纪录片《非洲》 第94期:非洲的未来（13）（在线收听）

Until a few generations ago,

在数代之前

mountain gorillas, hidden in the seclusion of their forests

山地大猩猩在丛林中过着隐居生活

were seldom seen by human beings.

很少被人类发现

But their habitat was steadily being carved away,

但他们的栖息地渐渐被蚕食

and now these gorillas are marooned on the volcanic slopes

现在这些大猩猩被孤立在火山的山坡地带

in a sea of farmland.

被无尽的农田包围

The fact that gorillas now regularly come into contact with people

现如今 大猩猩经常与人类接触

not only means an increased threat of poaching,

不仅意味着他们被偷猎者杀害的风险增加

but also of disease.

患病的风险也会增加

Gorillas have little or no resistance

大猩猩对我们身上携带的寄生虫

to the bugs that we carry.

几乎没有抵抗力

Numbers here once dropped to around 250.

这里大猩猩的数量一度降至约250头

They were facing extinction.

他们濒临灭绝

Action had to be taken.

人们必须行动起来