新年前夜的一场大火摧毁了不列颠哥伦比亚省的鲸鱼解说中心,该中心拥有珍贵的海洋哺乳动物骨骼收藏。
A fire on New Year's Eve destroyed the Whale Interpretive Centre in British Columbia, home to a valuable marine mammal skeleton collection.
不列颠哥伦比亚省Telegraph Cove的鲸鱼解释中心是该省最大的海洋哺乳动物骨骼收藏地,该中心被新年前夕的火灾摧毁。
The Whale Interpretive Centre in Telegraph Cove, British Columbia, which housed the largest collection of marine mammal skeletons in the province, was destroyed by a fire on New Year's Eve.
该博物馆成立于2002年,每年接待约10 000名参观者,其收藏价值超过200万美元,其中包括一个20米长的鲸鳍骨架,需要几年时间才能清理和重新组装。
Founded in 2002, the museum welcomed around 10,000 visitors annually and its collection, valued at over $2 million, included a 20-meter fin whale skeleton that took years to clean and reassemble.
火灾的起因仍在调查之中。
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.