野性以色列（2016）

Less common are the green sea turtles,
它们大多是草食性的.
which are mostly herbivorous.
海龟游得很远,从一个海到另一个海
The turtles swim great distances,from sea to sea
从一个海岸到另一个海岸.
and from coast to coast.
到了夏天,雌鸟又回来产卵
In the summer the females return to lay eggs
在它们孵化的同一海岸.
at the same coast on which they hatched.
希望加强海龟数量的减少,
Hoping to strengthen the dwindling turtle population,
以色列自然和公园管理局的护林员
rangers from Israel's Nature and Parks Authority
出去收集这些鸡蛋并把它们转移出去
go out to collect these eggs and transfer them
到受保护的站点.
to protected sites.
建造新的巢穴是为了尽可能看起来
New nests are constructed to look as much as possible
像原来的巢穴一样,鸡蛋被放置
like the original nest,the eggs are placed
在相同的埋深
at the same depth at which they were laid
以类似的方式.
and in a similar arrangement.
一个铁锥保护他们不受乌鸦和栅栏的伤害
An iron cone protects them from ravens,and fencing blocks
狐狸和车辆.
foxes and vehicles.
鸡蛋在温暖的沙子里孵2个月,
The eggs are incubated in the warm sand for about 2 months,
如果一切顺利小海龟就会出现,
and then if all goes well tiny newborn turtles emerge,
向上挖掘,开始他们危险的旅程
digging their way upwards,to begin their dangerous journey
从他们的巢到海有几十英尺.
of tens of feet from their nest to the sea.
在这些时间里,护林员日夜守护着巢穴,
The rangers guard the nest day and night during these hours,
然后保护海龟直到它们第一次下潜.
and then protect the turtles until their first dip.
现在他们自己了.
Now they are on their own.
这个项目产生了巨大的变化
This project has made a huge difference
为了海龟的生存率.
to the turtles' survival rates.
现在每年夏天成千上万的小海龟
Now each summer thousands of tiny turtles
设法到达水里.
manage to reach the water.
他们中的大多数人都活不过第一年,
Most of them will not survive the first year,
但那些人会迁移一段时间
but those that do will migrate for a while
然后每年夏天回到这里.
and then return here each summer.
在筑巢季节,在盛夏,
During the nesting season,at the height of the summer,
地中海的海滩和悬崖装饰得很漂亮
the Mediterranean's beaches and cliffs are adorned
由一朵壮观的白色花朵,海水仙花.
by a spectacular white flower,the Sea Daffodil.
夜晚,花儿散发出浓烈的香味
At night the flowers release a strong fragrance
吸引授粉所需的昆虫.
that attracts the insects needed for pollination.
地中海提供了一条天然的迁徙通道
The Mediterranean provides a natural migration pathway
无数的动物经过.
for countless animals passing through.
但是该地区的一些移♥民♥
But some migration in the region
是非常周密的计划.
is very carefully planned.
就在海岸线以东的卡梅尔山脉
Just east of the coastline the Carmel Mountain Range
升起,被地中海森林覆盖.
rises up,covered by Mediterranean woodland.
卡梅尔是一个生物圈保护区
The Carmel is a biosphere reserve,a reserve
把保护和经济发展结合起来
that combines conservation with economic development
以及和解.
and settlement.
在卡梅尔山的山顶上,又一个长途跋涉的地方
Here on Mt.Carmel's peak,another long-running
修复工程正在进行中.
restoration project is underway.
在过去,成百上千的秃鹫筑巢
In the past,hundreds of vultures nested
在这山脉上.
on this mountain range.
但是很多人是非法中毒,或者是意外的
But many were illegally poisoned,or accidentally
因降落在高压电线杆上而触电身亡.
electrocuted by landing on high voltage power poles.
现在只剩下几十只秃鹰了.
Now only a few dozen vultures remain.
以色列自然和公园管理局介入了此事.
Israel's Nature and Parks Authority stepped in.
2015年,49只秃鹫从欧洲引进
In 2015,49 Vultures were brought from Europe
去核育种中心,
to the Nucleus Breeding center,
帮助当地人口繁衍后代.
to help the local population reproduce.
新来者被关在笼子里繁殖
The newcomers were placed in cages to breed
和其他秃鹰.
with other vultures.
他们的蛋放在孵卵器里.
Their eggs were placed in incubators.
孵出的小鸡在某种程度上受到照顾
The chicks that hatch are cared for in a way
以免留下人的印记.单向玻璃墙允许
to avoid human imprinting.A one-way glass wall allows
护林员在没有人看见的情况下观察和喂鸟.
the ranger to observe and feed the birds without being seen.
她还用一个秃鹫木偶喂小鸡.
She also uses a vulture puppet to feed the chicks.
