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In 2017, Titli Trust began
working with Tehri Forest Division to arm the local community — with knowledge
— through a program named Living with Leopards (豹). The forest officials made a
study trip to Mumbai to learn from their experiences there.
"Our Mumbai trip has
taught us that we need to change the focus from leopards to people," says
Dr Koko Rose from the Tehri Forest Division. This meant reaching out to
villagers to share measures they could take to minimize (最小化) the
chances of meeting a leopard or being attacked. They include clearing bushes
around homes to minimize hiding spaces for leopards, leaving a light on at
night, and ensuring people, especially children, did not go out alone at night.
The strategies are carefully aimed at a leopard's known habits: they are shy,
tend to avoid human beings, and are more active at night.
Forest officials also went
to schools and launched a children's ambassador program, where children dressed
up as leopards and performed for their parents in order to create more
understanding of why leopards come near their homes, and how to stay safe.
These efforts seemed
effective. In the four years before the program started, there were 45 cases of
human-leopard conflict in the Tehri area, among them 10 human deaths. Now, the
number went down to 14 and four human deaths. "Our ancestors tell us how
they have lived in the forests, grazed (放牧) the animals in the forests,
but the leopard has never attacked them," says Meena, a local villager, "So
we too can live with leopards, if we remain watchful and follow the rules."
(1)
What did the forest officials learn from the study trip?
A . The community could be armed.
B . People were more attractive than leopards.
C . What people could do to help mattered more.
D . They could reach out to the villagers for help.
(2)
What is basis of the strategies?
A . The leopard's shy nature.
B . The forest officials' opinion.
C . The villagers' measures.
D . The geographic features.
(3)
What did the school children do to help?
A . They didn't go out at night.
B . They learnt how to stay safe.
C . They dressed up to drive leopards away.
D . They performed to teach their parents.
(4)
Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A . Leopards — Shy Animals
B . Learning to Live with Leopards Again
C . Cooperating in Protection of Wildlife
D . Measures to Reduce Leopard Movements
答案: C
A
D
B