奇妙岛屿 19

The bird recordings and recreated songs you hear now
你现在听到的鸟类录音和重新创造的鸟鸣
are all of species that have disappeared
全都来自从这些
from these main-island forests.
主要岛屿森林中消失的物种
we can't just blame Tibbles and his kin.
我们不能归罪提波斯和它的同类
Humans have brought a whole range of mammalian competitors
人类为这些岛屿带来了各式各样的哺乳类竞争者
and predators to these shores.
和掠食者
Today, the people of New Zealand are making amends.
如今，新西兰人正在进行弥补
This is New Zealand's most famous tree - Tane Mahuta,
这是新西兰最有名的树
Lord of the Forest. “
森林之王”
There's more wood in this kauri tree
这棵贝壳杉的木头
than in any other tropical tree in the world.
比世界上其它热带树木的都要多
conservationists are working hard to protect
自然资源保护主义者在努力保护
and nurture these special forests.
和培育这些特别的森林
By collecting kauri seeds,
通过搜集贝壳杉的种子
they ensure that new trees can be cultivated
他们确保新树得以栽种
and the forest expanded into its former range.
而森林能扩展到原先的范围
Meanwhile, the animal invaders are being controlled,
同时还对入侵的动物加以控制
and birds that only survived on small outlying islands
只存在边远小岛的鸟类
are now being reintroduced to these mighty forests.
现在被重新引进这些巨大的森林
Back in Hawaii, being the remotest of all archipelagos,
回到夏威夷，由于它是群岛中最偏远的
you might expect the unique wildlife to have fared rather better.
你也许会认为独特的野生生物可以生存得更好