在印度，海龟突然大量死亡引发担忧
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Over 400 dead sea turtles have been found on India's east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks.
过去两周，印度东海岸金奈市附近发现了400多只死亡的海龟。
Those numbers have not been seen in more than 20 years.
这些数字已经20多年未见了。
The species of turtle is known as olive ridley.
这种海龟被称为太平洋丽龟。
The animals travel thousands of kilometers for ideal places to lay their eggs along India's coast.
这些动物会跋涉数千公里，前往印度沿海的理想地点产卵。
But that process, called nesting, has become more difficult because undisturbed beaches are becoming harder to find around the world.
但这一被称为筑巢的过程变得更加困难，因为在世界各地，未受干扰的海滩越来越难找到。
And, mass deaths like these can be caused by fishing nets that can catch and harm the species.
而且，像这样的大规模死亡可能是由渔网造成的，这些渔网会捕捉并伤害该物种。
Shravan Krishnan is a volunteer with Chennai-based Students Sea Turtles Conservation Network.
Shravan Krishnan是金奈学生海龟保护网络的志愿者。
He told The Associated Press that in a usual year, there are between 100 to 200 adult turtle deaths on the city’s coast.
他告诉美联社，在平常年份，该市海岸有100至200只成年海龟死亡。
"This year, we've already crossed 200 dead turtles in a little more than two weeks," he said.
他说：“今年，仅仅两周多的时间里，我们已经发现了超过200只死海龟。”
Krishnan is also concerned about the low number of turtles nesting on shore.
克里希南还担心在岸上筑巢的海龟数量过少。
He and other conservationists walk along the city's beaches at night to collect and move turtle nests.
他和其他环保人士夜间沿着城市海滩行走，收集并转移海龟巢。
They do so to prevent the eggs from being eaten by dogs or damaged by people walking along the coast.
他们这样做是为了防止蛋被狗吃掉或被沿海岸散步的人踩坏。
"We have found only four nests so far, which is also really worrying," Krishnan said.
克里希南说：“到目前为止，我们只发现了四个巢穴，这也非常令人担忧。”
Highest turtle deaths in the last twenty years
过去二十年中最高的海龟死亡数量
Environmentalists and forest department officials have been seeing at least ten dead turtles every day for the past few days, sometimes many more.
过去几天里，环保人士和森林部门官员每天至少发现十只死龟，有时甚至更多。
That is the highest number officials have seen since 2014.
这是官员们自2014年以来见过的最高数字。
Experts say the deaths are most likely caused by large fishing nets that are pulled along the ocean floor.
专家表示，这些死亡很可能是由沿着海底拖拽的大型渔网造成的。
Manish Meena is in charge of the city's wildlife.
马尼什·米纳负责该市的野生动物。
He said groups have been actively trying to inform people involved in fishing to release turtles that might get caught in nets.
他说，一些组织一直在积极告知从事捕鱼活动的人，释放可能被渔网捕获的海龟。
They have also asked the coast guard to watch for illegal fishing activity.
他们还要求海岸警卫队留意非法捕鱼活动。
Fishing boats using giant nets that catch everything on the ocean floor are barred by a local government order from operating within five nautical miles of the coastline during the turtle nesting season.
在海龟筑巢季节，使用巨型渔网捕捞海底一切生物的渔船被当地政府命令禁止在离海岸线五海里范围内作业。
The law also requires the use of devices that can help turtles escape nets.
法律还要求使用能够帮助海龟逃脱渔网的装置。
Shantanu Kalambi is an ocean animal specialist with the conservation organization ReefWatch.
Shantanu Kalambi是保护组织ReefWatch的海洋动物专家。
He said that when the turtles get caught in nets, they are unable to come up to the surface for air.
他说，当海龟被渔网捕获时，它们无法浮出水面呼吸空气。
And environmentalists say the crews of fishing boats do not always use the devices to help turtles escape, since they reduce how many fish they can catch.
环保人士表示，渔船船员并不总是使用这些装置来帮助海龟逃生，因为这些装置会减少他们的捕鱼量。
A number of threats
一些威胁
Olive ridley turtles are considered an endangered species.
橄榄龟被认为是濒危物种。
Just like most sea turtles, their eggs need two months to hatch.
和大多数海龟一样，它们的蛋需要两个月才能孵化。
This places them at higher risk because of coastal land activity, warmer temperatures and pollution from light.
这使得它们面临更高的风险，原因包括沿海土地活动、气温升高以及光污染。
Farther up India’s east coast, over 500,000 turtles nest every year.
在印度东海岸更远的地方，每年有超过50万只海龟筑巢。
But only one in about 1,000 turtle babies that hatch survives to adulthood.
但大约每1000只孵化出的海龟宝宝中，只有一只能够存活到成年。
Experts say the turtles are important to the balance of the ocean ecosystem.
专家表示，海龟对海洋生态系统的平衡至关重要。
"As a species, they are millions of years old and they play an essential role in the food chain," Kalambi said.
卡兰比说：“作为一个物种，它们已有数百万年的历史，在食物链中发挥着至关重要的作用。”
I’m Jill Robbins.
我是吉尔·罗宾斯。
Sibi Arasu reported this story for the Associated Press.
西比·阿拉苏为美联社报道了这一事件。
Jill Robbins adapted it for Learning English.
吉尔·罗宾斯为《学习英语》改编了它。
