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卡斯特州立公園
地方性遺產
您知道什麼是瀕臨絕種的物種嗎？它是一種處於滅絕危險之中的植物或動物。北美野牛或水牛是美國境內瀕臨絕種的動物。在歐洲人來到美洲之前，許多野牛悠遊漫步在大草原上，總數約達3千萬頭！歐洲移民不停的捕殺它們，他們相信永遠都有源源不絕的野生野牛。不幸的是，他們錯了。為數眾多的野牛遭到獵殺，以致於到了1890年時，野牛的數量只剩下750頭。國會通過了一條用來保護它們的法律，而現在大部分的野牛都住在公園及野生動物保護區內。
1897年成立的卡斯特州立公園，是南達科他州境內的第一座州立公園，它也是該州境內最大的州立公園，佔地73,000畝。這座公園內有湖泊、大草原及松樹林。對許多不同種類的野生動物來說，這些環境是完美的居住地，如：美洲赤鹿及大角羊，還有照片中的公羊。另外，公園內也住有成群的野牛。由於保護該物種的努力所致，現在那裡約有80,000到90,000頭野牛。
Do you know what an endangered species is? It's a plant or animal that is in danger of extinction. The bison, or buffalo, was an endangered species in the United States. Before Europeans came to America, huge numbers of bison roamed free on the prairies -- about 30 million! European settlers hunted them eagerly, believing that there would always be a continual supply of wild bison. Unfortunately, they were wrong. So many bison were hunted that by 1890 there were only 750 animals left. A law was passed to protect them, and today most bison live in parks and wildlife reserves.
Custer State Park was the first state park created in South Dakota, in 1897. It's also South Dakota's largest state park, covering 73,000 acres. The park contains lakes, prairies, and pine forests. These settings are the perfect homes for many kinds of wildlife, such as elk and bighorn sheep, like the rams in the photo. Herds of bison also live in the park. Today, there are about 80,000 to 90,000 bison, thanks to efforts to preserve the species.
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