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1、U1AudioWhilesomevisitorstoSingaporeexpectahigh-techcity,therearealsosomepartsoftheislandthatstillreflecthowitusedtolookbeforeurbandevelopmenttookover.InoneofthemainCentralNatureReserves,monkeysstillroamfreely,livingsidebysidewithhumans・Themacaqueshavegrownaccust

2、omedtobeingfed,sotheylooktohumansasasourceoffood.Butthisinitselfisproblematic.Asthemonkeysdependmoreonhumansforfood,theyventurefurtherfromtheirnaturalhabitat,aphenomenonthathasworriedexperts.Thereisjustnotenoughspace・Essentially,inmuchofSoutheastAsiawe9veseenalo

3、tofhabitatlosswhererainforesthasbeendestroyedandconvertedintohumansettlement.Singaporeisaveryurbanizedcity,andit'stakenalotofspace,sothereisnotmuchspaceleftforlong-tailedmacaques.Wereallyneedtostopencroachingintonaturereserves・Weneedtostopbuildingthehousessonear

4、bythereserves,whichthencausestheproblemofthemacaquescomingintopeopledhousesandraidingthem.ThesemacaquesareFrenchspeciessotheyliveontheedgesoftherainforests・Ifhumanskeepbuildingthehousessonearthereserves,therewilldefinitelybeaconstanthumamacaqueconflictissue・Afte

5、rall,themacaquesareessentialtomaintainingtherainforest^ecosystem.Moreshouldbedonetoprotect(hem.HomelisteningAconservationgroupsays163newlydiscoveredspeciesofplantsandanimalsintheGreaterMekongregionofSoutheastAsiawheretheMekongRiver1)_flowsareatriskofextinctionbe

6、causeofrisingglobaltemperatures.Someofthemost2)unusual_animalsincludedafrogwithfangsinThailandthateatsbirdsandaleopard-spottedgeckofoundonanislandinVietnam.Butinareport3)releasedinBangkokonFriday,theWWFsaysthattemperaturesintheregionare4)expected_torisebyasmucha

7、sfourdegreesCelsiusinthenext60yearsandthatcouldthreatentheirexistence・TheWWFsaysrareandendangeredspeciesareatthegreatest5)riskfromclimatechange,becauserisingtemperaturescouldaffectfood6)suppliesorcauseweatherproblemsthatdamagehabitats.Thenewlydiscoveredspeciesth

8、atliveatthetopsofmountainsonlyorlow-lyingislandsonly,likethisCatBageckothatwasjustfoundare7).especiallyvulnerabletoclimate-changeimpactsbecauseoftheirrestrictedhabita