為什么山羊要飛到喀斯喀特山脈?

為什么山羊要飛到喀斯喀特山脈?

For the second year in a row, officials are flying mountain goats in Olympic National Park to the Cascade Mountains.

官員們連續(xù)第二年將奧林匹克國家公園的山羊空運(yùn)到喀斯喀特山脈。

The uncommon sight of blindfolded goats flying through the sky on the helicopter is explained in the National Park Service video.

美國國家公園管理局在一段視頻中解釋了這一罕見的景象:蒙住眼睛的山羊在直升機(jī)上飛過天空。

The effort by the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife is intended to move the goats from remote areas of the park, where humans introduced them in the 1920s and where they have a negative effect on the ecosystem. They are transported to the Cascade Mountains, their native habitat and where their numbers have been dwindling.

美國國家公園管理局、美國林業(yè)局和華盛頓州魚類和野生動(dòng)物管理局的這項(xiàng)努力，旨在將山羊從公園的偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)轉(zhuǎn)移出來。上世紀(jì)20年代，人類將山羊引入了該地區(qū)，山羊?qū)δ抢锏纳鷳B(tài)系統(tǒng)產(chǎn)生了負(fù)面影響。它們被運(yùn)到喀斯喀特山脈，在那里它們的數(shù)量正在減少。

To get them there, specialists safely sedate the animals, blindfold them, cover their horns and send them on their way via helicopter.

為了把它們送到那里，專家們給它們注射鎮(zhèn)靜劑，蒙住它們的眼睛，蓋上它們的角，然后用直升機(jī)把它們送到目的地。

A team of veterinarians also examine the goats and give them tracking collars before setting them free in the mountains.

一組獸醫(yī)也對山羊進(jìn)行了檢查，并給它們戴上追蹤項(xiàng)圈，然后把它們放歸山林。

Mountain goats fly into their new home via helicopter. (Photo: Snapshot from video/National Park Service)

Last year, 115 of the known 725 mountain goats were moved from the park to the Cascades.

去年，已知的725只山羊中有115只從公園被轉(zhuǎn)移到了喀斯喀特。

The two-week relocation period is organized by state and federal agencies, along with American Indian tribes. They work with Leading Edge Aviation to safely move the goats.

為期兩周的搬遷期由州和聯(lián)邦機(jī)構(gòu)以及印第安部落組織與前沿航空公司合作，安全轉(zhuǎn)移山羊。

"Mountain goat relocation will allow these animals to reoccupy historical range areas in the Cascades," said Jesse Plumage, a U.S. Forest Service wildlife biologist, in a news release.

美國林業(yè)局野生動(dòng)物生物學(xué)家杰西·普拉格在一份新聞稿中說:“山羊的重新安置將使這些動(dòng)物能夠重新占據(jù)喀斯喀特山脈的歷史放牧區(qū)。”