这样,当它们成熟时,秃鹫就不会尝试
This way,when they mature,the vultures will not try
与人接触,但会加入他们的朋友
to make contact with people,but will join their friends
已经释放到野外了.
already released into the wild.
年轻的秃鹫被饲养一段时间以适应环境
The young vultures are kept for a period of acclimation
把成年秃鹰关在笼子里
with adult vultures in a cage placed opposite
他们的新家.
their new home.
释放的日子总是紧张的.
The day of release is always a nervous time.
但今天,这只年轻的秃鹰展翅自♥由♥.
But today,the young vulture spreads its wings to freedom.
在附近的一个山谷里
In a nearby valley on the Camel,a permanent
加料站已经建立,
feeding station has been set up,
为秃鹫提供源源不断的食物.
where vultures are provided with a constant source of food.
多亏了这些努力,卡梅尔的居民
Thanks to all these efforts,the population on the Carmel
正在慢慢恢复.
is slowly recovering.
近年来,卡梅尔山脉又出现了
In recent years,the Carmel range has seen another
更新的显著例子.
remarkable example of renewal.
冬天山上长满了茂密的绿色植物
In the winter the mountain is covered in rich greenery
夏天干涸变得危险
that dries up in the summer and becomes dangerous
易燃材料.
flammable material.
每隔几年这里就会发生火灾,
Every few years,fires break out here,
破坏大♥片♥的植被和森林,
ravaging acres of vegetation and forests,
甚至破坏了卡梅尔的村庄和城市.
even damaging villages and cities on the Carmel.
火灾后恢复缓慢,树木再生
Recovery is slow after a fire,and tree regeneration
需要很多年.
takes years.
过去这里住着成群的鹿和山羊,
In the past herds of deer and goats lived here,
清理林地地面,使植被稀疏
clearing the woodland floor,thinning out the vegetation
降低火灾风险.
and reducing the risk of fire.
以色列自然和公园管理局建立了一个项目
Israel's Nature and Parks Authority established a project
带回一些原始的野生生物
to bring back some of the original wild life
曾经住在这里的人.
that once lived here.
这也有助于恢复一种自然的方法
And this also helped restore a natural method
关于防火.
of fire prevention.
1978年,一小群波斯休闲鹿
In 1978,a small herd of Persian Fallow Deer
从伊朗带到一个繁殖核
was brought from Iran to a breeding nucleus
在卡梅尔山.
on the Carmel mountain.
计划中的迁移成功超出了所有人的预料.
The planned migration succeeded beyond all expectations.
少数波斯休闲鹿
The few Persian Fallow Deer became
成百上千的一群人.他们住在一个很大的,有保护的
a herd of hundreds.They live in a large,protected
卡梅尔峰上的地区,战斗,
area on the peak of the Carmel,fighting,
求爱和繁殖.
courting and reproducing.
每年都有一些最健康最强壮的
Each year a few of the healthiest and strongest
选择释放到野外.
are selected for release into the wild.
护林员用镇定的飞镖射杀了他们每个人.
The ranger shoots each of them with a tranquilizing dart.
麻醉后的鹿被检查并附在
The tranquilized deer are inspected and then attached
用发射器.
with a transmitter.
从这里他们被带到释放区,
From here they are taken to a release area,
在加利利,在迦密,在耶路撒冷的山上.
in the Galilee,on the Carmel or in the Jerusalem mountains.
他们的进展将受到密切监测.
Their progress will be closely monitored.
释放的时刻终于到来了.
The moment of release has finally arrived.
好像他们一辈子都生活在野外,
As if they lived in the wild all their lives,
鹿消失在灌木丛中.
the deer disappear into the thicket.
很快,发射信♥号♥♥显示
Soon,transmitter signals indicate that they
成功地加入了保护区以外的自♥由♥牧群.
have successfully joined the free herd beyond the reserve.
这是另一种移♥民♥,从保留地
This is a different kind of migration,from reserve
对野生动物来说,但它与一个长♥期♥的遗产相呼应
to the wild,but it echoes a long legacy that
一直到今天.
continues to this day.
地中海是一条伟大的移♥民♥公路
The Mediterranean is one of the great migration highways
历史和自然的.
of history and nature.
在海浪下面,沿着海岸,在高空,
Beneath the waves,along the coast,up high in the air,
无数的动物经过这个地区寻找
countless animals have passed through this region looking for
一个更安全的地方打电♥话♥回家.
a better safer place to call home.
很多人找到了它并留下来.许多人继续
Many have found it and stayed.Many have kept on
穿过.
moving through.
如果有足够的关心和运气,这个地区将生存下来
With enough care and luck,the region will survive
人类触摸造成的环境破坏
the environmental damage inflicted by the human touch
继续提供庇护所
and continue to offer a sanctuary
为遥远而不安的生物而来.
for distant restless creatures still to come.