【自然故事】在珠峰寻找雪豹

在珠峰寻找雪豹

Trackingsnow leopards in Mt. Everest

喜马拉雅在梵文里的意思是冰雪之乡

雄伟的喜马拉雅山脉

矗立在有世界屋脊之称的青藏高原南缘

这里耸立着地球上最高的山峰

珠穆朗玛峰

它是南北极之后

世界上另外一个极地世界

被称为世界第三极

    In Sanskrit, “Himalaya”means the homeland of snow. Also known as the roof of the world, themagnificent Himalayas erects along the southern margin of Tibetan Plateau. Herestands the highest mountain peak on the Earth— Mount Everest. It is called thethird pole of the world, after the Arctic and Antarctica.

生活在喜马拉雅山脉的人们

对他们的宗教信仰十分虔诚

这里的生存环境十分恶劣

喜马拉雅山脉是雪豹的家园 

People living in the Himalayasare very devout to their religion. The living environment here is very harsh. Themountains of Himalayas are the home of snow leopard.

雪豹是世界上最稀有

最神秘的哺乳动物之一

为了寻找雪豹

我们来到了西藏的日喀则地区

世界十大高峰中有五座

都位于日喀则境内

Snow leopard is oneof the rarest and most mysterious mammals in the world. In order to find snowleopard, we came to the Shigatse area of Tibet. Five out of the World’s tenhighest peaks are located at Shigatse.

这里地势险峻，人迹罕至

生活着数量众多的岩羊

是雪豹理想的栖息地

雪豹是一种濒临灭绝的大型猫科动物

雪豹的存在使喜马拉雅山脉

变得更加神秘

在珠穆朗玛峰北侧的登山大本营

当地人说他们在这里见过雪豹

The topography hereis rough and steep, so inaccessible that few people have ever visited. Thisplace is also abundant with blue sheep. All these contribute to an idealhabitat for snow leopard. Snow leopard is an endangered big felid, while their enigmaticexistence adds a scent of mystery to the mountains of the Himalayas. In thebase camp on the north side of Mt. Everest, local people reported that they hadseen snow leopards here.

我们在珠峰地区寻找雪豹的

足印、刨痕、粪便

和带有动物气味的岩石

这些让我们推测出雪豹

在这个区域是否存在

以及活动的规律

We looked in the Everestregion for footprints, scratches and feces of snow leopard, as well as rockswith animal scent, which allowed us to speculate the presence of snow leopardsin this area and the pattern of their activities.  

要拍摄到雪豹的影像

我们必须像雪豹那样思考

雪豹行踪不定，喜欢独居

和其他大型猫科动物一样

雪豹常常独自行动

一只雪豹的领地面积

有时能达到数百平方公里

这对调查研究是一个巨大的挑战

我们依靠当地人

来和我们一起安放红外相机

来研究珠穆朗玛峰地区的

雪豹分布密度和数量情况

In order to capturethe image of snow leopard, we have to think like snow leopard. Snow leopardsare elusive and solitary. Just like other big felids, snow leopard often actsalone. The territory of a snow leopard can sometimes reach hundreds of squarekilometers, which was a great challenge for survey researches. We relied onlocal people to place infrared cameras with us to study the distribution,density and population of snow leopard in the Everest region. 

雪豹适应了这里恶劣的环境

但全球变暖改变了这一切

随着冰川消融

放牧的农牧民可以把牲畜赶到海拔更高的草场

Snow leopard hasadapted to the harsh environment here, but global warming has changedeverything. As glaciers melt, farmers and herdsmen can drive their cattle tothe grassland at a higher altitude.

珠峰雪豹保护中心和中科院寒旱所

最新的珠峰气候环境评估发现

1970年代以来

珠峰地区的冰川减少了三分之一

科学家预测气候变化可能会导致

喜马拉雅地区30%的雪豹栖息地丧失

The most recentclimate and environment assessment of Mount Everest done by Everest SnowLeopard Conservation Center and CAREERI, CAS (Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering ResearchInstitute, Chinese Academy of Sciences) found out that since the 1970s, theglaciers in Mount Everest had diminished by one third. Scientists forecast thatclimate change may shrink the size of snow leopard habitat in Himalaya regionby 30%.

人与野生动物的冲突

修路筑桥等基础设施建设

缺乏有效管理的旅游开发

都对雪豹及栖息地造成了不可忽视的威胁

Human-wildlife conflicts, infrastructure constructions suchas road and bridge building, and a lack of effective management on tourismdevelopment all resulted in significant threats to snow leopard habitats.

中国拥有全世界一半以上的雪豹栖息地

主要分布在西藏、青海、新疆、

四川、甘肃等地区

珠穆朗玛峰国家级自然保护区

和喜马拉雅山脉南侧的

尼泊尔境内的五个国家公园交界

是雪豹生存栖息的重要廊道

和尼泊尔的国家公园组成

跨国界的连片栖息地

是雪豹保护的重要地区

China has more than half of the snow leopardhabitat in the world, which is mostly distributed in Tibet, Qinghai, XinjiangSichuan and Gansu. Mount Qomolangma National Nature Reserve borders on the fivenational parks in Nepal on the Southern side of Himalaya Mountain, and is animportant corridor for the survival of snow leopard. The contiguous habitatacross national boundaries formed with Nepalese national parks is a vital areafor snow leopard conservation. 

我们对国内特别是珠峰地区的

雪豹种群数量

分布和生态习性

及其面临的生存威胁仍然知之甚少

雪豹相关的科学研究和保护实践

还需要持续下去

We still know little about the domestic snow leopardpopulation, distribution, ecological habits and the threats to their survivalin the country, and especially in the Everest region. Related scientificresearch and conservation practice will be continued.   

万科公益基金会

和珠穆朗玛峰国家级自然保护区管理局

联合发起成立“珠峰雪豹保护中心”

致力于通过科学研究

保护行动

公众参与

和人才培养

促进珠峰地区以雪豹为代表的

野生动物与人的和谐共存

Vanke Charitable Foundation and Mount Qomolangma National Nature ReserveAdministration collaboratively established “Everest Snow Leopard ConservationCenter” . The Center is committed to promote the harmonious coexistenceof human and wildlife, represented by snow leopard, in the Everest regionthrough scientific research, conservation action, public participation andpersonnel training.