1.The plover lives by the ocean and feeds on small shellfish, insects and plants.
珩科鸟生存在海边,以小型的贝壳、昆虫还有植物为食。
2.It blends in with the sand, so it's well-camouflaged from predator birds above.
它们会躲在沙子里,与沙子混为一体,所以可以很好的躲在捕食鸟类之下。
3.But it lays its eggs in shallow depressions in the sand with very little protection around them.
但是,它们总是在几乎没有遮护的低洼地里面产蛋。
4.So if there are people or dogs on the beach, the eggs and fledglings in the nests are really vulnerable.
所以如果有人或者狗在沙滩上,在巢中的蛋和幼鸟几乎是很脆弱,很容易受伤害的。
5.Out in California where there has been a lot of human development by the ocean.
在加州的海滩有很多的人工建筑。
6.The plovers are now a threatened species.
现在珩科鸟已经是一个濒危物种。
7.So conservationists tried to create a new habitat for them.
所以动物保护主义者正在尝试着为它们建立一个新的栖息地。
8.They made artificial beaches and sand bars in areas inaccessible to people and dogs.
他们做了一个人工的海滩以及防止人类和狗进入的沙洲。
9.And the plover population is up quite a bit in those places.
在这些地方,珩科鸟的数量增加了不少。