Kenyaislosinganaverageof100ofits2,000lionseachyearbecauseofgrowinghumansettlements,increasingfarming,climatechangeanddiseases,accordingtotheKenyaWildlifeService(KWS).“LionshaveaspecialplaceinKenyans’life,

　　Kenyaislosinganaverageof100ofits2,000lionseachyearbecauseofgrowinghumansettlements,increasingfarming,climatechangeanddiseases,accordingtotheKenyaWildlifeService(KWS).

　　“LionshaveaspecialplaceinKenyans’life,”saidPaulUdoto,aspokesmanfortheorganization. “Otherthanbeingthesymbolofnationalstrength,theyareamongtheBigFive,amainattractionforvisitorstoKenya.”

　　Therewere2,749lionsinKenyain2002andtheirpopulationdroppedto2,280by2004andtoabout2,000today,accordingtoKWSfigures.

　　“ThefallofthelionpopulationisworryingandeveryeffortneedstobemadetomakesurethatKenyaeitherprotectsitspopulationof2,000lionsatpresentorincreasesthenumberstoanecologically(生态上地)acceptablelevel,”saidMr.Udoto.

　　“Thereisnodoubtthatthenumbersareinfreefall.I’dbesurprisediftheyevenlastaslongas20years,”saidLaurenceFrank,projectdirectorofLivingWithLions,aKenya-basedanimalprotectionorganization.“WhenIfirstcamehere30yearsago,Iwouldalwayshearlionsroaringacrossthelandatnightandseetheirtracksinthemorning.Nowthatisveryrare.”

　　“Thereasonissimple.Asthenumbersofpeoplegrowandthenumbersofcowsincrease,theytakeupmuchofthelion’sspace.Alongsidethatthereareotherways,includingpoisoning,tokilllions.”

　　Animalloversaremakinganewstrategytosavetheanimals.Partofthemeasureswillincludetrackinglionsfittedwithradiocollars(无线电项圈)intheAmboseliareainsouthernKenya,closetotheborderwithTanzania.

　　WildlifeofficialsinTanzaniafacesimilarchallengesinprotectingtheirlions,butthereisfarlesshumanencroachment（侵犯)ontheanimals’homelandtherethaninKenya.

　　小题1:ThelionpopulationisfallinginKenyaforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT__________.A．climatechangeB．toomanyvisitorsC．diseaseD．humanactivities小题2:InParagraph2,PaulUdotowantstoshow__________.A．theimportanceoflionsinKenyaB．thetouristattractionsinKenyaC．Kenyan’sspeciallifestyleD．Kenya’snationalsymbol小题3:Weknowfr