prep1-165,状语位置改变问题

smilegmat

165. (33893-!-item-!-188;#058&007190)

Due to poaching and increased cultivation in their native habitats, researchers have determined
that there are fewer than 100 Arabian leopards left in the wild, and that these leopards are thus
many times as rare as China's giant pandas.

(A) Due to poaching and increased cultivation in their native habitats, researchers have determined
that there are fewer than 100 Arabian leopards left in the wild, and that these leopards are thus
many times as rare as
(B) Due to poaching and increased cultivation in their native habitats, there are fewer than 100
Arabian leopards left in the wild, researchers have determined, making them many times more rare
than
(C) There are fewer than 100 Arabian leopards left in the wild due to poaching and increased
cultivation in their native habitats, researchers have determined, which makes the leopards many
times more rare compared to
(D) Researchers have determined that, because of being poached and increased cultivation in their
native habitats, there are fewer than 100 Arabian leopards left in the wild, thus making them many
more times as rare as
(E) Researchers have determined that, because of poaching and increased cultivation in their
native habitats, there are fewer than 100 Arabian leopards left in the wild, and that these leopards
are thus many times more rare than
答案是E。
：A的解释说DUE TO 做原因状语修饰的对象有错误，这个怎么看？

ludanthu

due to .... 意思上是修饰 "there are ... left in the wild"的，但是A的语序看起来容易让人认为 due to 修饰了"researchers have dertermined..."