" The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation, " said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe.

“小草原鸡正处于绝望的境地，”美国鱼类和野生动物管理局局长丹尼尔·阿什说。

Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens — a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands — once lent red to the often gray landscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States.

生物学家估计美国中西部和西南部的广袤草原上曾生活着多达200万只的小草原松鸡，这些红色的小草原松鸡为灰蒙蒙的草原风貌增添了几分红艳。

The crash was a major reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decided to formally list the bird as threatened. " The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation, " said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed.

这种急剧下降是美国鱼类和野生动物管理局（USFWS）决定正式将该鸟类列为受威胁物种的主要原因。 " 小草原榛鸡处于危急状态，" USFWS局长丹尼尔•阿什说道。 然而一些环保人士对此感到失望。