刚果出生的双山大猩猩促进了濒危物种的恢复。
Twin mountain gorillas born in Congo boost endangered species recovery.
在刚果民主共和国维龙加国家公园,双胞胎男性山地大猩猩是母亲Mafuko所生,这标志着濒危物种的罕见现象。
Twin male mountain gorillas were born to mother Mafuko in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, marking a rare event for the endangered species.
健康婴儿是公园最大的大猩猩群体的一部分,共有59名成员,在不断遭到偷猎和冲突威胁的情况下,健康婴儿正在受到严密监视。
The healthy infants, part of the park’s largest gorilla group with 59 members, are being closely monitored amid ongoing threats from poaching and conflict.
Mafuko曾于2016年失去双胞胎,现在已有7个后代。
Mafuko, who previously lost twins in 2016, has now had seven offspring.
林大猩猩的出生突显了保护工作的进展, 帮助将山地大猩猩的数量从20世纪80年代的400只增加到今天的1000只左右,
The birth highlights progress in conservation efforts that have helped increase mountain gorilla numbers from around 400 in the 1980s to about 1,000 today, leading to their reclassification from “critically endangered” to “endangered.”