图片新闻【41】—齐来“收养”北极熊

Canadians can give the environment a big bear hug this winter if they adopt a polar bear in a program sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund.

加拿大人可以在这个冬天和大自然来个“大熊抱”！———如果他们愿意响应世界野生动物基金会的号召，而每人“收养”一只北极熊的话。

The symbolic adoption program is designed to raise funds to be used for ongoing research by World Wildlife Fund Canada to stem the decline of polar bear populations in the Arctic.Currently, there are fewer than 25,000 polar bears roaming the Canadian Arctic, and some populations, such as those along Hudson Bay, could become extinct within a century, according to the WWF.Researchers are currently working on projects that include examining the effects of global warming on the bears' diet, as well as monitoring the effects of industrial pollution on the general Arctic environment.

这个象征性的收养计划，是要为世界野生动物基金会加拿大分会拯救北极熊的研究项目筹集资金。现在，生活在北极圈内的北极熊越来越少，在加拿大境内只有不到2万5千只。世界野生动物基金会更指出，生活在哈德逊湾一带的北极熊将在一个世纪内灭绝。研究人员目前正实施一些计划，譬如检测全球变暖对北极熊饮食习惯产生的影响，以及监控工业污染对北极圈环境造成的破坏。

Adoption kits include a personalized adoption certificate, a photograph of a polar bear, and a report outlining research by WWF-Canada in the Arctic.The kits range between $16 and $63 -- depending on how many bears are adopted.

“收养套装”的价钱从16到63加元不等，由“收养”多少只北极熊决定。“收养者”会收到一张具个性化设计的收养证书，一张或数张北极熊的照片，以及一份世界野生动物基金会加拿大分会的北极研究报告概要。

经授权转自“金羊网双语频道”