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Endangered bird found on primary school playground

受伤鸟儿校园中被救，它竟是万里挑一的“鸟中西施”？

A security guard at Chang Yi Primary School inPudong reported to SMG that he and his colleagues found an injured bird on theschool’s playground last Friday. The bird turned out to be a fairy pitta【仙八色鸫】, which islisted as a second-class protected animal in China.

上海浦东新区昌邑小学陆家嘴校区的保安向上海电视台反映，他和同事们上周五在学校操场上救起一只受伤的小鸟。经鉴定，这只小鸟是国家二级保护动物仙八色鸫。

Mr. Zhong, a security guard of Changyi PrimarySchool, said he and his colleagues wanted to free the bird, but it was unableto fly.

昌邑小学的保安钟先生说，他和同事们本想将它放生，但小鸟却无力飞行。

Mr. Zhong, Security Guard

Changyi Primary School

钟先生，昌邑小学保安

A typhoon was approaching. I was afraid that thebird would be hurt again, so I put it in a box and fed it.

因为考虑到现在又是台风季节，怕它再次受到伤害，所以我又慢慢地把它捧回箱子里面，再继续饲养。

After doing some research, one of the school’sbiology teachers learned the bird was likely a fairy pitta, a protectedspecies. The school contacted Pudong’s Wildlife Conservation Station, whichconfirmed it was a fairy pitta, which is listed as a vulnerable【易危的】 species bythe International Union for Conservation of Nature. There are about 20,000 suchbirds remaining around the world.

学校生物老师在搜索相关资料后发现，这只鸟有可能是国家珍稀保护动物仙八色鸫。学校联系到浦东新区野生动物保护管理站，经鉴定，这只鸟的确是仙八色鸫，属《世界自然保护联盟》列入的易危物种，全球数量不过2万只左右。

Staff

Pudong’s Wildlife Conservation Station

浦东新区野生动物保护管理站工作人员

We will bring it to a rescue spot forobservation. We will feed it some mealworms and return it to the wild if theinjury heals and it regains its health.

会把它带到救助点，我们会先观察一下。如果在没有受伤的前提下，我们给它喂点面包虫。如果状况很好的话，我们会给它放归自然。

The wildlife conservation station said people cancontact forestry【林业】 authorities or the police for help if they see an injuredwild animal.

野生动物保护管理部门提醒，如遇受伤的野生动物，可及时联系林业部门或者拨打110报警。

#热词加油站

vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbl]【脆弱的，易受伤害的，易危的】

forestry [ˈfɔːrɪstri]【林业】

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