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Veterinarians in New Zealand are working to save the critically endangered kakapo parrot species, which is at risk of being wiped out due to a fungal infection spreading among the birds.

新西兰兽医正在努力拯救极度濒危的鸮鹦鹉这一物种,由于真菌感染在鸟类中传播,鸮鹦鹉有灭绝的危险。

Less than 150 birds are left, according to the New Zealand Department of Conservation, and seven of them have recently died of aspergillosis, a serious lung infection that affects the respiratory system, according to the Auckland Zoo.

据新西兰自然保护署统计,目前只剩下不到150只鸟,其中7只最近死于曲霉病,奥克兰动物园称,曲霉病是一种影响呼吸系统的严重肺部感染疾病。

Staff at the Auckland Zoo are currently caring for five kakapo adults and 12 chicks, all at different stages of the illness.

奥克兰动物园的工作人员目前正在照顾5只成年鸮鹦鹉和12只雏鸟,它们都处于不同的患病阶段。

Nora-1-A, a 100-day-old chick, is the most recent kakapo to die after receiving a "last chance" procedure to allow her to breed.

一只100天大的雏鸟Nora-1-A是最近被抢救但仍死去的一只鸮鹦鹉。

"At this time 16 birds have been officially diagnosed with aspergillosis so Nora-1-A is highly unlikely to be the last chick we lost to this disease," zoo staff wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.

周二,动物园工作人员在脸书上写道:“目前已经有16只鸟被正式诊断出患有曲霉病,因此诺拉-1- a极有可能是我们最后一只死于这种疾病的雏鸟。”

Kakapos are characterized by their green feathers, waddling gait and "distinctive owl-like face," according to the New Zealand Department of Conservation.

据新西兰自然保护署介绍,鸮鹦鹉的特征是绿色的羽毛、蹒跚的步态和“独特的猫头鹰脸”。

The flightless birds are known as the heaviest parrot species in the world, with males typically weighing just under 5 pounds and females about 3 pounds.

这种不会飞的鹦鹉被认为是世界上最重的鹦鹉,雄性的体重一般不到5磅,雌性大约3磅。

They also may be the longest-living bird species in the world, estimated to reach an age of 90 years.

它们可能也是世界上寿命最长的鸟类,估计能活到90岁。

The species has been teetering "on the edge of extinction" since the mid-1990s, and faces "major challenges" due to infertility and inbreeding, according to the Department of Conservation.

据美国自然保护部称,自上世纪90年代中期以来,该物种一直处于“灭绝的边缘”,由于不育和近亲繁殖,面临着“重大挑战”。

The fungal infection began to spread during the bird's breeding season, according to the zoo.

根据动物园的说法,真菌感染开始在鸟类繁殖季节传播。

The care for the kakapos has been so critical that earlier this month, the zoo put a call out to any experienced vets or vet nurses for help.

对鸮鹦鹉的照顾是如此的重要,以至于本月初,动物园向所有有经验的兽医或兽医护士发出求助。

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