" 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。

USFWS also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67,000 birds over the next 10 years.

USFWS也设定了一个中期目标，即在未来十年，将小草原松鸡的数量恢复到平均每年67,000只的水平。

The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat, USFWS also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67,000 birds over the next 10 years.

该基金也会被用于补偿那些主动留出栖息地的土地所有者。USFWS也设定了一个中期目标，即在未来十年，将小草原松鸡的数量恢复到平均每年67，000只的水平。

Negotiated by USFWS and the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat.

该计划由USFWS和西部各州协商制定，它要求因经营需要而破坏栖息地的个人和企业向一个基金支付罚款，每有一英亩栖息地遭到破坏，该基金就会购买两英亩新的栖息地来将其替换。

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。