纪录片《非洲》 第93期:非洲的未来（12）（在线收听）

Perhaps the biggest threat to wildlife

野生动物最大的威胁恐怕是

is the competition for space with the rapidly-growing human population.

人口急速增长带来的生存空间之争

The Virunga Volcanoes straddle the borders of Rwanda,

维龙加火山群横跨卢旺达

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

乌干达和刚果民主共和国的边界

The rich volcanic soils are extremely fertile.

富饶的火山土十分肥沃

It's one of the most intensively cultivated areas in Africa.

那是非洲耕作业最发达的地区之一

But the farmers also share this region

但农夫们和我们的近亲

with one of our closest relatives.

共同分享这片土地

This is home

此处是

to the last 800-or-so wild mountain gorillas left on earth.

地球上最后约800只野生山地大猩猩的家园

We know a great deal about these animals,

我们对这种动物十分了解

they've been closely studied for 50 years.

人类已经对他们进行了50年的详细研究

One strong silverback male keeps everyone in order.

一只强壮的银背雄猩猩是族群的统治者

And gorilla family life is mostly peaceful.

大猩猩的家庭生活一般都很祥和