ProfessorCarlJoneswonthe2016IndianapolisPrize--thehighe...
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Professor Carl Jones won the 2016 Indianapolis Prize --the highest honor inthe field of animal conservation--for his 40 years of work in Mauritius, where he saved an endangered kestrel (a kind of bird) from becoming the next Dodo.
When the 61-year-old first travelled to the east African island in the 1970s he was told to close down a project to save the Mauritius kestrel. At the time there were just four left in the wild, making it the rarest bird on Earth.
However he stayed, performing the controversial techniques of captive breeding (圈养 繁殖 ) and a technique known as ‘double-clutching’, which included taking eggs from the birds’ nests and hatching them under incubators(孵 卵器 ), motivating the mothers to lay another set of eggs in the wild.
A decade later, the number of Mauritius kestrels had soared to over 300 and today there are
around 400 in the wild.
Reflecting on the start of his career, he said the Mauritius kestrel project had been seen as a “dead loss” at the time.
In the 1970s there was fierce opposition to the captive breeding techniques, with critics (批 评 者 ) arguing that they were too risky and took the emphasis off breeding in the wild.
“As a young man in my 20s, I certainly didn’t enjoy the stress and the tension of the criticism I
received,” Prof Jones, who now lives in Llanwrda, Powys, said.
He said receiving the prize was particularly important to him because it showed his work to save birds was reasonable, whereas previous winners have tended to concentrate on more high profile (惹 人注 目的 ) species, like polar bears or elephants.
Dr Lee Durrell, director for Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, said: “Carl is living proof that by having the courage, talent and vision to take small steps, we can win victories for species large and small.”
25. What can we learn about Dodo?
A. It is a kind of endangered bird. B. It is a rare species of bird alive.
C. It no longer exists in the world. D. It is saved by Professor Carl Jones.
26. Why did Professor Carl Jones take eggs from the birds’ nests ?
A. To do some research on the eggs. B. To find out if man can hatch them.
C. To protect them from becoming bad. D. To stimulate the males to lay more eggs.
27. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “soared” in Paragraph 4?
A. increased B. registered C. gathered D. survived
28. What is the difference between Carl and previous winners?
A. He used unique techniques. B. What he did was more valuable.
C. He has more courage, talent and vision. D. The species he has saved was less striking.
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