奇妙島嶼 19

The bird recordings and recreated songs you hear now
你現在聽到的鳥類錄音和重新創造的鳥鳴
are all of species that have disappeared
全都來自從這些
from these main- island forests.
主要島嶼森林中消失的物種
we can't just blame Tibbles and his kin.
我們不能歸罪提波斯和它的同類
Humans have brought a whole range of mammalian competitors
人類為這些島嶼帶來了各式各樣的哺乳類競爭者
and predators to these shores.
和掠食者
Today, the people of New Zealand are making amends.
如今，新西蘭人正在進行彌補
This is New Zealand's most famous tree - Tane Mahuta,
這是新西蘭最有名的樹
Lord of the Forest. “
森林之王”
There's more wood in this kauri tree
這棵貝殼杉的木頭
than in any other tropical tree in the world.
比世界上其它熱帶樹木的都要多
conservationists are working hard to protect
自然資源保護主義者在努力保護
and nurture these special forests.
和培育這些特別的森林
By collecting kauri seeds,
通過蒐集貝殼杉的種子
they ensure that new trees can be cultivated
他們確保新樹得以栽種
and the forest expanded into its former range.
而森林能擴展到原先的範圍
Meanwhile, the animal invaders are being controlled,
同時還對入侵的動物加以控制
and birds that only survived on small outlying islands
只存在邊遠小島的鳥類
are now being reintroduced to these mighty forests .
現在被重新引進這些巨大的森林
Back in Hawaii, being the remotest of all archipelagos,
回到夏威夷，由於它是群島中最偏遠的
you might expect the unique wildlife to have fared rather better.
你也許會認為獨特的野生生物可以生存得更好