<p>作者：Napat Wesshasartar</p>
<p>泰国迈通岛，1 月 26 日（路透社）——在保护主义者的简短倒计时后，一只年轻的印度 - 太平洋豹鲨滑入泰国南部迈通岛的蓝色海水中，这是该国首次努力 “重返野外” 这一濒危物种。</p>
<p>曾经是浮潜者和潜水员熟悉的景象，这种斑点鲨鱼在过去十年中因过度捕捞和栖息地丧失而在野外急剧减少，尽管它们在私人水族馆中繁盛。</p>
<p>“为什么不把在水族馆中表现良好的繁殖种群释放回野外，以便野生种群能够恢复呢？” 泰国 StAR 项目的项目经理 Metavee Chuangcharoendee 说道，该项目是去年政府、非政府组织和水族馆之间的合作。</p>
<p>最新的释放发生在 12 月，包括名为 Maiton、Hope、Spot 和 Toty 的鲨鱼，它们都接近两岁。它们是迄今为止释放的七只幼鲨中的一部分，经过约一年的水族馆繁殖和养育。</p>
<p>所有幼鲨都花了几个月的时间学习它们在野外所需的行为，包括在迈通度假村码头的海洋围栏中适应自然条件。</p>
<p>“这个海洋围栏是为了让鲨鱼适应它们的环境而建造的，鲨鱼保姆负责照顾鲨鱼——每天喂食，记录它们的生长情况以及一般健康状况，以便保持它们健康并训练它们适应野外，” Metavee 提到人类照顾者时说道。</p>
<p>在 12 月四只幼鲨被释放的两天前，海洋兽医进行了最后的健康检查，以确保它们适合返回海洋。</p>
<p>检查包括超声波检查以评估鲨鱼的内部健康，以及安装声学追踪设备、采集 DNA 样本和测量，之后这些动物才被批准释放。</p>
<p>虽然该物种受到泰国野生动物保护法的保护，但 Metavee 表示，保护栖息地、减少污染和改善海洋资源管理等更广泛的努力对于鲨鱼在野外的长期生存至关重要。</p>
<p>对 Metavee 来说，成功不仅仅是释放的鲨鱼数量，而是关于真正恢复的迹象——例如潜水员的定期目击、野外繁殖的证据以及鱼市场上没有豹鲨的情况。</p>
<p>“这可能就是我所称之为的长期成功，” 她说道。</p>

<p>泰国已启动首个针对濒危印度 - 太平洋豹鲨的重野化项目，将幼鲨释放到迈通岛附近的水域。该项目由泰国 StAR 项目主导，旨在恢复因过度捕捞和栖息地丧失而减少的野生种群。释放的鲨鱼是在水族馆繁殖并经过野外生存训练的。保护主义者强调栖息地保护和海洋资源管理对该物种长期生存的重要性，成功的标准是野外的目击和繁殖情况</p>

<p>By Napat Wesshasartar</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>作者：Napat Wesshasartar</p>
</div><p>MAITON ISLAND, Thailand, Jan 26 (Reuters) - After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark glided into the blue waters off Maiton Island in southern Thailand, released in the country’s first efforts to “rewild” the endangered species.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>泰国迈通岛，1 月 26 日（路透社）——在保护主义者的简短倒计时后，一只年轻的印度 - 太平洋豹鲨滑入泰国南部迈通岛的蓝色海水中，这是该国首次努力 “重返野外” 这一濒危物种。</p>
</div><p>Once a familiar sight for snorkellers and divers, the spotted sharks have sharply declined in the wild over the past decade due to overfishing and habitat loss, even as they flourished in private aquariums.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>曾经是浮潜者和潜水员熟悉的景象，这种斑点鲨鱼在过去十年中因过度捕捞和栖息地丧失而在野外急剧减少，尽管它们在私人水族馆中繁盛。</p>
</div><p>“Why not take the breeding population that is doing well in the aquariums and release them back into the wild so that the wild population can recover?” said Metavee Chuangcharoendee, project manager of the StAR Project Thailand, a partnership launched last year between the government, NGOs and aquariums.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“为什么不把在水族馆中表现良好的繁殖种群释放回野外，以便野生种群能够恢复呢？” 泰国 StAR 项目的项目经理 Metavee Chuangcharoendee 说道，该项目是去年政府、非政府组织和水族馆之间的合作。</p>
</div><p>The latest release in December included the sharks Maiton, Hope, Spot and Toty, each nearly two years old. They were among seven pups released so far, after being bred and raised in an aquarium for about a year.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>最新的释放发生在 12 月，包括名为 Maiton、Hope、Spot 和 Toty 的鲨鱼，它们都接近两岁。它们是迄今为止释放的七只幼鲨中的一部分，经过约一年的水族馆繁殖和养育。</p>
</div><p>All spent months being taught behaviours they will need in the wild, including in the sea pen off the pier at Maiton Resort, where they adjust to natural conditions.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>所有幼鲨都花了几个月的时间学习它们在野外所需的行为，包括在迈通度假村码头的海洋围栏中适应自然条件。</p>
</div><p>“This sea pen is built in order to acclimatise the shark to their environment and the shark nannies are taking care of the shark - daily feeding, recording their growth and also recording their general health to be able to keep them healthy and train them for the wild,” said Metavee, referring to human caretakers.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“这个海洋围栏是为了让鲨鱼适应它们的环境而建造的，鲨鱼保姆负责照顾鲨鱼——每天喂食，记录它们的生长情况以及一般健康状况，以便保持它们健康并训练它们适应野外，” Metavee 提到人类照顾者时说道。</p>
</div><p>Two days before the four pups were released in December, marine veterinarians conducted final health checks to ensure they were fit to be returned to the sea.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 12 月四只幼鲨被释放的两天前，海洋兽医进行了最后的健康检查，以确保它们适合返回海洋。</p>
</div><p>The checks included ultrasound examinations to assess the sharks’ internal health, along with the fitting of acoustic tracking devices, the collection of DNA samples and measurements, before the animals were cleared for release.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>检查包括超声波检查以评估鲨鱼的内部健康，以及安装声学追踪设备、采集 DNA 样本和测量，之后这些动物才被批准释放。</p>
</div><p>While the species is protected under Thailand’s wildlife conservation laws, Metavee said broader efforts such as protecting habitats, reducing pollution and improving marine resource management, are essential for the sharks’ long-term survival in the wild.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>虽然该物种受到泰国野生动物保护法的保护，但 Metavee 表示，保护栖息地、减少污染和改善海洋资源管理等更广泛的努力对于鲨鱼在野外的长期生存至关重要。</p>
</div><p>For Metavee, success is not just about the number of sharks released, but about signs of true recovery — such as regular sightings by divers, evidence of breeding in the wild and the absence of leopard sharks from fish markets.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>对 Metavee 来说，成功不仅仅是释放的鲨鱼数量，而是关于真正恢复的迹象——例如潜水员的定期目击、野外繁殖的证据以及鱼市场上没有豹鲨的情况。</p>
</div><p>“That’s probably what I would call a long-term success,” she said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“这可能就是我所称之为的长期成功，” 她说道。</p>
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泰国在保护行动中释放濒危的豹纹鲨鱼