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全球暖化導致美西鼠兔瀕絕

2006年01月10日
ENS美國,西雅圖報導;丁秋仁編譯;蔡麗伶審校

鼠兔最近一份新研究報告指出,出沒於美國「大盆地」(Great Basin)地區的兔科小型哺乳動物-鼠兔(pika)將面臨瀕絕危機。棲息在美國西部山區的鼠兔英文諧音為「皮卡」,對高溫極為敏感的特性促使牠們成為全球暖化的指標性生物。

Warming Climate of American West Pushes Pika to Extinction
SEATTLE, Washington, January 4, 2006 (ENS)
The American pika, a small mammal related to the rabbit, appears to be facing extinction in the Great Basin, new research has found. The pikas, pronounced pie-cas, are sensitive to high temperatures, a characteristic that makes them an indicator species for global warming in the western United States where they live high in the mountains.

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蔡麗伶(LiLing Barricman)

In my healing journey and learning to attain the breath awareness, I become aware of the reality that all the creatures of the world are breathing the same breath. Take action, here and now. From my physical being to the every corner of this out of balance's planet.