摘要
英国最古老的红豆杉面临着严重的死亡威胁。由于游客喜欢这棵古树,因此他们总想折断一些树枝来留作纪念,但是这种举动使古树遭到了很大破坏。
"Britain's oldest tree could be dead in fifty years because tourists keep ripping off its branches and keeping them as souvenirs,"environmentalists have warned.The Fortingall Yew(红豆杉)in Perthshire is thought to be 3,000 to 5,000 years old.