科学家利用巢穴箱帮助拯救香港濒临灭绝的黄鸟。 Scientist uses nest boxes to help save endangered yellow-crested cockatoos in Hong Kong.

香港科学家Astrid Andersson正在使用巢穴箱来帮助拯救全球仅有1 200至2 000人离开的濒危黄石斑的公鸡。 A Hong Kong scientist, Astrid Andersson, is using nest boxes to help save the endangered yellow-crested cockatoo, with only 1,200 to 2,000 left globally. 鸟巢箱模仿自然空洞筑巢,目的是增加香港鸟群的数量,因为香港是剩下的野生人口最多的国家之一。 The nest boxes mimic natural hollows for nesting and aim to boost the birds' population in Hong Kong, which hosts one of the largest remaining wild populations. 该项目还试图观察鸟儿的生殖行为,以前从未全面研究过。 The project also seeks to observe the birds' reproductive behavior, never comprehensively studied before. 生境损失和鸟类潜在的黑市威胁着它们的生存。 Habitat loss and a potential black market for the birds threaten their survival.