Passage Two Popular fireworks should be replaced with cleaner drone and laser light shows to avoid the"highly damaging"impact on wildlife, domestic pets and the broader environment, new Curtain-led research has found. The new research, published in Pacific Conservation Biology, examined the environmental cost of firework displays by reviewing the ecological effects of Diwali festivities in India, Fourth of July celebrations across the United States, and other events in New Zealand and parts of Europe. Examples included fireworks in Spanish festivals impacting the breeding success of House Sparrows, July firework displays being implicated in the decline of Brand's Comorant colories in California, and South American sea lions changing their behavior during breeding season as a result of New Year's fireworks in Chile. Lead author Associate Professor Bill Bateman, from Curtin's School of Molecular and Life Sciences, said that fireworks remained globally popular despite the overwhelming evidence that they negatively impacted wildlife, domestic animals and the environment."Fireworks create short-term noise and light disturbances that cause distress in domestic animals that may bemanaged before or after a firework event, but the impacts to wildlife can be on a much larger scale,"Associate Professor Bateman said. "The annual timing of some large-scale firework events coincides with the migratory or reproductive movements of wildlife, and may therefore have adverse long-term population effects on them. Fireworks also produce significant pulses of highly pollutant materials that also contribute significantly to the chemical pollution of soil, water, and air, which has implications for human as well as animal health." Associate Professor Bateman said firework bans at sensitive periods could limit the impact, as well as drone or other light-based shows."Other than horses, for which there is some evidence that they can be gradually familiarized with flashes of light, there is very little that can be done to address the disturbing impact of noise from fireworks on animals and wildlife,"Bateman said. "The future of firework displays may be in the use of safer and greener alternatives such as drones, eco-friendly fireworks or visible-wavelength lasers for light shows. There is growing evidence that these community events can be managed in a sustainable way and it's clear that out-dated firework displays need to be replaced by cleaner options that are not harmful to wildlife and the environment." 26. The research team examined the impact of fireworks by _ A. doing experiments on animals B. conducting a large-scale survey C. interviewing environmentalists D. carrying out an ecological reviewi 27. Big firework events held at certain periods each year _ A. cause animals to lose their sight and hearing B. reduce the breeding rate of domestic animals C. pose threats to the migration of wild animals D. are gradually familiarized by wildlife 28. According to the research, what animals can partially adapt to fireworks? A. sparrows.B. sea lions C. comorants.D. horses. 29. Bateman suggests that a green alternative to fireworks could be _ A. drones B. parades C. travels D. circus shows 30. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of the passage? A. Popular fireworks constitute a primary source of pollution. B. Fireworks have short-and long-term impact on environment. C. Ecological effect of fireworks should not be overstated. D. Fireworks are outdated and should be banned.