Cyprus is an important stop on the migration path for many kinds of birds flying from Africa to Europe.

塞浦路斯是许多鸟类从非洲飞往欧洲迁徙路线上的重要一站。

The central Mediterranean migration path, south of the Sahara Desert, to Italy is considered one of the world's deadliest.

位于撒哈拉沙漠以南，通往意大利的地中海中部移民路线被认为是世界上最致命的移民路线之一。

They have an especially big effect on sea birds, whose migration paths might change by thousands of kilometers as a result.

飓风对海上鸟类影响尤其严重，它们的迁徙路线可能会因此改变数千公里。

Scientists chose the area because it is within a natural migration path for some animals.

科学家选择该地区是因为它位于某些动物的自然迁徙路径内。

From here, they follow migration paths to North America and Europe — continents that were much closer when eels established these routes 40 million years ago.

从这里出发，它们沿迁徙路线到达北美洲和欧洲 ——4 千万年前鳗鱼建立这些路线时，这两大洲的距离要近得多。