生动物有广义和狭义之分。野生动物“”Theonlytwohornedrhinoceros（[raɪˈnɒsərəs]犀牛）inAsia.Themostprimitiverhinocerosinexistencebecauseitretainsmanycharacteristicsofitsancestors.Duetooverhuntingandhabitatdestruction,thereareonlymorethan200wildSumatranrhinoceros,whichareonlydistributedinIndonesiaandMalaysia.SumatranRhinoceros苏门答腊犀white-headedlangur白头叶猴Itisnamedsuchbecauseofeatingleaves;Nowthereareonlyhundredsofthisspecies,whichisrecognizedastherarestmonkeyintheworld;Thehabitatofwhiteheadedlangurislocatedinthesubtropicalkarstarea(亚热带喀斯特地区)withlushvegetationinthesouthofGuangxi,China.CaliforniaCondor加州秃鹰TheCaliforniacondor

([ˈkɒndɔː(r)])isthelargestbirdinNorthAmerica;Livingonthecarrion

([ˈkæriən]

动物的腐肉)

ofanimals,itisknownasthescavenger

（[ˈskævɪndʒə(r)]

清道夫；清洁剂）ofnature.Itisaveryimportantspeciesintheecosystem;Duetohunting,leadpoisoning,habitatreductionandotherfactors,thenumberofCaliforniacondorhasdecreasedsharply.NowthenumberofCaliforniacondorinthewildisabout330.02MeasuresofwildlifeprotectionTheWorldWidelifeFund

WorldWildlifeFund(WWF)isoneoftheworld'smostprestigious([preˈstɪdʒəs]有威望的)

andindependentnon-governmentalenvironmentalprotectionorganizations.Sinceitsestablishmentin1961,WWFhasbeencommittedtoenvironmentalprotection,withmorethan5millionsupportersandaprojectnetworkinvolvingmorethan100countriesaroundtheworld.WorldAnimalProtection

foundedin1981inLondon.Beingactiveinmorethan50countriesaroundtheworld,itactivelystrengthenandpromotetheconceptandpracticeofanimalprotection.Establishanimalnaturereserves.Strengthenthemanagementandguidanceoftouristsandadvocatecivilizedanimalviewing.Strengthentherelocation(移迁)protectionofwildanimals.St