阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Researchers and wetland protectors in Wuhan, Hubei Province, are stepping up efforts to allow more wildlife to survive in their natural habitat. 【小题1】 treasured species of ducks is one of the animals benefiting from the growing focus 【小题2】 the environment.
In 2012, Baer’s pochard, the blue-headed duck, 【小题3】 (list) as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature after its numbers declined due to a bad habitat. The ducks were rarely seen in Wuhan until bird-watchers observed 【小题4】 (they) living in the city in 2014. Despite that, no proof showed that, so far, the ducks 【小题5】 (turn) from migratory birds to resident birds in the city because researchers would not attach tracers to the animals 【小题6】 (prevent) humans disturbing them.
In 2019, the Wuhan Bird Watching Society started researching and rescuing the habitats of the duck. They found that the ducks feed on 【小题7】 (plant), shrimp and snails. The birds also like to rest in the shallow water 【小题8】 food is more than enough. 【小题9】 (base) on the results, the team will create an area toward the restoration of the habitat in the city’s Qijiawan for the blue-headed duck, first 【小题10】 (discover) in the area.