With the hunting season suspended in several European countries, this promises to be a spring and possibly a summer of love for the animal kingdom.
由于好几个欧洲国家的狩猎季都中止了,这个春天 It is certainly great news for species like the common toad and the spotted salamander. The amorous amphibians are being spared from being "crushed crossing busy roads" in their haste to find a mate, said Jean-Noel Rieffel, of the French biodiversity office (OFB).
法国生物多样性办公室的让-诺埃尔·烈菲说,这对于大蟾蜍和斑点钝口螈等物种来说当然是好消息。这些多情的两栖动物不会再因为急于交配而“在穿越交通繁忙的道路时被车碾死”。
With few dog walkers to disturb them, baby fawns are also getting an idyllic start to life while birds like Mediterranean gulls who nest along the sandy banks of rivers are being left undisturbed.
没有遛狗人的打扰,幼鹿也能悠闲地开始自己的生活,而地中海鸥等鸟类则可以在河边的沙滩上不受打扰地筑巢。
idyllic[aɪˈdɪlɪk]: adj. 闲适恬静的
Urban bird. /VCG
However, there are also down sides to the lockdown for nature.
不过,封锁期也有不利于自然的一面。
Work to limit invasive species has been all but halted, cautioned Loic Obled of the OFB, as well as that to help endangered species.
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