【英語閱讀】有“東方寶石”之稱的朱鷺今年孵出幼鳥。陜西省一個人工繁育中心最近孵化出今年第一只朱鹮幼鳥。（關(guān)注本網(wǎng)站，每天更新實時英語新聞，文章底部有福利！）

An artificial breeding center in northwest China's Shaanxi Province recently had its first crested ibis chick hatched this year.

最近，中國西北部陜西省的一個人工繁殖中心今年孵出了第一只朱鷺。

After naturally hatching in a cage, the baby bird emerged from its shell on March 25 in the breeding center of Yangxian County, the provincial forestry authorities announced Monday.

3月25日，省林業(yè)主管部門宣布，在籠養(yǎng)的天然孵化后，幼鳥從洋殼出現(xiàn)。

The period from March to June is the breeding season of the crested ibis. Enough sunshine and rising temperatures are decisive factors of the spawning time of the bird.

3月至6月期間是朱鷺的繁殖季節(jié)。充足的陽光和升高的溫度是鳥類產(chǎn)卵時間的決定性因素。

At present, there are 22 pairs of crested ibises in the feeding center, eight pairs have laid eggs, according to the staff at the center.

據(jù)中心工作人員介紹，目前飼養(yǎng)中心有22對鳳頭，有8對產(chǎn)卵。

Until the discovery of seven wild crested ibises on May 23, 1981, in Yangxian, the birds, once common in Japan, China, Russia and the Korean Peninsula, were thought to be extinct in the wild.

直到1981年5月23日在陽縣發(fā)現(xiàn)七只野生族群，直到日本，中國，俄羅斯和朝鮮半島常見的鳥類才被認(rèn)為在野外滅絕。

Since the discovery, the local government of Shaanxi has set up reserves, carried out bird banding, bred the birds in captivity and released them into the wild.

自發(fā)現(xiàn)以來，陜西當(dāng)?shù)卣呀?jīng)建立了保護區(qū)，進行了鳥類綁扎，將鳥類圈養(yǎng)并將其釋放到野外。

About 2,500 crested ibises live in Shaanxi with their habitat covering around 14,000 square kilometers.

約有2,500只鳳頭鸚鵡住在陜西，棲息地面積約14,000平方公里。

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