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Volunteers training to rescue stranded whales in the UK

英国志愿者接受培训，救援搁浅鲸鱼

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And then the other team...

另一队......

A whale has stranded on a beach in Newquay.

一头鲸鱼在纽基的海滩上搁浅了。

Roll it back upright!

把它翻正！

The tide is going out, which could hinder its rescue. And there's another issue.

马上就要退潮，这会让救援困难重重。而且还出现了另一个问题。

This whale is deflating.

这只鲸鱼漏气了。

Dan Jarvis, British Divers Marine Life Rescue
"You wouldn't normally do this in the real world."

丹·贾维斯英国潜水员海洋生物救援队
“实际救援中通常不用给鲸鱼打气。”

Problem solved.

问题解决了。

But how to help a live whale in an emergency isn't so easy, which is why British Divers Marine Life Rescue is training up a wave of new recruits.

但要在紧急情况下救助一头活生生的鲸鱼并没有那么简单，这也是为什么英国潜水员海洋生物救援队正在培训一批新成员。

Whale rescues can be high risk.

鲸鱼救援极具危险。

Here, the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) has a close shave with a humpback as they free it from fishing gear.

在这段画面中，皇家全国救生艇协会在帮助一头座头鲸摆脱渔具时，险些与其发生碰撞。

Entanglements are increasing and man-made hazards like this can lead to injury and, in turn, strandings. But other factors like disease and population bounce back also play a part.

鲸鱼缠绕事件日益增多，这类人为隐患可能会导致鲸鱼受伤，继而搁浅。此外，疾病和物种数量的回升等因素也造成了一定影响。

These volunteers will remain safely on shore and only work alongside the experts.

这些志愿者会留在岸上的安全区域，仅配合专业人员展开救援。

Dan Jarvis, British Divers Marine Life Rescue
"So our whale pontoon system comes in three parts. There's this heavy duty mat here."

丹·贾维斯英国潜水员海洋生物救援队
“我们的鲸鱼救生筏系统由三部分组成。其中包括这块加厚软垫。”

It's a lot to get to grips with. Not just the equipment, it can be emotionally challenging too.

志愿者们要掌握的东西很多。不仅是操作装备，心理上也是一种挑战。

The minke whale that swam up the Thames in 2021 triggered a rescue operation using the same techniques and watched by the nation.

2021 年，一头小须鲸逆流进入泰晤士河，引发了一场应用相同技术的救援行动，整个救援过程牵动了全国的心。

But sadly, despite best efforts, it didn't survive.

但令人感到悲伤的是，虽然竭尽全力，这头鲸鱼最终还是没能活下来。

Once the volunteers have learnt how to help whales, it's on to dolphins and then injured seals battered by winter storms.

学会如何救助鲸鱼后，志愿者们还要学习救助海豚，以及被冬季风暴伤害的海豹。

For the untrained, trying to help out isn't advised.

专家不鼓励没有受过专业培训的人员自行尝试救助这些动物。

Dan Jarvis, British Divers Marine Life Rescue
"When members of the public find a stranded dolphin, for instance, and they might roll it over and over and down to the water and that can actually break its fins. Similar is just dragging an animal by its tail down the beach. This again can cause quite a lot of damage and distress to the animal."

丹·贾维斯英国潜水员海洋生物救援队
“如果公众发现了一只搁浅的海豚，可能会推着它不断翻滚回水里，这其实会折断它们的鳍。同理，拽着一只动物的尾巴拖行，也会对这只动物造成相当大的伤害和痛苦。”

The BDMLR says although its volunteer cover is up by a third with people paying to train, along some parts of the coastline more support is needed.

英国潜水员海洋生物救援队表示，虽然随着人们自费参训，其志愿者的覆盖率增加了三分之一，但在海岸线的部分地区，他们仍需要更多支持。

Dan Jarvis, British Divers Marine Life Rescue

"So we're going to form a line. The whale's going to swim out now."

丹·贾维斯英国潜水员海洋生物救援队

“大家排成一列。鲸鱼就要游出去了。”

If it's to give every whale that beaches alive the best chance of survival.

这一切都是为了让每一头活生生搁浅在海滩上的鲸鱼能拥有最大的生还希望。