If that is true, the piping plovers could be at greater risk.

如果属实，那么笛鸻可能身处险境。

The Starbase facility is surrounded by the Lower Rio Grande Valley national wildlife refuge, which is home to an endangered species of ocelot, and the piping plover, a threatened bird species, among other things.

星际基地周围是下里奥格兰德河谷国家野生动物保护区，其中栖息着濒危物种豹猫和濒危鸟类环颈鸻等。