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“When I first heard the news, I couldn t believe it!” David says. “I hope it will inspire the next

generation of Kenyan conservationists to follow in my path. Professionally, it will help my efforts in
elephant conservation and allow me to scale up my mission to create more wildlife passages and develop

even tighter relationships with leaders. ”
“Over the past 20 years working with elephants, I have learnt to recognize 500 individuals through

their ear patterns and tusk(长牙) shapes,” he says. “Many of them are like friends, and I know who they

are by the way they hold themselves. ” Recognizing individual elephants is the key to understanding how
elephant society works, which in turn helps conservationists design solutions for coexistence that work for

them and humans.
“Our field team collects data on a daily basis from a study elephant population,” David explains.

“They examine elephant families carefully: all births, disappearances, and so on. ” A digital database

enables analysis of population dynamics, social structure, individual and population dietary preferences,
seasonal dispersal ( 扩 散), paternity from DNA, and deaths from different causes, including illegal

hunting. “As a Samburu elder, I am able to converse with all levels of leadership, and inspire behavioural
change in local communities,” says David. He and his colleagues were able to persuade community leaders

to act to stop elephant hunting in northern Kenya between 2009 and 2013.

“Thanks to the efforts of organizations like Save the Elephants, Kenya Wildlife Service and other
partners, hunting has reduced considerably in Kenya,” says David. But these creatures are now facing a

new trouble: human-elephant conflict(冲突) resulting from overgrazing and climate change. “Solving this
is going to be a huge challenge,” David adds.

[2023 广西壮族自治区示范性高中期末]
( ) 1. What does the underlined phrase “scale up” mean in the second paragraph?

A. Stop. B. Notice. C. Enlarge. D. Praise.
( ) 2. Which of the following is NOT what David and his team did to protect the elephants?

A. They fought against the elephant hunters and caught some of them.
B. They tried to persuade community leaders to help protect elephants.

C. They collected data about elephant families and built a digital database.

D. They observed individual elephants carefully to learn about elephant society.
( ) 3. How does David feel about the present situation of elephants in Kenya?

A. Hunting of elephants has been completely stopped.
B. Their efforts to protect elephants are fruitless.

C. Community leaders will not continue supporting their programme.
D. It s a great challenge to solve the human-elephant conflict.

( ) 4. What is the text mainly about?

A. Tusk Conservation Awards. B. The man fighting for elephants.
C. A digital database. D. Human-elephant conflict.