15 Saving Tigers

Saving Tigers written by John Lockyer

《拯救老虎》作者约翰·洛克耶

The tiger is a beautiful animal that lives in dry grasslands, hot jungles, and snowy forests. The tiger has a special coat to help it hide when it is hunting or sleeping. It has long, thick, ginger fur, and its belly is white. Its head, body, tail, and legs have black or brown stripes.

老虎是一种美丽的动物，生活在干燥的草原、炎热的丛林和白雪皑皑的森林中。 老虎有一层特殊的皮毛，在它打猎或睡觉的时候可以帮助它隐藏起来。 它有又长又厚的姜黄色皮毛，腹部是白色的。 它的头，身体，尾巴和腿有黑色或棕色的条纹。

logging Not long ago, there were about 100,000 tigers in the world. Now there are only about 5,000 left. Some kinds of tigers have become extinct. The tiger is disappearing because the places where it lives are changing. People are cutting down trees and digging up the land for new farms, homes, and factories.

不久以前，世界上大约有10万只老虎。 现在只剩下大约5000只。 有些种类的老虎已经灭绝了。 老虎正在消失，因为它生活的地方正在发生变化。 人们砍伐树木，开垦土地，建造新的农场、住宅和工厂。

farmer Tigers need lots of space to move around. But their grasslands, forests, and jungles have become so small that they can't find enough animals to hunt for their food. When tigers get very hungry, they hunt everywhere for prey. Sometimes they attack cows and goats, and even people, near villages. Farmers often kill these tigers to protect their families and their animals.

老虎需要很大的活动空间。 但是他们的草原、森林和丛林已经变得如此之小，以至于他们找不到足够的动物来寻找食物。 老虎饿的时候，就到处寻找猎物。 有时它们会袭击村庄附近的牛羊，甚至是人。 农民经常杀死这些老虎来保护他们的家庭和他们的动物。

Many tigers are killed by hunters called poachers, who want them for their body parts. Tiger skins are used to make rugs and coats. Medicines are made from tiger bones, and tiger claws are used on costumes. In some countries, a few people hunt tigers for sport. Tigers are endangered animals because of hunters, poachers, and the clearing of the land where they live.

许多老虎被称为偷猎者的猎人杀死，他们想要它们的身体部位。 虎皮被用来做地毯和大衣。 药物由虎骨制成，虎爪用于服装。 在一些国家，一些人猎杀老虎作为运动。 老虎是濒临灭绝的动物，因为猎人、偷猎者和它们生活的土地被砍伐。

Many people are trying to save the tiger. They learn all about tigers so that they can teach others how to help tigers survive. They write letters to important people to tell them how the tiger has become endangered. These people often help to buy land for tiger reserves, too,

许多人都在努力拯救老虎。 他们学习所有关于老虎的知识，这样他们就可以教别人如何帮助老虎生存。 他们写信给重要人物，告诉他们老虎是如何濒临灭绝的。 这些人也经常帮助购买老虎保护区的土地，