Tom:

Nowadays, many animals are almost extinct. Which animal do you worry about the most, Hana?

Hana:

I’m worried about albatrosses, ahoudori , the most. They are large birds with white feathers. Today, only a small number of them live in the southern islands of Japan.

Tom:

What happened to them?

Hana:

In the 20th century, people hunted them too much for their feathers. But recently, people stopped hunting them, so the number of albatrosses increased.

Tom:

Oh, I didn’t know that. What do you think, Kenji?

Kenji:

I’m worried about dugongs. They are large animals in the ocean. Today, only 50 dugongs live around Okinawa. In the past, people hunted a lot of them for their meat. Now, they are often killed in accidents with boats.

Tom:

That’s too bad. We should do something for them.